Electricity prices, Q3 2007

The grid rent was 23.1 øre/kWh and taxes 21.1 øre/kWh in the third quarter of 2007.

Lower price for the service industry

The average price of electric energy for the service industry was 16.3 øre/kWh in the third quarter, excluding taxes and grid rent. This is 61.2 per cent lower than in the third quarter last year.

For the manufacturing industry except energy-intensive manufacturing and the pulp and paper industry, the average price of electricity was 16.7 øre/kWh. For energy-intensive manufacturing and the pulp and paper industry, the average price of electric energy was 15.8 øre/kWh excluding taxes and grid rent.

The measuring period for the third quarter of 2007 was week 32 (6 August - 12 August).

See also

http://www.ssb.no/energi_en/

Tables:

• Table 1 Electricity prices in the end-user market, quarterly. Exclusive VAT. øre/kWh
• Table 2 Electricity prices and grid rent for households, quarterly
• Table 3 Range of electricity prices in end-user market and distribution of sold quantity in the sample
• Table 4 Time series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy, taxes excluded. øre/kWh
• Table 5 Time series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy for households, taxes included. øre/kWh
• Table 6 Electricity prices in the wholesale market, quarterly. øre/kWh
• Table 7 Time series covering quarterly and yearly prices of electric energy in the whole sale market, taxes excluded. øre/kWh