Electricity prices, Q4 2007

The grid rent was 23.1 øre/kWh and taxes 25.1 øre/kWh in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Sharp increase for service industry

The average price of electric energy for the service industry was 35.6 øre/kWh in the fourth quarter, excluding taxes and grid rent. This is 117.6 per cent higher than in the third quarter of 2007.

The average price for the manufacturing industry except energy-intensive manufacturing and the pulp and paper industry was 29.1 øre/kWh, compared with 18.8 øre/kWh for energy-intensive manufacturing and the pulp and paper industry.

The measuring period for the fourth quarter of 2007 was week 45. The average elspot price for the entire quarter corresponds well with the elspot price in the measuring period.

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