European electricity prices — May 2016
Monthly review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous month. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Romania at 120.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 22.4 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 15th priciest of 38 price areas at 28.1 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 98.4 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.4.
Most negative prices in Austria: 21 hours.
Romania had 479 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
22.4 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
120.8 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
25.8 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
28.1 €/MWh
15th priciest
May 2016 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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