European electricity prices — August 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 137.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO5 at 20.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 19th priciest of 38 price areas at 31.4 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 116.2 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.6.
Most negative prices in Switzerland: 1 hours.
Romania had 580 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
20.8 €/MWh
Norway NO5
Priciest area
137.1 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
31.4 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
31.4 €/MWh
19th priciest
August 2016 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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