European electricity prices — October 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 184.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 28.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 14th cheapest of 38 price areas at 37.5 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 156.7 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.6.
Biggest change from the previous month: Switzerland +56%.
Romania had 703 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
28.1 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
184.8 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
43.2 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
37.5 €/MWh
14th cheapest
October 2016 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
Region
Loading map…