European electricity prices — December 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 194.4 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 28.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 11th cheapest of 38 price areas at 34.0 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 166.4 EUR/MWh — a factor of 7.0.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO3 −23%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 36 hours.
Romania had 653 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
28.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
194.4 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
39.6 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
34.0 €/MWh
11th cheapest
December 2016 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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