European electricity prices — April 2018
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 Poland at 181.0 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Slovakia at 31.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 15th priciest of 40 price areas at 40.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 149.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Switzerland −36%.
Most negative prices in Germany: 3 hours.
Poland had 700 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
31.8 €/MWh
Slovakia
Priciest area
181.0 €/MWh
Poland
Median price area
39.6 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
40.2 €/MWh
15th priciest
April 2018 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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