European electricity prices — May 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 219.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE1 at 32.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 18th cheapest of 40 price areas at 38.6 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 186.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Romania +56%.
Most negative prices in Austria: 31 hours.
Poland had 744 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
32.7 €/MWh
Sweden SE1
Priciest area
219.2 €/MWh
Poland
Median price area
42.0 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
38.6 €/MWh
18th cheapest
May 2018 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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