European electricity prices — August 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 254.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 50.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 10th cheapest of 40 price areas at 55.5 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 204.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Romania +33%.
Poland had 744 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
50.2 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
254.7 €/MWh
Poland
Median price area
59.0 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
55.5 €/MWh
10th cheapest
August 2018 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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