European electricity prices — December 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 Romania at 298.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Denmark DK1 at 46.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 13th cheapest of 38 price areas at 52.3 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 251.8 EUR/MWh — a factor of 6.4.
Biggest change from the previous month: Bulgaria +26%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 9 hours.
Romania had 729 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
46.7 €/MWh
Denmark DK1
Priciest area
298.5 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
59.6 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
52.3 €/MWh
13th cheapest
December 2018 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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