European electricity prices — August 2021
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 Bulgaria at 218.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 42.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 6th cheapest of 39 price areas at 68.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 175.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO4 +95%.
Most negative prices in France: 23 hours.
Bulgaria had 739 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
42.8 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
218.2 €/MWh
Bulgaria
Median price area
85.4 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
68.2 €/MWh
6th cheapest
August 2021 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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