European electricity prices — May 2022
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 Italy Sicily at 252.7 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 11.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 6th cheapest of 39 price areas at 132.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 241.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 22.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Finland +67%.
Most negative prices in Belgium: 20 hours.
Italy Calabria had 744 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
11.1 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
252.7 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
184.5 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
132.8 €/MWh
6th cheapest
May 2022 average price on the map
The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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