European electricity prices — 2017
Annual review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous year. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Romania at 219.6 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 25.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 12th cheapest of 39 price areas at 33.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 193.8 EUR/MWh — a factor of 8.5.
Biggest change from the previous year: Poland +271%.
Most negative prices in Germany: 144 hours.
Romania had 7819 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
25.7 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
219.6 €/MWh
Romania
Median price area
41.0 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
33.2 €/MWh
12th cheapest
2017 average price on the map
The year's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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