European electricity prices — 2018
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 Poland at 222.6 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Austria at 41.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 15th cheapest of 40 price areas at 46.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 180.9 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.3.
Biggest change from the previous year: Norway NO4 +70%.
Most negative prices in Austria: 108 hours.
Poland had 8705 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
41.7 €/MWh
Austria
Priciest area
222.6 €/MWh
Poland
Median price area
51.0 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
46.8 €/MWh
15th cheapest
2018 average price on the map
The year's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT).
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