European electricity prices — January 2016

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.

Month Year ◀◀ ▶▶
The priciest area was Lithuania at 50.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Denmark DK1 at 25.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 16th priciest of 38 price areas at 37.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 25.2 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.0.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO1 +70%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 5 hours.
Lithuania had 58 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
25.1 €/MWh
Denmark DK1
Priciest area
50.3 €/MWh
Lithuania
Median price area
36.5 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
37.8 €/MWh
16th priciest

January 2016 average price on the map

The month's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). Click an area to see its price.

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