European electricity prices — May 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.
The priciest area was Greece at 41.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 22.4 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 14th priciest of 38 price areas at 28.1 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 18.9 EUR/MWh — a factor of 1.8.
Most negative prices in Germany: 21 hours.
Italy Sardinia had 5 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
22.4 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
41.3 €/MWh
Greece
Median price area
25.8 €/MWh
38 price areas
Finland's average
28.1 €/MWh
14th priciest
May 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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