European electricity prices — October 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.

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The priciest area was Belgium at 57.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 28.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 16th cheapest of 39 price areas at 37.6 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 29.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.0.
Biggest change from the previous month: Switzerland +56%.
Belgium had 34 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
28.1 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
57.2 €/MWh
Belgium
Median price area
38.5 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
37.6 €/MWh
16th cheapest

October 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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