European electricity prices — December 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 Spain at 60.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 28.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 12th cheapest of 39 price areas at 34.0 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 32.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.2.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO3 −23%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 36 hours.
Belgium had 18 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
28.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
60.5 €/MWh
Spain
Median price area
39.6 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
34.0 €/MWh
12th cheapest
December 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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