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.

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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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