European electricity prices — January 2017

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 Hungary at 81.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 26.0 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 13th cheapest of 39 price areas at 33.3 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 55.2 EUR/MWh — a factor of 3.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Romania +75%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 3 hours.
Hungary had 218 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
26.0 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
81.3 €/MWh
Hungary
Median price area
54.3 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
33.3 €/MWh
13th cheapest

January 2017 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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