European electricity prices — October 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.
The priciest area was Italy Sicily at 74.2 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO2 at 27.1 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 15th cheapest of 40 price areas at 33.4 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 47.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Switzerland +41%.
Most negative prices in Austria: 40 hours.
Poland had 19 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
27.1 €/MWh
Norway NO2
Priciest area
74.2 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
40.3 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
33.4 €/MWh
15th cheapest
October 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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