European electricity prices — December 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 Nord at 65.9 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Denmark DK1 at 27.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 14th cheapest of 40 price areas at 31.9 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 38.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.4.
Biggest change from the previous month: Slovakia −34%.
Most negative prices in Czechia: 43 hours.
Italy Sardinia had 68 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
27.8 €/MWh
Denmark DK1
Priciest area
65.9 €/MWh
Italy Nord
Median price area
36.6 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
31.9 €/MWh
14th cheapest
December 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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