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.

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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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