European electricity prices — December 2018
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 78.4 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Austria at 45.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 15th cheapest of 41 price areas at 52.3 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 32.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 1.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Bulgaria +26%.
Most negative prices in Germany: 22 hours.
Italy Sicily had 140 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
45.9 €/MWh
Austria
Priciest area
78.4 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
56.5 €/MWh
41 price areas
Finland's average
52.3 €/MWh
15th cheapest
December 2018 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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