European electricity prices — January 2019
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 Ireland at 79.4 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Germany at 49.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 14th cheapest of 39 price areas at 55.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 29.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 1.6.
Biggest change from the previous month: Austria +23%.
Most negative prices in Denmark DK1: 29 hours.
Italy Sicily had 139 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
49.9 €/MWh
Germany
Priciest area
79.4 €/MWh
Ireland
Median price area
58.3 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
55.8 €/MWh
14th cheapest
January 2019 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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