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.

Month Year ◀◀ ▶▶
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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