European electricity prices — January 2020

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 Italy Sicily at 58.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Sweden SE2 at 23.3 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 12th cheapest of 39 price areas at 27.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 35.5 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.5.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO1 −35%.
Most negative prices in Ireland: 35 hours.
Italy Sicily had 93 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
23.3 €/MWh
Sweden SE2
Priciest area
58.8 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
40.5 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
27.2 €/MWh
12th cheapest

January 2020 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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