European electricity prices — January 2021
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 78.5 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 36.3 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 12th cheapest of 40 price areas at 51.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 42.2 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.2.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO3 +208%.
Most negative prices in Croatia: 15 hours.
Ireland had 90 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
36.3 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
78.5 €/MWh
Ireland
Median price area
54.8 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
51.2 €/MWh
12th cheapest
January 2021 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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