European electricity prices — August 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 Italy Sicily at 133.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 42.8 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 8th cheapest of 40 price areas at 68.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 90.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 3.1.
Biggest change from the previous month: Norway NO4 +95%.
Most negative prices in France: 23 hours.
Italy Sicily had 709 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
42.8 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
133.1 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
86.6 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
68.2 €/MWh
8th cheapest
August 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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