European electricity prices — January 2022

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 Greece at 227.3 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 26.2 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 8th cheapest of 40 price areas at 106.7 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 201.1 EUR/MWh — a factor of 8.7.
Biggest change from the previous month: Sweden SE1 −57%.
Most negative prices in Ireland: 19 hours.
Norway NO2 had 737 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
26.2 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
227.3 €/MWh
Greece
Median price area
190.7 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
106.7 €/MWh
8th cheapest

January 2022 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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