European electricity prices — January 2023

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.

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The priciest area was Greece at 191.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 43.4 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 78.8 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 148.4 EUR/MWh — a factor of 4.4.
Biggest change from the previous month: Finland −68%.
Most negative prices in Belgium: 17 hours.
Italy Nord had 728 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
43.4 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
191.8 €/MWh
Greece
Median price area
132.1 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
78.8 €/MWh
7th cheapest

January 2023 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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