European electricity prices — February 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.
The priciest area was Italy Centro-Nord at 162.1 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 28.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 7th cheapest of 40 price areas at 80.1 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 133.3 EUR/MWh — a factor of 5.6.
Biggest change from the previous month: Portugal +94%.
Switzerland had 669 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
28.9 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
162.1 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
139.2 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
80.1 €/MWh
7th cheapest
February 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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