European electricity prices — 2017
Annual review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous year. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Italy Sicily at 60.8 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 25.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 12th cheapest of 40 price areas at 33.2 EUR/MWh.
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 35.0 EUR/MWh — a factor of 2.4.
Biggest change from the previous year: Romania +45%.
Most negative prices in Austria: 147 hours.
Hungary had 373 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
25.7 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
60.8 €/MWh
Italy Sicily
Median price area
39.7 €/MWh
40 price areas
Finland's average
33.2 €/MWh
12th cheapest
2017 average price on the map
The year's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). Click an area to see its price.
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