Higher electricity prices for households

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The average price of electricity for households in 2017, excluding taxes and grid rent, was 34.4 øre per kWh. This is 8.9 per cent higher than in 2016.

The overall average price of price of electricity for households, including grid rent and taxes, amounted to 96.5 øre per kWh in 2017. This is 5.1 per cent higher compared to 2016. The electricity price was 34.4 øre per kWh, and the grid rent and taxes came to 27.9 and 34.2 øre per kWh respectively.

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Figure 1. Electricity prices, grid rent and taxes for households

Fixed-price contracts cheapest

Households tied to fixed-price contracts had on average the cheapest contracts in 2017. Both new and older fixed-price contracts totaled about 31 øre per kWh, excluding taxes and grid rent. Households tied to spot price contracts paid 33 øre per kWh on average, excluding grid rent and taxes in 2017. This is the most common contract for households. About 70 per cent of the electricity sold to households are types of elspot contracts. The price of variable contracts amounted to 38.1 øre per kWh.

Figure 2. Price of electric energy for households, taxes and grid rent excluded. 2017

Øre/kWh
New fixed price contracts – 1 year or less 31
New fixed price contracts – 1 year or more 31.3
All other fixed-price contracts 31
Contracts tied to spot price 33
Variable price (not tied to spot price) 38.1

Figure 3. Distribution of contract types. 2017

Fixed-price contracts Contracts tied to spot price Variable price contracts
Households 2.20 69.70 28.10
Services 5.80 89.00 5.20
Manufacturing excl. energy-intensive manufacturin 7.30 89.00 3.70

Higher electricity prices for service industries and manufacturing

For service industries, the price excluding grid rent and taxes increased by 5.5 per cent to 30.8 øre per kWh in 2017. For manufacturing excluding power-intensive manufacturing, the elspot price amounted to 30.2 øre per Kwh. This is 5.2 per cent higher than in 2016.

Much of the electricity sold to power-intensive manufacturing is sold through fixed-price contracts. The average price of electricity excluding taxes and grid rent was 29.5 per cent, a 3 per cent decrease compared to 2016.

Figur 4. Gjennomsnittlige priser på elektrisk kraft, eksklusive avgifter og nettleie. Alle typer kontrakter

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Tjenesteytende næringer 14.9 14.2 12.0 12.0 14.4 19.5 19.3 19.6 19.0 18.7 15.2 15.7 24.4 39.4 25.6 27.0 28.6 25.5 23.4 24.82939957 25.31767967 21.99648995 25.69962246 25.40822019 24.73517044 33.74867777 32.43448745 42.10171975 42.78606111 27.90001167 23.12978577 16.34037846 35.55548863 34.47568335 22.65795157 40.67787854 46.30769207 38.80174721 32.66714445 32.3129313 33.08007559 52.84765437 41.27742107 36.45820255 44.33563981 52.90552212 46.13516697 31.0 36.5 32.58059919 25.41830599 19.44225813 31.34318889 34.10673134 33.96564708 31.13361446 34.51498609 29.90183587 24.4378555 30 30.5 29.1 23.5 18.1 25 27.3 25.9 27.2 35.5 30.9 29.4 29.8 32.8
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