Statistics Norway

Electricity statistics, annual

29   Prices1 of electric energy traded in the wholesale market. Quarter. Øre/kWh
  4th qrt. 2002 1st qrt. 2003 2nd qrt. 2003 3rd qrt. 2003 4th qrt. 2003 1st qrt. 2004 2nd qrt. 2004 20022 20032
Sales of electricity 25.6 29.2 20.7 23.8 25.4 21.2 19.2 18.1 25.5
Fixed price contracts, full time 11.2 23.7 10.7 10.9 11.1 17.8 10.9 14.3 17.0
Fixed price contracts, free time 20.6 26.1 22.1 28.1 24.4 20.7 21.5 18.3 25.0
Contracts not entered in the market 18.4 14.8 13.8 10.4 10.9 12.7 12.5 14.5 13.1
Spot price and regulation electricity 29.3 36.4 25.9 29.7 30.6 23.9 22.5 19.2 31.7
Electricity supplier in own enterpries or concern 22.5 24.3 18.3 18.8 21.4 18.9 17.7 17.5 21.0
                   
Electricity access 22.6 28.3 21.1 21.1 21.9 19.6 17.3 15.7 23.7
New fixed price contracts (entered into the last 3 months before the measuring week : : : : 33.1 : 25.5 13.2 32.1
All other fixed price contracts 19.9 22.2 20.5 20.9 22.5 20.9 19.5 16.8 21.7
Contracts not entered in the market 10.6 12.1 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.5 10.9 10.6
Spot price and regulation electricity 27.8 35.5 25.7 29.1 30.1 23.7 21.3 17.7 30.9
Average unity costs for electricity production 22.0 23.3 20.5 21.8 17.9 16.9 14.2 15.2 20.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption not included. The fixed price contracts are based on market conditions.
2  Preliminary figures.

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