Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

6 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  4th quarter 2010
  Average price Minimum price Maximum price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 3rd quarter 2010 4th quarter 2009
$Wholesales of electricity 39.4     27.8 34.8 30.9 29.3
Fixed-price contracts, full time 19.5 16.0 19.7 1.7 2.4 19.1 19.0
Fixed-price contracts, free time 37.1 16.4 40.6 11.3 37.9 33.3 26.9
Contracts not entered in the market 12.6 7.0 41.9 -3.2 21.5 13.0 10.3
Spot price and regulation electricity 43.1 37.9 46.4 28.9 40.8 33.4 30.6
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 35.0 21.8 44.8 27.5 18.3 27.5 29.6
               
$Electricity access 37.7     28.1 37.0 29.5 27.5
New fixed-price contracts (entered into the last 3 mos.before the measuring week) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All other fixed-price contracts 24.9 14.9 37.3 -2.0 17.1 25.4 21.3
Contracts not entered in the market 26.0 7.2 62.6 -5.8 36.7 27.6 19.0
Spot price and regulation electricity 42.0 40.4 51.9 33.8 34.1 31.4 31.3
Average unit cost of electricity production 29.3 8.0 44.8 18.9 15.1 24.7 25.5
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.

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