Statistics Norway

Electric energy prices, quarterly

3 Electricity prices1 in the wholesale market, quarterly. Øre/kWh
  3rd quarter 2012 2
  Average price Change in average price (per cent) Average price
  Last 3 mos. Last 12 mos. 2st quarter 2012 3rd quarter 2011
Wholesales of electricity 16.0 -21.6 -40.6 20.4 26.9
Fixed-price contracts, full time 25.3 : : : :
Fixed-price contracts, free time 18.8 -18.3 -38.9 23.0 30.7
Contracts not entered in the market 12.3 8.8 5.7 11.3 11.7
Spot price and regulation electricity 15.4 -24.2 -44.7 20.3 27.9
Electricity supplier in own enterprise or concern 17.8 -19.3 -27.8 22.0 24.7
1  VAT and tax on consumption are not included. The fixed prices are based on market conditions.
2  From 1st quarter 2012 the measuring period covers the whole quarter. Earlier the measuring period was one week in the middle of the quarter.

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