European electricity prices — Wednesday 18 May 2022
Daily review: day-ahead average price by price area, price spikes and negative hours, and the change from the previous day. Prices are wholesale market prices, excluding tax.
The priciest area was Italy Centro-Nord at 230.9 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 12.9 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 9th cheapest of 39 price areas at 174.3 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 8–9 (360.9 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 2–3 (12.6 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 217.9 EUR/MWh — a factor of 17.9.
Poland had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
No area saw a negative price.
Cheapest area
12.9 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
230.9 €/MWh
Italy Centro-Nord
Median price area
202.9 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
174.3 €/MWh
9th cheapest
Wednesday 18 May 2022 average price on the map
The day's average price in every price area (EUR/MWh, excluding VAT). The day runs on Central European Time (CET).
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