European electricity prices — Wednesday 18 December 2024

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.

Day Month Year ◀◀ ▶▶
The priciest area was Slovakia at 163.6 EUR/MWh, the cheapest Norway NO4 at 8.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland was the 10th priciest of 39 price areas at 134.7 EUR/MWh.
Finland's priciest hour was 7–8 (494.0 EUR/MWh) and the cheapest 23–24 (2.3 EUR/MWh).
The gap between the priciest and cheapest area was 154.9 EUR/MWh — a factor of 18.9.
Biggest change from the previous day: Lithuania +94 %.
Switzerland had 24 hours above 100 EUR/MWh.
Cheapest area
8.7 €/MWh
Norway NO4
Priciest area
163.6 €/MWh
Slovakia
Median price area
119.0 €/MWh
39 price areas
Finland's average
134.7 €/MWh
10th priciest

Wednesday 18 December 2024 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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