– Now we get a good reminder that we are connected to the world around us. That’s what managing director Johnny Horsdal at Salten kraftsamband (SKS) says. Not since the power crisis in 2010 have prices in central and northern Norway been as high as today. This is written by the industry website Europower. In the country’s northernmost price area (NO4), the price rose by 341 per cent on Tuesday compared to Monday, to an average price of 212 øre kWh. Johnny Horsdal is head of administration at Salten kraftsamband (SKS). Photo: benjamin fredriksen / news On Wednesday, the average price will rise further to 244 øre kWh. – The reason is that the temperature has dropped, consumption has increased and the wind has stopped blowing. We have some really high pressure that will remain for several weeks to come, says Horsdal. The maximum price on Tuesday afternoon between 5 and 6 p.m. will be over NOK 5 throughout the country. It will also persist on Wednesday, figures from NordPool show. Now Horsdal believes that the electricity reality in the south will also catch up with the northerners – at least for a period. – It will be quite expensive weeks ahead, says Horsdal. But when the wind picks up again, the price will once again return to a more normal level. – When the low pressures come, with a lot of wind and precipitation, we will come down to old levels. But it will be interesting to see if the price will be 20 øre again, or if we will go up to 50 øre. Also in the price areas in southern Norway, the price rises even more by several cents on Wednesday. In south-east, south-west and west Norway, the average price is NOK 3.64 per kilowatt hour (kWh). From Monday to Tuesday, prices rose 86 per cent in the three southernmost price areas in Norway.
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