Tomorrow Central Norway will have the highest electricity prices in all of Europe – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

On average for the whole day, the electricity price in central Norway will rise to NOK 4.64 per kilowatt-hour tomorrow, Wednesday. At the most expensive time, from 5 to 6 p.m., the price creeps up to NOK 6.18. Thus the people of Trønder reach a record that few are happy about. In that hour, the region will actually have Europe’s most expensive electricity, in joint first place with Germany and the Stockholm area in Sweden. The UK is 50 cents below per kilowatt hour. Nord-Pool calls the central Norwegian region Trondheim. Trondheim and Central Norway therefore refer to the same price range. – Including grid rent and fees, we are then up to around eight kroner per kilowatt hour, says power trader at Aneo (formerly Trønder-Enenergi). But that is before the electricity subsidy where the State covers 90 per cent when the price is over 70 øre kWh. Myrland points out several explanations for the record high electricity: It is bitterly cold and high consumption (- 13 in Trondheim at 2pm) Two Swedish nuclear power plants are partially out of operation There is little wind and thus little wind power production in central Norway and northern Sweden Also the average price tomorrow will be among Europe’s highest, “beaten” by a few kroner by Latvia and Finland, figures from the electricity exchange Nord Pool show. And the Trønders won’t finish with the very first thing. It will be expensive in the days ahead until the weather turns and it becomes milder over the weekend. Absolutely wild – It affects your life, says Karin Karlson, a pensioner from Arendal. You have to have some electricity every day, but many people are now changing their daily electricity consumption. Including Karin. CHECKS: Karin Karlson checks the electricity app and washes clothes when it’s cheapest. Photo: Geir Ingar Egeland / news She has stopped using the heat pump, and keeps track of when the electricity is cheapest. – We have access to firewood, and use a gas stove. When I wash clothes, I look at the electricity app when it’s cheapest. The thermometer has crept below zero degrees in many places in the country, and electricity prices will not drop anytime soon. – It is absolutely wild that it should be like that. For me it’s fine, but for many it must be a huge problem and thinking ahead to Christmas and the electricity bill in January, says Karin. NOK 140 in electricity consumption in southern Norway today Today, southern Norway has the most expensive electricity in the country. People have to fork out NOK 6.32 per kWh – including internet rent and taxes. After electricity subsidy, a household with normal consumption in southern Norway pays NOK 1 and 96 øre per kilowatt hours. Montel Energy has calculated for news that a household (with an annual consumption of 20,000 kWh in southern Norway) uses approximately NOK 140 on electricity during the whole of Tuesday. The cabin price (without support) will be significantly higher, perhaps NOK 440 throughout the day. EXPENSIVE: Electricity consumption is around NOK 140 a day for a household with normal electricity consumption. Photo: Audun Braastad The record is from 29 August this year. At that time, south-west Norway (No2) had an hourly price of 8.22 øre/kWh, which gives 10.89 øre/kWh including VAT. and online rental



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