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Spot price, January 2026
The spot price per price area in January 2026: the monthly average, the month's lowest and highest day, and the daily average for every day. These are exchange prices — the supplier's markup, VAT, the electricity tax and the grid fee come on top, and the electricity subsidy is not deducted.
Øre/kWh excl. VAT
Monthly average, lowest and highest day
Øre/kWh excl. VAT. The monthly average is the mean of that month's daily averages; the lowest and highest day are the days with the lowest and highest daily average.
| Price area | Monthly average | Lowest day | Highest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO1 Østlandet | 127.3 | 69.51 Jan | 184.28 Jan |
| NO2 Sørlandet | 123.1 | 67.71 Jan | 177.98 Jan |
| NO3 Midt-Norge | 119.4 | 56.41 Jan | 170.020 Jan |
| NO4 Nord-Norge | 83.2 | 18.01 Jan | 182.120 Jan |
| NO5 Vestlandet | 125.2 | 82.21 Jan | 172.08 Jan |
Daily average price, day by day
Øre/kWh excl. VAT. The daily average is the mean of the day's hourly prices.
| Date | NO1 | NO2 | NO3 | NO4 | NO5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | 69.5 | 67.7 | 56.4 | 18.0 | 82.2 |
| Fri 2 Jan | 81.2 | 81.0 | 68.9 | 24.7 | 91.0 |
| Sat 3 Jan | 103.1 | 101.9 | 100.1 | 67.9 | 104.0 |
| Sun 4 Jan | 109.9 | 109.4 | 109.8 | 109.9 | 109.6 |
| Mon 5 Jan | 164.6 | 155.1 | 163.6 | 164.2 | 162.0 |
| Tue 6 Jan | 148.0 | 145.0 | 135.8 | 125.3 | 144.4 |
| Wed 7 Jan | 111.7 | 113.3 | 73.9 | 37.1 | 108.0 |
| Thu 8 Jan | 184.2 | 177.9 | 99.6 | 35.4 | 172.0 |
| Fri 9 Jan | 96.1 | 96.0 | 98.3 | 39.1 | 98.4 |
| Sat 10 Jan | 112.9 | 112.7 | 113.6 | 83.4 | 113.6 |
| Sun 11 Jan | 110.7 | 108.2 | 110.7 | 88.6 | 108.7 |
| Mon 12 Jan | 147.0 | 107.3 | 138.6 | 39.4 | 112.0 |
| Tue 13 Jan | 121.1 | 119.3 | 115.6 | 34.5 | 119.7 |
| Wed 14 Jan | 124.3 | 124.2 | 95.6 | 25.3 | 123.0 |
| Thu 15 Jan | 116.7 | 115.2 | 121.5 | 47.3 | 117.1 |
| Fri 16 Jan | 103.8 | 101.6 | 96.8 | 38.3 | 105.5 |
| Sat 17 Jan | 118.6 | 119.8 | 85.2 | 48.4 | 115.8 |
| Sun 18 Jan | 119.7 | 119.5 | 118.0 | 85.5 | 119.8 |
| Mon 19 Jan | 156.7 | 156.0 | 161.0 | 130.7 | 156.8 |
| Tue 20 Jan | 161.0 | 145.1 | 170.0 | 182.1 | 148.3 |
| Wed 21 Jan | 126.0 | 124.5 | 128.8 | 114.2 | 125.5 |
| Thu 22 Jan | 114.6 | 114.4 | 115.8 | 113.5 | 114.8 |
| Fri 23 Jan | 123.8 | 123.8 | 123.5 | 83.6 | 123.8 |
| Sat 24 Jan | 125.8 | 125.2 | 127.6 | 99.3 | 125.9 |
| Sun 25 Jan | 125.6 | 125.0 | 126.8 | 70.0 | 125.5 |
| Mon 26 Jan | 155.2 | 153.9 | 150.6 | 133.7 | 153.9 |
| Tue 27 Jan | 161.5 | 135.2 | 151.9 | 143.5 | 144.1 |
| Wed 28 Jan | 157.2 | 153.4 | 155.8 | 153.2 | 155.9 |
| Thu 29 Jan | 149.8 | 140.8 | 145.1 | 127.7 | 147.6 |
| Fri 30 Jan | 126.7 | 126.5 | 123.0 | 57.1 | 126.7 |
| Sat 31 Jan | 120.3 | 118.0 | 120.7 | 57.6 | 124.3 |
Spot prices come from Hva koster strømmen.no. They are exchange prices and exclude VAT, taxes and grid fees; the electricity subsidy is not deducted.
Since 1 October 2025 the day-ahead market has set the price per quarter hour. Hva koster strømmen.no serves hourly prices (the mean of each hour), so the daily averages here are means of hourly prices.
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