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Spot price, May 2026
The spot price per price area in May 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 | 106.5 | 49.624 May | 144.17 May |
| NO2 Sørlandet | 108.4 | 69.624 May | 144.718 May |
| NO3 Midt-Norge | 79.0 | 18.324 May | 144.37 May |
| NO4 Nord-Norge | 39.0 | 2.324 May | 144.37 May |
| NO5 Vestlandet | 109.9 | 57.624 May | 145.312 May |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 May | 80.5 | 78.9 | 54.2 | 13.0 | 99.7 |
| Sat 2 May | 85.5 | 86.0 | 54.1 | 7.1 | 109.3 |
| Sun 3 May | 97.3 | 99.6 | 75.2 | 31.6 | 106.0 |
| Mon 4 May | 121.3 | 121.4 | 88.0 | 55.2 | 119.0 |
| Tue 5 May | 134.0 | 133.7 | 84.3 | 52.9 | 129.3 |
| Wed 6 May | 131.5 | 130.7 | 118.4 | 95.4 | 131.2 |
| Thu 7 May | 144.1 | 143.8 | 144.3 | 144.3 | 144.2 |
| Fri 8 May | 123.7 | 124.5 | 113.1 | 102.0 | 128.1 |
| Sat 9 May | 118.6 | 119.3 | 76.7 | 31.2 | 115.8 |
| Sun 10 May | 117.9 | 115.9 | 88.2 | 39.5 | 116.2 |
| Mon 11 May | 130.5 | 127.4 | 132.8 | 83.7 | 134.0 |
| Tue 12 May | 120.4 | 115.8 | 128.2 | 102.8 | 145.3 |
| Wed 13 May | 128.0 | 126.9 | 115.2 | 50.9 | 132.2 |
| Thu 14 May | 113.7 | 113.5 | 75.3 | 20.0 | 126.9 |
| Fri 15 May | 119.8 | 121.1 | 104.1 | 22.5 | 129.9 |
| Sat 16 May | 104.0 | 107.2 | 100.7 | 24.3 | 128.5 |
| Sun 17 May | 107.4 | 112.6 | 97.6 | 21.5 | 134.0 |
| Mon 18 May | 142.6 | 144.7 | 121.7 | 67.1 | 139.7 |
| Tue 19 May | 129.0 | 128.5 | 103.9 | 25.1 | 126.9 |
| Wed 20 May | 114.7 | 115.4 | 75.0 | 25.4 | 108.1 |
| Thu 21 May | 118.5 | 117.7 | 77.0 | 23.5 | 115.0 |
| Fri 22 May | 104.6 | 105.7 | 68.2 | 27.5 | 108.7 |
| Sat 23 May | 71.1 | 74.4 | 30.3 | 12.4 | 66.9 |
| Sun 24 May | 49.6 | 69.6 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 57.6 |
| Mon 25 May | 76.4 | 81.4 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 69.3 |
| Tue 26 May | 83.2 | 88.9 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 68.3 |
| Wed 27 May | 81.2 | 82.0 | 33.3 | 8.0 | 84.3 |
| Thu 28 May | 94.7 | 96.4 | 39.5 | 12.1 | 90.8 |
| Fri 29 May | 86.0 | 91.8 | 56.6 | 33.8 | 89.7 |
| Sat 30 May | 82.1 | 89.3 | 54.9 | 29.5 | 72.3 |
| Sun 31 May | 89.6 | 97.9 | 65.7 | 28.2 | 80.1 |
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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