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Spot price, August 2026
The spot price per price area in August 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 | 132.3 | 86.99 Aug | 168.226 Aug |
| NO2 Sørlandet | 141.6 | 98.09 Aug | 179.517 Aug |
| NO3 Midt-Norge | 100.7 | 52.69 Aug | 193.227 Aug |
| NO4 Nord-Norge | 16.5 | 1.911 Aug | 129.819 Aug |
| NO5 Vestlandet | 124.8 | 76.69 Aug | 158.121 Aug |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Aug | 107.0 | 119.2 | 79.8 | 8.3 | 109.4 |
| Sun 2 Aug | 94.8 | 109.7 | 67.5 | 8.8 | 100.1 |
| Mon 3 Aug | 130.2 | 139.6 | 88.5 | 8.9 | 128.5 |
| Tue 4 Aug | 137.7 | 144.1 | 97.6 | 7.2 | 135.8 |
| Wed 5 Aug | 125.7 | 131.3 | 89.4 | 7.2 | 122.2 |
| Thu 6 Aug | 125.4 | 129.2 | 82.2 | 5.5 | 126.3 |
| Fri 7 Aug | 126.3 | 132.6 | 80.3 | 4.6 | 124.5 |
| Sat 8 Aug | 90.8 | 102.2 | 54.7 | 3.0 | 80.9 |
| Sun 9 Aug | 86.9 | 98.0 | 52.6 | 2.5 | 76.6 |
| Mon 10 Aug | 106.6 | 120.4 | 65.8 | 6.0 | 93.2 |
| Tue 11 Aug | 102.8 | 112.0 | 60.4 | 1.9 | 94.2 |
| Wed 12 Aug | 144.4 | 164.9 | 86.4 | 2.3 | 120.3 |
| Thu 13 Aug | 141.2 | 161.4 | 100.6 | 2.6 | 117.0 |
| Fri 14 Aug | 131.0 | 147.8 | 84.7 | 9.0 | 111.6 |
| Sat 15 Aug | 122.3 | 136.5 | 77.5 | 9.9 | 110.3 |
| Sun 16 Aug | 126.0 | 141.3 | 74.4 | 8.5 | 113.1 |
| Mon 17 Aug | 159.2 | 179.5 | 87.7 | 6.1 | 132.4 |
| Tue 18 Aug | 158.0 | 172.8 | 113.4 | 38.4 | 136.0 |
| Wed 19 Aug | 165.2 | 176.1 | 136.0 | 129.8 | 142.5 |
| Thu 20 Aug | 159.3 | 169.4 | 130.4 | 24.2 | 144.6 |
| Fri 21 Aug | 165.9 | 173.0 | 141.0 | 31.4 | 158.1 |
| Sat 22 Aug | 127.1 | 126.8 | 96.2 | 51.5 | 129.6 |
| Sun 23 Aug | 130.6 | 135.8 | 79.9 | 6.8 | 129.5 |
| Mon 24 Aug | 157.9 | 160.1 | 136.8 | 12.7 | 154.7 |
| Tue 25 Aug | 159.7 | 159.6 | 174.4 | 13.6 | 153.0 |
| Wed 26 Aug | 168.2 | 167.8 | 184.3 | 14.0 | 153.7 |
| Thu 27 Aug | 148.9 | 144.7 | 193.2 | 10.4 | 152.8 |
| Fri 28 Aug | 135.3 | 142.3 | 128.8 | 10.2 | 139.2 |
| Sat 29 Aug | 113.7 | 116.6 | 72.2 | 5.6 | 123.9 |
| Sun 30 Aug | 114.8 | 123.7 | 85.6 | 16.6 | 116.7 |
| Mon 31 Aug | 138.3 | 152.6 | 118.4 | 45.4 | 139.0 |
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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