Electricity prices in Norway in May 2025
· prices in øre/kWh (100 øre = 1 NOK) · times in Oslo time
In May 2025, the average electricity price was lowest in NO4 Northern Norway (8.01 øre VAT-free) and highest in NO2 Southwest Norway (93.53 øre incl. VAT). In May 2025, the average electricity price was lowest in NO4 Northern Norway (8.01 øre excl. VAT) and highest in NO2 Southwest Norway (74.83 øre excl. VAT).
Average in every price area
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NO1 Eastern Norway88.9871.19 øre/kWh
18% higher than April 2025 (avg 75.1560.12)
91% higher than May 2024 (avg 46.6937.36)
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NO2 Southwest Norway most expensive93.5374.83 øre/kWh
14% higher than April 2025 (avg 81.7265.38)
55% higher than May 2024 (avg 60.3248.26)
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NO3 Central Norway15.7512.60 øre/kWh
4.913.93 øre lower than April 2025 (avg 20.6616.53)
11.629.29 øre lower than May 2024 (avg 27.3721.89)
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NO4 Northern Norway cheapest8.01 øre/kWh
5.71 øre higher than April 2025 (avg 2.30)
13.88 øre lower than May 2024 (avg 21.89)
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NO5 Western Norway63.1650.53 øre/kWh
13% higher than April 2025 (avg 55.8144.65)
33% higher than May 2024 (avg 47.4137.93)
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT. In NO4, households in Nordland, Troms and Finnmark pay no VAT on electricity; the part of Trøndelag in NO4 pays 25% VAT.
Records
- Cheapest day
- NO4 · 31 May · −3.29 øre
- Most expensive day
- NO1 · 8 May · 150.08120.06 øre
- Cheapest hour
- NO4 · 31 May 00:00–01:00 · −17.23 øre
- Most expensive hour
- NO1 · 8 May 20:00–21:00 · 320.96256.77 øre
- Hours below zero
- 34 h on 9 days all areas together
Daily averages
Average · 88.9871.19 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Average · 93.5374.83 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Average · 15.7512.60 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
Average · 8.01 øre/kWh VAT-free
Average · 63.1650.53 øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT
øre/kWh incl. VATexcl. VAT. Each bar is a day's average; its colour compares it with the month average.
Day averages by price area
Tap a price for the day hour by hour. Colours compare each price with the month average of all price areas.
Bold: the cheapest price area of the day.