Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Norway, August 2026
In August 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Norway cost an average of NOK 1.404/kWh (NOK 1,404.00/MWh).
That is 25% more than in July 2026 and 82% more than in August 2025.
The cheapest day was Sunday, 9 August 2026, averaging NOK 0.967/kWh; the most expensive was Monday, 17 August 2026 at NOK 1.779/kWh.
The lowest price came on 8 August 2026 at 13:00 (NOK -0.001/kWh), the highest on 12 August 2026 at 19:45 (NOK 4.312/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 2.3 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 13:00–16:00. Weekends were on average 20% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (July 2026)
- NOK 1.125 ▲
- Same month last year
- NOK 0.770 ▲
- Weekdays
- NOK 1.502
- Weekends
- NOK 1.199
Wholesale price · /kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
/kWh · 13:00–16:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug Saturday | NOK 1.176 | NOK 0.075 14:00 | NOK 1.514 01:00 | – |
| 2 Aug Sunday | NOK 1.086 | NOK 0.016 13:45 | NOK 1.624 21:30 | – |
| 3 Aug Monday | NOK 1.382 | NOK 0.683 12:00 | NOK 1.829 19:45 | – |
| 4 Aug Tuesday | NOK 1.427 | NOK 0.898 13:45 | NOK 1.642 19:00 | – |
| 5 Aug Wednesday | NOK 1.293 | NOK 0.802 16:00 | NOK 1.564 22:00 | – |
| 6 Aug Thursday | NOK 1.273 | NOK 0.804 17:30 | NOK 1.549 00:00 | – |
| 7 Aug Friday | NOK 1.308 | NOK 0.531 15:15 | NOK 1.611 20:00 | – |
| 8 Aug Saturday | NOK 1.007 | NOK -0.001 13:00 | NOK 1.607 00:00 | 1 |
| 9 Aug Sunday | NOK 0.967 | NOK -0.001 14:00 | NOK 1.596 21:00 | 1 |
| 10 Aug Monday | NOK 1.189 | NOK 0.311 15:45 | NOK 1.571 08:15 | – |
| 11 Aug Tuesday | NOK 1.106 | NOK 0.113 11:15 | NOK 1.612 20:45 | – |
| 12 Aug Wednesday | NOK 1.626 | NOK 1.069 11:30 | NOK 4.312 19:45 | – |
| 13 Aug Thursday | NOK 1.594 | NOK 0.659 11:45 | NOK 3.868 20:00 | – |
| 14 Aug Friday | NOK 1.464 | NOK 0.699 11:30 | NOK 2.166 18:45 | – |
| 15 Aug Saturday | NOK 1.346 | NOK 0.555 14:30 | NOK 1.713 00:00 | – |
| 16 Aug Sunday | NOK 1.400 | NOK 0.611 13:15 | NOK 1.712 20:15 | – |
| 17 Aug Monday | NOK 1.779 | NOK 1.505 16:00 | NOK 2.313 19:45 | – |
| 18 Aug Tuesday | NOK 1.712 | NOK 1.386 15:00 | NOK 2.204 21:15 | – |
| 19 Aug Wednesday | NOK 1.746 | NOK 1.438 13:45 | NOK 2.172 22:00 | – |
| 20 Aug Thursday | NOK 1.683 | NOK 1.295 15:00 | NOK 2.119 19:45 | – |
| 21 Aug Friday | NOK 1.718 | NOK 1.464 12:15 | NOK 1.996 07:45 | – |
| 22 Aug Saturday | NOK 1.259 | NOK 0.000 15:00 | NOK 1.779 00:00 | 0.25 |
| 23 Aug Sunday | NOK 1.353 | NOK 0.897 07:45 | NOK 1.875 20:30 | – |
| 24 Aug Monday | NOK 1.596 | NOK 1.231 11:30 | NOK 1.916 20:15 | – |
| 25 Aug Tuesday | NOK 1.591 | NOK 1.240 14:00 | NOK 2.042 20:15 | – |
| 26 Aug Wednesday | NOK 1.672 | NOK 1.317 14:00 | NOK 2.289 19:45 | – |
| 27 Aug Thursday | NOK 1.439 | NOK 1.142 13:00 | NOK 1.804 07:30 | – |
| 28 Aug Friday | NOK 1.416 | NOK 1.194 00:15 | NOK 1.670 22:00 | – |
| 29 Aug Saturday | NOK 1.161 | NOK 0.671 12:45 | NOK 1.703 21:00 | – |
| 30 Aug Sunday | NOK 1.234 | NOK 0.764 06:00 | NOK 1.744 21:00 | – |
| 31 Aug Monday | NOK 1.523 | NOK 1.308 10:45 | NOK 1.728 08:00 | – |
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