The price of electricity has turned up again and the March invoice will be highly noticeable for electricity consumers in Götaland and Svealand.
- We are affected by the prices on the continent, which in turn are affected by the war.
As unrest increases, electricity prices rise.
Then they are also affected by the wind, says Lotta Aronsson, electricity price expert at Eon, to SVT Nyheter Skåne.
15 times more expensive
In electricity area 4, southern Götaland, the average price is SEK 1.50 per kilowatt hour (kWh).
It is the second highest price ever so far, and is only beaten by December 2021 when electricity cost SEK 1:87 per kWh, according to the electricity exchange Nordpool's figures.
In the north, electricity in March cost 20 öre / kWh, which according to Björn Björnson, electricity analyst at the electricity trading company Godel, is the lowest quotation since December 2020.
Some days during the month, electricity was around 15 times more expensive in the south compared to the north.
The price varies from day to day
In recent days, the price drop has been extra large.
On Monday, the electricity cost only 17 öre all the way down to Skåne, to cost almost SEK 1.90 / kWh again the next day.
- It strikes a lot back and forth and gas prices have been high.
I think that electricity prices may fall slightly but that they will be at a relatively high level in the future, says Lotta Aronsson.
Money back from April
The government's compensation to electricity customers in southern Sweden will begin to be paid out by most electricity distributors in April – May.
- If you are a customer of Eon, you will get money back for the month of March on the bill in April, says Lotta Aronsson.
She estimates that just under half of Eon's customers will receive some form of subsidy.
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How can the people of Skåne's electricity price be more than twice as high as for northerners?
SVT's reporter explains in the clip.
Photo: Simon Krona / SVT and Storyblocks