Electricity prices in May are at their highest level since Russia's large-scale offensive against Ukraine began in 2022. Analysts say dry conditions and soaring gas prices are to blame.
BusinessThe price of electricity has skyrocketed in the wake of the Iran war. In southern Sweden in particular, unusually high electricity costs are expected for the rest of the year. It is probably too late to fix electricity prices. Christian Holtz, an electricity expert, says it is very expensive at the moment.
BusinessExpect significantly low electricity prices this summer across the country. Increasing solar power means that hours with negative prices are steadily increasing. For those who can control their consumption and have hourly pricing agreements, it is therefore usually cheapest in the middle of the day.
BusinessStockholmers can become the losers and southerners the winners. Several months delayed, the proposal for new electricity pricing areas will arrive on Monday, April 28, or there may be no change at all. A single electricity pricing area would be the best, says Mats Nilsson, electricity market expert and lecturer at Södertörn University College.
BusinessThe electricity price will likely plummet. But at the same time, the tax will increase sharply. These will be the most visible consequences if the state's gigantic subsidies for new nuclear power become a reality, according to assessors.
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