It's probably not Wednesday, when you have to vacuum the cabin or do a big wash. There is a prospect of unusually high electricity prices, which in the late afternoon will reach over 6 kroner per kilowatt-hour including VAT, taxes and tariffs.
This is an unusual situation, says Chief Consultant Kristian Rune Poulsen from Green Power Denmark, the energy sector's trade organization.
- We are getting very high electricity prices on Wednesday. It is certainly not everyday, and it is almost from morning to night that the electricity price is high, he says.
It is the lack of renewable energy such as solar and wind that is causing high electricity prices not only in Denmark, but in several places in Europe.
- Normally we get a lot of energy from wind power. But the wind is setting in over Denmark and some of our neighboring countries. This means that electricity has to be obtained elsewhere, and that coal and oil power plants are started up to supply the last kilowatt-hour. And it is the power plant that delivers the last kilowatt-hour that sets the price, says Kristian Rune Poulsen.
Still cheaper than during the energy crisis
Even though the price of electricity takes a huge jump on Wednesday, according to the chief consultant, we must remember that prices have fallen since 2022, which featured historically high electricity prices.
- When I look at the year as a whole, I think one can say that electricity prices have normalized after the absolutely wild prices we saw during the energy crisis. There, we had almost the situation we see on Wednesday, every day. Now we see it rarely every now and then, says Kristian Rune Poulsen.
He also reminds us that this year there have been a record number of hours when electricity prices have been negative.
- On average, electricity prices have become more normal this year. But we have also seen that the fluctuations in prices have become larger. This offers some options for us as consumers, if we can move, for example, washing dishes or doing laundry to cheaper times.
While Wednesday and the following days will offer light winds, it will pick up again at the end of the week.
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the wind will pick up until Sunday. Gale force winds with strong gusts can be expected in places, according to the DMI's website.
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