It probably won't come as a surprise to many, but energy prices rose last year. Both private households and business customers were hit by the price increases on gas, according to the Danish Energy Agency.
The average gas price for businesses and households rose more than the average gas spot price, the agency reports based on a new, updated gas price statistics from the Danish Energy Agency.
The gas spot price rose 29.7 percent, corresponding to DKK 2.48/Nm3, from the first half of 2022 to the second half of 2022. Business consumers experienced an increase of an average of 39.8 percent, corresponding to DKK 3.32/Nm3, while households experienced an increase of an average of 41.2 percent. or 4.01 DKK/Nm3.
Also more expensive electricity for businesses
The gas price statistics for the second half of the year are not the only statistics that the Danish Energy Agency has presented on Friday. The agency has also published updated statistics on electricity prices for businesses.
This also reveals price increases. The smallest business consumers thus paid 67.0 percent more in the second half of 2022 than in the first half of 2022, corresponding to an additional price of 86.05 øre/kWh, while the largest business consumers paid 48.6 percent more. or 57.66 øre/kWh more for electricity, the statement shows.
"The reason for the increase in electricity prices is a combination of a decrease in the production of hydro and wind power in Sweden and Norway, less capacity at French nuclear power plants and a sharp increase in the price of natural gas and thus increasing demand for coal. At the same time, the coal price increased from 259 US $/ton in the first half of 2022 to over 324 US $/ton in the second half of 2022. In addition, the situation in Ukraine causes great uncertainty and highly fluctuating energy prices," writes the Danish Energy Agency about the reason for the price increases.
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