It's probably not Wednesday when you have to vacuum the cabin or put a large sink over it. There is a prospect of unusually high electricity prices, which by the end of the afternoon will reach over 6 kroner per kilowatt-hour including VAT, taxes and tariffs.
It is an unusual situation, says chief consultant Kristian Rune Poulsen from Green Power Denmark, the energy sector's trade association.
- We will get very high electricity prices on Wednesday. It is certainly not everyday food, and it is almost from morning to night, the electricity price is high, he says.
It is a lack of renewable energy such as solar and wind that causes high electricity prices not just in Denmark, but in several places in Europe.
- Normally we get a lot of energy from wind power. But the wind is blowing over Denmark and some of our neighboring countries. This means that the electricity must 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 if the electricity price takes a huge jump on Wednesday, according to the chief consultant, we must remember that prices have fallen since 2022, which offered historically high electricity prices.
- When I look at the year as a whole, I think you have to say that electricity prices have normalized after the wild prices we saw during the energy crisis. There we had almost the situation we see on Wednesday, every day. Now we rarely see it, says Kristian Rune Poulsen.
He also recalls 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 greater. It offers some opportunities for us as consumers if you can move, for example, the dishes or laundry to cheaper times.
While Wednesday and the following days offer light winds, it will blow up again at the end of the week.
According to Denmark's Meteorological Institute (DMI), the wind will last until Sunday. A gale with strong gusts can be expected in places, according to DMI's website.
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