
According to TV2, electricity prices will reach their highest level in months on Friday, with daytime electricity costs being the highest since September 29.
Jim Vilsson, chief economist at the energy company Energinet, attributes the rise primarily to cold winter weather and winds.
Neighboring countries are raising prices
There is still a long way to go before the record price increase from the end of August, when the price of 1 kWh per week rose to an average of 4.3 Danish kroner. Due to several factors, prices fell until mid-November to the same level as in the spring, but now the trend has reversed again.
ووفقاً لجيم فيلسون يجب العثور على السبب أولاً وقبل كل شيء في بقية أوروبا التي تشترك معها الدنمارك في سوق الكهرباء: “في الدنمارك، ليس لدينا الكثير من التدفئة الكهربائية، لكنها موجودة على سبيل المثال في النرويج والسويد، وهناك يستخدمون الكثير من الطاقة حاليا عندما دخلنا في فترة البرد”.
The expert encourages consumers to try to shift consumption to slightly cheaper hours, as this helps save electricity in the long run. The current weather is expected to continue throughout the next week, and therefore the price may maintain its current relative high.