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Frequently asked questions about Nord Pool prices and this map
When do tomorrow’s prices appear?
The day-ahead auction closes at 12:00 Central European Time and results are published around 12:45–13:00 CET (an hour later in the Eastern European time zone – the Baltics, Finland, Bulgaria). Until then the map shows only today’s prices and the “tomorrow” button stays inactive. Occasionally publication is delayed by an hour or two.
Why are prices in 15-minute steps rather than hours?
Since 1 October 2025 the European day-ahead market runs in 15-minute steps. The table has four columns per hour, and the last column shows the hourly average if comparing by hour is more convenient.
Do the prices include VAT?
By default – no. That is how the exchange publishes them and how they are comparable across countries. Each country’s window has a “with VAT” switch and a field where the percentage can be changed. Grid fees and levies are not on the map – see VAT and grid fees.
Which price zone am I in?
In most countries – Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria – the whole country is one zone. Sweden has four zones (SE1 in the north to SE4 in the south), Norway five, Denmark two (DK1 – Jutland, DK2 – Zealand with Copenhagen). Germany and Luxembourg form one joint zone. Your zone depends on your address – you will find it on your bill or your retailer’s website; on the map, the zone is chosen in the country’s window.
What does a negative price mean?
That at that moment more is being produced than can be consumed or moved elsewhere – usually on a windy or very sunny day. Producers are willing to pay rather than shut down. On an exchange contract you receive rather than pay for the energy in that period, but the grid and the levies remain.
Why are there no prices for Great Britain, Bulgaria and Croatia?
Nord Pool operates there, but we have no freely available data source that a browser could read directly. The countries are on the map so the overview is complete; prices will be added as soon as a suitable source exists.
Why are there no flow arrows on the Central European borders?
The flows come from the open data of the Norwegian system operator Statnett, which covers the Nordics, the Baltics and their DC cables to Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and Great Britain. Borders inside the Continental European grid (Germany–France, Belgium–Netherlands and so on) are not in that data. On why the grids differ: why prices differ between countries.
How often is the data updated?
Prices every 15 minutes, flows every two minutes, while the page is open and visible. The clock shows your local time; each country’s window shows that country’s time.
Where does the data come from?
Nordic and Baltic prices from spot-hinta.fi; prices for Germany, Austria, the Benelux, France and Poland from the German regulator’s platform SMARD (CC BY 4.0); flows from Statnett. All sources in turn receive the prices from the exchange auction. The site is not affiliated with Nord Pool AS; details on the about page.
May I use the data in my own project?
Yes – the site offers simple JSON endpoints described in llms.txt. Respect the licences of the original sources and do not load them with unnecessary requests.
Is there an app?
Not a separate one, but the page is built for phones: add it to your home screen (“Add to Home Screen”) and it opens like an app. The language follows your browser settings and can be changed in the top menu.