Comparability

Comparability - geographical

Due to regulation and guidance across countries, the comparability among EU-countries is high. Data can be found in Eurostats database.

Comparability over time

The results/prices are fully comparable over time from 2015 and onwards. For previous years there are also high comparability, in particular for largest size groups (non-households).

Changes from one half year to the next are affected by the fact that contracts on purchase can be of very different length. The changes, therefore, are not as for day to day prices.

High prices in particular in 2022 was partly compensated by a lump sum to household natural gas customers (level 2 and 3 prices deducted by DKK 83/GJ) and by minimum electricity taxes for household customers in first half of 2023.

At the turn of the year 2025, there have been changes in how the distribution tariff is calculated. Previously, Denmark was divided into three tariff areas – North, South and Funen – where the distribution tariff was calculated in DKK/m3. In the future, the distribution tariff will be the same across the country and consists of both a consumption-dependent volume tariff and a consumption-independent part, which includes the system tariff, meter payment and capacity payment, all of which are calculated in DKK per year.

Coherence - cross domain

Results are not directly comparable to other statistics. However, energy prices are part of price indices for consumers and business and are indirectly used in the overall energy statistics.

Coherence - internal

Many sources are combined to get the results. However, overall consistency exists.