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Checked 2026-09-27

📈 My energy supplier is raising prices in Norway. What can I do?

The short answer

A supplier cannot raise your price overnight. It has to warn you in advance, and that notice often gives you the right to leave.

📜 The rules in Norway

Price rises

On standard variable-price contracts, suppliers must tell you about price changes 14 days before they take effect. You can end your contract and switch at any time, free unless you have a fixed-term deal.

Official source: nve.no · Checked 2026-09-27

Switching supplier

Just sign up with a new supplier; it notifies Elhub and your old contract ends. You need your metering point ID (on the grid bill). Switching is free, but fixed-price contracts can carry a break fee.

Official source: nve.no · Checked 2026-09-27

🪜 Step by step

  1. Read the letterNote the new price, the date it starts, and whether your contract has a fixed price until a certain date.
  2. Check if it is allowedA fixed price normally cannot be raised before its end date. Compare the notice you got with the rules for Norway below.
  3. Compare and decideCheck whether another offer is cheaper. If you leave because of the increase, do it before the new price applies.
  4. Complain if the rules were brokenIf you were not informed properly, complain in writing to the supplier, then to the dispute body below.

📇 Who to contact

Strømpris (Forbrukerrådet) officialCompare electricity and gas offersBefore you switch, or when your price goes up🔗 www.forbrukerradet.no/strompris
ElklagenemndaSettles disputes with energy companiesWhen the company has not solved your complaint📞 23 08 84 70🔗 www.elklagenemnda.no
Reguleringsmyndigheten for energi (RME), part of NVESupervises energy companies and explains your rightsFor information, and to report a company that breaks the rules📞 22 95 90 00🔗 www.nve.no/reguleringsmyndigheten

❓ Questions

Can a fixed price be raised?

Normally not during the fixed period, unless your contract says so. Taxes and levies can still change.

Do I pay an exit fee if I leave after a price rise?

In many countries you can leave without a fee when the price goes up. The rules for Norway are on this page.

What if I missed the letter?

Ask the supplier for a copy and the date it was sent. If they cannot show proper notice, complain.

📎 Sources

Checked: 2026-09-27

🧭 Is this still correct?

We check this information carefully, but phone numbers, websites and rules change — and sometimes we get something wrong. Spotted a mistake or a change? Let us know below.

🔗 Also useful

🔄Switching supplier→🧾Wrong or high bill→💸Can’t pay the bill→🏚️Supplier went bust→📣Complaint about a supplier→

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