nordpool

Python library for fetching Nord Pool Elspot prices.

Python version

The minimum supported Python version is 3.9, which receives security updates until 2025-10. The library won't install without trickery on older versions, so update your Python.

Installing

To install from PyPi, use

pip install nordpool

To upgrade

To upgrade installation from PyPi, use

pip install -U nordpool

Usage example

Below is a very basic example of the library usage. More advanced example(s) can be found in examples -directory.

from pprint import pprint
from nordpool import elspot

# Initialize class for fetching the prices.
# An optional currency parameter can be provided, default is EUR.
prices_spot = elspot.Prices()

# Fetch tomorrow's prices for Finland and print the resulting dictionary.
# If the prices are reported as None, it means that the prices fetched aren't yet available.
# The library by default tries to fetch prices for tomorrow and they're released ~13:00 Swedish time.
pprint(prices_spot.fetch(areas=["FI"]))

Output:

{
  "areas": {
    "FI": {
      "values": [
        {
          "end": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 12, 23, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "start": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 12, 22, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "value": 5.11,
        },
        {
          "end": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 0, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "start": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 12, 23, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "value": 5.8,
        },
        {
          "end": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 1, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "start": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 0, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "value": 4.51,
        },
# ... SNIP ...
        {
          "end": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 22, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "start": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 21, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
          "value": -10.24,
        },
      ]
    }
  },
  "currency": "EUR",
  "end": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 13, 22, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
  "start": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 12, 22, 0, tzinfo=tzutc()),
  "updated": datetime.datetime(2025, 5, 12, 11, 26, 3, 811220, tzinfo=tzutc()),
}