Electricity prices highest in nearly 4 years

Electricity prices are at their highest level in almost 4 years, and next week the daily rate could be the highest of 2026. In Odense, the first of 100 playgrounds in the municipality's daycare services has been inaugurated, and 23 prison officers from Kosovo have started at Ringe Fængsel, Vestre Fængsel and Storstrøm Fængsel. The 2 Funen brothers behind the energy drink VERA Drink have entered more than 1.000 shops.

Electricity prices are the highest in nearly 4 years

Grey and quiet weather has pushed electricity prices up to their highest level in nearly 4 years, according to the electricity company Norlys in a press release. This week, the pure electricity price has been as high as 2 kroner per kilowatt-hour. The cause is a period with very little wind and sun, meaning gas-fired power plants must supply more electricity. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have pushed gas prices up, resulting in higher electricity prices, says the director of Norlys' energy division.

According to a forecast from Elpriser.dk, prepared on Friday evening, the spot price's daily average will rise to 3,28 kroner per kilowatt-hour on Monday, while the daily average price will peak at 3,33 kroner per kilowatt-hour on Tuesday. Thursday will be the most expensive hour between 17:00 and 18:00 at 4,43 kroner per kilowatt-hour. Elpriser.dk says that its forecast for the past 20 days has been within 14–16 øre of the daily price on average, 1–3 days in advance. TV 2 Fyn TV 2 Fyn TV 2 Fyn

First of 100 new playgrounds inaugurated in Odense

On Friday, the children at Børnehuset Solgården helped inaugurate their very own playground. It is the first of 100 playgrounds in Odense's daycare services that are to be renovated by 2029. Odense Kommune, the local authority, has allocated 40 million kroner to the project, and both children and employees in the daycare services will be consulted when the playgrounds are to be given a makeover. TV 2 Fyn

23 prison officers from Kosovo have started working in Danish prisons

A total of 23 prison officers from Kosovo, who previously received further training in Denmark, started work this week at Ringe Prison, Vestre Prison and Storstrøm Prison. They will serve for half a year, joining the regular staffing and independently moving around the prison corridors.

The arrangement was already criticised by Danish prison officers in 2024, when the then-president of Fængselsforbundet said that under no circumstances should they be admitted to the prison corridors with their own bunch of keys. According to Danmarks Fængsler, the arrangement is part of the training plan designed to prepare for the operation of a prison that is due to open later in Gjilan, Kosovo. The new president of Fængselsforbundet is concerned, while Danmarks Fængsler maintains that the experience has been generally positive. TV 2 Fyn TV 2 Fyn

Fyn brothers behind energy drink in more than 1,000 stores

The 2 brothers from Fyn are behind the company VERA Drink, which produces an energy drink with aloe vera. In a short time, the company has entered more than 1,000 stores and generated revenue of several million kroner, and most recently, they received an investment on the DR programme Løvens Hule from an investor. Now the challenge is to turn the TV exposure into even greater sales.

That is why, this day, the brothers were to meet, among others, with the person behind the 7-Eleven stores in Copenhagen Airport, where they arrived at a little after 10 and were 5 minutes late. After a meeting lasting an hour and a half at the airport, the brothers are optimistic: They have received a new order, but they are keeping the details to themselves. Along the way, one of the brothers said that he had taken a break from the business in recent months after falling ill and having to go to hospital in the Aarhus area, where he had blood tests and was advised to relax and disconnect. TV 2 Fyn

OB lose at home to Viborg

It was not a home victory for Fyn-based OB when the team faced Viborg FF on Saturday. OB fell behind quickly in the first half but managed to score to make it 1-2. TV 2 Fyn

House fire in Drigstrup costs a man his life

The fire broke out in the small town of Drigstrup west of Kerteminde. The police received the report at 12.50 on Saturday. The duty officer at Fyns Politi cannot go into any more detail about what caused the fire, but says there is nothing immediately suggesting that a crime was committed. The relatives have been informed. TV 2 Fyn

Briefly

• According to DMI, Sunday will see patches of sunshine in some places, but mostly cloudy skies and a chance of light rain here and there; temperatures will range between 5 and 8 degrees, with weak to moderate winds from around the southeast. TV 2 Fyn
• The warning about odour nuisance following smoke from the waste company NG Nordic in Nyborg has been lifted, and people no longer need to stay indoors near the company. DR Nyheder Fyn
• The Danish Road Traffic Authority is tightening the rules for private parking companies’ use of their special access to the vehicle registry: Access may only be used for cases involving unpaid parking charges. TV 2 Fyn
• The government, Venstre, De Konservative and Enhedslisten have reached agreement on a new fee model for assisted living, the Ministry of Social Affairs said in a press release. TV 2 Fyn
• DR has visited 2 extremes of children’s leisure activities: In Vissenbjerg on Fyn, there was no club for children after 3rd grade until the parents got it up and running themselves after the summer, while the club on Vesterbro in Copenhagen is open every day of the week. DR Nyheder Fyn