Expensive power day and pricier ferry

Monday is set to become the most expensive day of the year for electricity in West Denmark, with an average price of 3,26 kr. per kWh. A new Danish network makes it possible to send messages via radio waves when the mobile network does not work, and ticket prices on the Fanø Line will rise from 2027.

Electricity prices: Monday will be the most expensive day of the year

Monday is currently set to take the title of the most expensive day of the year for electricity. The average price for the day in West Denmark will be 3.26 kr. per kWh including VAT, according to TV SYD, citing Elpriser.dk. The most expensive day of the year so far was 29 October, when the average price was 2.76 kr. per kWh. It is the weather phenomenon known as Dunkelflaute – a period without sun and wind – that has helped send prices soaring.

Monday's most expensive period will be between 17:00 and 18:00, when the price reaches 7.14 kr. per kWh. If you choose to do the laundry at night instead, you can get away with paying 2.37 kr. per kWh between 02.00 and 05.00, according to Elpriser.dk. TV SYD

New network sends messages without a mobile network

During a massive and prolonged power outage, mobile base stations stop working, and you can no longer use your mobile phone. However, a number of Danes can still receive and send messages to one another because they are part of the Danish so-called Meshcore network, which operates via radio waves.

It requires an investment of around 500 kr. in a LoRa radio unit and, according to DR Nyheder, a certain amount of nerdiness. The units can only handle small amounts of data, such as short text messages, and they run on batteries and solar cells. Communication can be either public or consist of encrypted private messages. A department manager at ITK Tech Lab in Aarhus Kommune – the municipality is the local authority – runs the website Meshview.dk in his spare time. DR Nyheder Trekantområdet

Fanø Line: Ticket prices are rising in 2027

Although the Fanø Line receives over 45 million kroner in state ferry subsidies every year, ticket prices are rising from 2027. Mayor Frank Jensen (RV) calls the development unfortunate but necessary, pointing to rising costs for, among other things, fuel and operations. The largest increase in kroner is on car tickets: A standard car ticket in the high season is rising by 34 kr. from 565 kr. to 599 kr., while the price in the low season is rising by 25 kr. from 325 kr.

According to the mayor, the guiding principles are that they would like to accommodate commuters and those who use the ferry a great deal while also supporting pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The council members – the council is the municipality’s elected leadership – are gathering this week to discuss the principles for the fare increases, which municipal officials have now submitted to the economic committee and the council. TV SYD

Shortage of organists: 19-year-old is among the new

Demand for organists has risen by 20 percent over the past 20 years, according to figures from Folkekirkens Uddannelses- og Videnscenter from 2025. At the same time, organists have grown older: More than half of church musicians and organists in Danish churches, who either are part of Dansk Organist og Kantor Samfund or have the qualification 'Kirkemusiker med orgel og korledelse', are over 60.

This has opened the door for younger people, and TV SYD tells the story of a 19-year-old organist who plays at Herslev Kirke near Fredericia. According to TV SYD, the job not only provides good pocket money but also brings great joy in everyday life, and the 19-year-old's salary is three times higher at the church than at Netto. The organisation Orgelklubben, which was founded in 2011, aims to get more young people to play the organ. TV SYD

Sønderjyske take point after sacking coach

In Sønderjyske’s first match after the team’s coach was sacked, the club earned a point against top-ranked FC Midtjylland. The match in Herning ended 2-2, with the 21-year-old midfielder scoring both of Sønderjyske’s goals. “It was completely insane,” he tells TV 2 Sport.

Sønderjyske sacked head coach on Friday after just 14 matches in charge of the team, and the club are still bottom of the Superligaen – Denmark’s premier football league – with 9 points. FC Midtjylland began Sunday in first place, but a draw against Sønderjyske and a win for FC København mean that the Midtjylland side are now down to second. TV SYD TV SYD

Hymnbook to be revised: Priest wants to drop every third hymn

The country's bishops have decided that Den danske salmebog – the songbook used in churches – is to be revised and published in a new edition. The reason is that the hymnbook should to a greater extent keep up with the times. A parish priest at Sankt Nicolai Church in Vejle is looking forward to a new hymnbook and is himself ready to drop around every third hymn.

The priest thinks that it is very good to have a hymnbook that keeps up with the times through newer hymns, written into the world of the modern person. The bishop of Haderslev Diocese also thinks the time has come for an updated hymnbook. But it takes a long time to create a new edition. DR Nyheder Trekantområdet

Briefly

• Two residents of South and Southern Jutland were elected to DGI's executive board at DGI's annual meeting in Aarhus on Saturday, and DGI is headquartered in Vejle with an executive board of nine members in total. TV SYD
• Hotel Koldingfjord is one of several Danish hotels affected by a data leak, and guests are receiving a fake message on WhatsApp asking them to enter their card details. DR Nyheder Trekantområdet