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Austria negative power price hours, April 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Austria bidding zone (AT) in April 2026 was 83 hours, up 68 hours from March 2026 (15 hours).
83 hours · April 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
Published · Period to
Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh, Austria, April 2026
83 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Austria (AT)
- Period
- 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 83
- Minimum hourly price
- -413.88 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Austria in April 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Austria bidding zone (AT) in April 2026 was 83 hours, up 68 hours from March 2026 (15 hours). 83 hours · April 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does April 2026 compare with March 2026?
In Austria, April 2026 was up 68 hours from March 2026 (15 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Austria compare with other zones in April 2026?
Austria ranked 15th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in April 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 149 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 7 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 7 hours |
| Estonia | 9 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 13 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 13 hours |
| Italy South | 13 hours |
| Finland | 14 hours |
| Latvia | 22 hours |
| Lithuania | 23 hours |
| Denmark West | 54 hours |
| Romania | 83 hours |
| Austria | 83 hours |
| Hungary | 84 hours |
| Switzerland | 88 hours |
| Poland | 89 hours |
| Czechia | 94 hours |
| Belgium | 103 hours |
| Netherlands | 108 hours |
| Germany | 119 hours |
| Portugal | 134 hours |
| France | 148 hours |
| Spain | 149 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 in which the Austria (AT) day-ahead auction price, as published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), was at or below 0 EUR/MWh, on CET/CEST wall-clock days. A month with no such hour is a true zero, not missing data.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, Austria negative power price hours, April 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/at-negative-hours-2026-04". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to April 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/at-negative-hours-2026-04