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Austria negative power price hours, July 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Austria bidding zone (AT) in July 2026 was 24 hours, down 26 hours from June 2026 (50 hours).
24 hours · July 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, July 2026
24 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Austria (AT)
- Period
- 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 24
- Minimum hourly price
- -12.02 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Austria in July 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Austria bidding zone (AT) in July 2026 was 24 hours, down 26 hours from June 2026 (50 hours). 24 hours · July 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does July 2026 compare with June 2026?
In Austria, July 2026 was down 26 hours from June 2026 (50 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 July 2026?
Austria ranked 14th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in July 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 1 hour; the highest was France at 93 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 1 hour |
| Italy Centre-South | 1 hour |
| Italy North | 1 hour |
| Italy Sardinia | 1 hour |
| Italy Calabria | 2 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 2 hours |
| Italy South | 2 hours |
| Latvia | 4 hours |
| Lithuania | 6 hours |
| Estonia | 10 hours |
| Finland | 14 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 14 hours |
| Hungary | 24 hours |
| Austria | 24 hours |
| Switzerland | 29 hours |
| Romania | 32 hours |
| Czechia | 34 hours |
| Belgium | 40 hours |
| Poland | 41 hours |
| Denmark West | 50 hours |
| Netherlands | 61 hours |
| Spain | 61 hours |
| Portugal | 67 hours |
| Germany | 80 hours |
| France | 93 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31 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, July 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/at-negative-hours-2026-07". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to July 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/at-negative-hours-2026-07