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Switzerland negative power price hours, April 2026
The number of hours with a negative day-ahead power price in the Switzerland bidding zone (CH) in April 2026 was 88 hours, up 85 hours from March 2026 (3 hours).
88 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
Restated 26 October 2026: until then this page counted hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh.
Hours below 0 EUR/MWh, Switzerland, April 2026
88 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Switzerland (CH)
- Period
- 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30
- Hours below 0 EUR/MWh
- 88
- Minimum hourly price
- -207.88 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Switzerland in April 2026?
The number of hours with a negative day-ahead power price in the Switzerland bidding zone (CH) in April 2026 was 88 hours, up 85 hours from March 2026 (3 hours). 88 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 Switzerland, April 2026 was up 85 hours from March 2026 (3 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Switzerland compare with other zones in April 2026?
Switzerland ranked 18th lowest of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in April 2026. The lowest value, 0 hours, was shared by 8 zones; the highest was France at 139 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Calabria | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 0 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 0 hours |
| Italy South | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Estonia | 8 hours |
| Finland | 10 hours |
| Latvia | 21 hours |
| Lithuania | 23 hours |
| Denmark West | 49 hours |
| Romania | 74 hours |
| Austria | 83 hours |
| Hungary | 84 hours |
| Poland | 87 hours |
| Switzerland | 88 hours |
| Czechia | 94 hours |
| Belgium | 103 hours |
| Netherlands | 107 hours |
| Portugal | 116 hours |
| Germany | 123 hours |
| Spain | 138 hours |
| France | 139 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 in which the Switzerland (CH) day-ahead price, from auction prices published on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), was below 0 EUR/MWh, on CET/CEST wall-clock days. An hour at exactly 0 EUR/MWh does not count. The zone's day-ahead prices are hourly, and the minimum is the lowest such price. A month with no such hour is a true zero, not missing data.
How should this figure be cited?
Cite it as "Vantage Energies, Switzerland negative power price hours, April 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/ch-negative-hours-2026-04". The permalink is permanent: it always covers April 2026, and this page states how its figure is computed. Restated 26 October 2026: until then this page counted hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh.
Vantage Energies, Switzerland negative power price hours, April 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/ch-negative-hours-2026-04