Vantage Energies · European power statistics
Germany negative power price hours, January 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Germany bidding zone (DE) in January 2026 was 3 hours.
3 hours · January 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, Germany, January 2026
3 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Germany (DE)
- Period
- 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 3
- Minimum hourly price
- -0.59 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Germany in January 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Germany bidding zone (DE) in January 2026 was 3 hours. 3 hours · January 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does Germany compare with other zones in January 2026?
Germany ranked 22nd of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in January 2026. The lowest value was Austria at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 64 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Austria | 0 hours |
| Belgium | 0 hours |
| Czechia | 0 hours |
| Denmark West | 0 hours |
| Estonia | 0 hours |
| Finland | 0 hours |
| France | 0 hours |
| Hungary | 0 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 |
| Latvia | 0 hours |
| Lithuania | 0 hours |
| Netherlands | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Romania | 0 hours |
| Switzerland | 0 hours |
| Germany | 3 hours |
| Poland | 9 hours |
| Portugal | 18 hours |
| Spain | 64 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 in which the Germany (DE) 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, Germany negative power price hours, January 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/de-negative-hours-2026-01". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to January 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/de-negative-hours-2026-01