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Hungary negative power price hours, June 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Hungary bidding zone (HU) in June 2026 was 40 hours, down 18 hours from May 2026 (58 hours).
40 hours · June 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, Hungary, June 2026
40 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Hungary (HU)
- Period
- 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-30
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 40
- Minimum hourly price
- -45.87 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Hungary in June 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Hungary bidding zone (HU) in June 2026 was 40 hours, down 18 hours from May 2026 (58 hours). 40 hours · June 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does June 2026 compare with May 2026?
In Hungary, June 2026 was down 18 hours from May 2026 (58 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Hungary compare with other zones in June 2026?
Hungary ranked 17th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in June 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 117 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 4 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 6 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 10 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 10 hours |
| Italy South | 10 hours |
| Latvia | 10 hours |
| Lithuania | 10 hours |
| Estonia | 13 hours |
| Finland | 15 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 20 hours |
| Denmark West | 32 hours |
| Poland | 34 hours |
| Switzerland | 35 hours |
| Romania | 38 hours |
| Hungary | 40 hours |
| Belgium | 41 hours |
| Czechia | 47 hours |
| Germany | 49 hours |
| Austria | 50 hours |
| Netherlands | 50 hours |
| Portugal | 79 hours |
| France | 104 hours |
| Spain | 117 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-30 in which the Hungary (HU) 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, Hungary negative power price hours, June 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/hu-negative-hours-2026-06". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to June 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/hu-negative-hours-2026-06