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Italy Calabria negative power price hours, February 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Calabria bidding zone (IT_CALA) in February 2026 was 10 hours, up 10 hours from January 2026 (0 hours).
10 hours · February 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
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Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh, Italy Calabria, February 2026
10 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy Calabria (IT_CALA)
- Period
- 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 10
- Minimum hourly price
- 0.00 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Italy Calabria in February 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Calabria bidding zone (IT_CALA) in February 2026 was 10 hours, up 10 hours from January 2026 (0 hours). 10 hours · February 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does February 2026 compare with January 2026?
In Italy Calabria, February 2026 was up 10 hours from January 2026 (0 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Italy Calabria compare with other zones in February 2026?
Italy Calabria ranked 21st of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in February 2026. The lowest value was Denmark West at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 239 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Denmark West | 0 hours |
| Estonia | 0 hours |
| Finland | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 0 hours |
| Latvia | 0 hours |
| Lithuania | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Switzerland | 0 hours |
| Netherlands | 1 hour |
| Belgium | 2 hours |
| Austria | 4 hours |
| Czechia | 4 hours |
| Hungary | 4 hours |
| Poland | 4 hours |
| Romania | 4 hours |
| Germany | 5 hours |
| Italy South | 10 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 10 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 12 hours |
| France | 46 hours |
| Portugal | 143 hours |
| Spain | 239 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-28 in which the Italy Calabria (IT_CALA) 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, Italy Calabria negative power price hours, February 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-cala-negative-hours-2026-02". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to February 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-cala-negative-hours-2026-02