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Italy Calabria negative power price hours, August 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Calabria bidding zone (IT_CALA) in August 2026 was 0 hours, down 2 hours from July 2026 (2 hours).
0 hours · August 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, August 2026
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Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy Calabria (IT_CALA)
- Period
- 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 0
- Minimum hourly price
- None (no negative hours)
What was the number of negative-price hours in Italy Calabria in August 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Calabria bidding zone (IT_CALA) in August 2026 was 0 hours, down 2 hours from July 2026 (2 hours). 0 hours · August 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does August 2026 compare with July 2026?
In Italy Calabria, August 2026 was down 2 hours from July 2026 (2 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 August 2026?
Italy Calabria ranked 7th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in August 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 73 hours.
| Zone | Negative price 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 |
| Italy Calabria | 0 hours |
| Estonia | 1 hour |
| Finland | 1 hour |
| Latvia | 1 hour |
| Lithuania | 1 hour |
| Norway NO2 | 3 hours |
| Denmark West | 5 hours |
| Austria | 7 hours |
| Romania | 9 hours |
| Hungary | 11 hours |
| Switzerland | 13 hours |
| Czechia | 14 hours |
| Belgium | 27 hours |
| Poland | 30 hours |
| Portugal | 52 hours |
| Netherlands | 55 hours |
| France | 56 hours |
| Germany | 57 hours |
| Spain | 73 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 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, August 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-cala-negative-hours-2026-08". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to August 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-cala-negative-hours-2026-08