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Italy Centre-North negative power price hours, August 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Centre-North bidding zone (IT_CNOR) in August 2026 was 0 hours, down 1 hour from July 2026 (1 hour).
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 Centre-North, August 2026
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Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy Centre-North (IT_CNOR)
- 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 Centre-North in August 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Centre-North bidding zone (IT_CNOR) in August 2026 was 0 hours, down 1 hour from July 2026 (1 hour). 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 Centre-North, August 2026 was down 1 hour from July 2026 (1 hour). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Italy Centre-North compare with other zones in August 2026?
Italy Centre-North ranked 7th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in August 2026. The lowest value was Italy Calabria at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 73 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Calabria | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 0 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 0 hours |
| Italy South | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-North | 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 Centre-North (IT_CNOR) 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 Centre-North negative power price hours, August 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-cnor-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-cnor-negative-hours-2026-08