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Italy Centre-South negative power price hours, April 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Centre-South bidding zone (IT_CSUD) in April 2026 was 7 hours, up 7 hours from March 2026 (0 hours).
7 hours · April 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-South, April 2026
7 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy Centre-South (IT_CSUD)
- Period
- 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 7
- Minimum hourly price
- 0.00 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Italy Centre-South in April 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Centre-South bidding zone (IT_CSUD) in April 2026 was 7 hours, up 7 hours from March 2026 (0 hours). 7 hours · April 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does April 2026 compare with March 2026?
In Italy Centre-South, April 2026 was up 7 hours from March 2026 (0 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Italy Centre-South compare with other zones in April 2026?
Italy Centre-South ranked 5th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in April 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 149 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 7 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 7 hours |
| Estonia | 9 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 13 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 13 hours |
| Italy South | 13 hours |
| Finland | 14 hours |
| Latvia | 22 hours |
| Lithuania | 23 hours |
| Denmark West | 54 hours |
| Austria | 83 hours |
| Romania | 83 hours |
| Hungary | 84 hours |
| Switzerland | 88 hours |
| Poland | 89 hours |
| Czechia | 94 hours |
| Belgium | 103 hours |
| Netherlands | 108 hours |
| Germany | 119 hours |
| Portugal | 134 hours |
| France | 148 hours |
| Spain | 149 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30 in which the Italy Centre-South (IT_CSUD) 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-South negative power price hours, April 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-csud-negative-hours-2026-04". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to April 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-csud-negative-hours-2026-04