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Italy Sardinia negative power price hours, August 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Sardinia bidding zone (IT_SARD) 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 Sardinia, August 2026
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Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy Sardinia (IT_SARD)
- 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 Sardinia in August 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy Sardinia bidding zone (IT_SARD) 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 Sardinia, 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 Sardinia compare with other zones in August 2026?
Italy Sardinia 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-North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 0 hours |
| Italy South | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 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 Sardinia (IT_SARD) 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 Sardinia negative power price hours, August 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-sard-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-sard-negative-hours-2026-08