Vantage Energies · European power statistics
Italy South negative power price hours, January 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy South bidding zone (IT_SUD) in January 2026 was 0 hours.
0 hours · January 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 South, January 2026
0 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy South (IT_SUD)
- Period
- 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31
- 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 South in January 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy South bidding zone (IT_SUD) in January 2026 was 0 hours. 0 hours · January 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does Italy South compare with other zones in January 2026?
Italy South ranked 21st of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in January 2026. The lowest value was Austria at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 64 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Austria | 0 hours |
| Belgium | 0 hours |
| Czechia | 0 hours |
| Denmark West | 0 hours |
| Estonia | 0 hours |
| Finland | 0 hours |
| France | 0 hours |
| Hungary | 0 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 0 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 0 hours |
| Latvia | 0 hours |
| Lithuania | 0 hours |
| Netherlands | 0 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 0 hours |
| Romania | 0 hours |
| Switzerland | 0 hours |
| Italy South | 0 hours |
| Germany | 3 hours |
| Poland | 9 hours |
| Portugal | 18 hours |
| Spain | 64 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 in which the Italy South (IT_SUD) 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 South negative power price hours, January 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-sud-negative-hours-2026-01". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to January 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-sud-negative-hours-2026-01