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Italy South negative power price hours, June 2026
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy South bidding zone (IT_SUD) in June 2026 was 10 hours, down 73 hours from May 2026 (83 hours).
10 hours · June 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, June 2026
10 hours
Key facts
- Bidding zone
- Italy South (IT_SUD)
- Period
- 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-30
- Hours at or below 0 EUR/MWh
- 10
- Minimum hourly price
- 0.00 EUR/MWh
What was the number of negative-price hours in Italy South in June 2026?
The number of hours with a day-ahead power price at or below zero in the Italy South bidding zone (IT_SUD) in June 2026 was 10 hours, down 73 hours from May 2026 (83 hours). 10 hours · June 2026 · ENTSO-E Transparency Platform day-ahead prices (Nord Pool public data for the Nordic and Baltic zones), processed by Vantage Energies.
How does June 2026 compare with May 2026?
In Italy South, June 2026 was down 73 hours from May 2026 (83 hours). Both figures are computed the same way on the same source, so the comparison is like for like.
How does Italy South compare with other zones in June 2026?
Italy South ranked 9th of 25 published zones for the number of negative-price hours in in June 2026. The lowest value was Italy Centre-North at 0 hours; the highest was Spain at 117 hours.
| Zone | Negative price hours |
|---|---|
| Italy Centre-North | 0 hours |
| Italy North | 0 hours |
| Italy Centre-South | 4 hours |
| Italy Sardinia | 6 hours |
| Italy Calabria | 10 hours |
| Italy Sicily | 10 hours |
| Latvia | 10 hours |
| Lithuania | 10 hours |
| Italy South | 10 hours |
| Estonia | 13 hours |
| Finland | 15 hours |
| Norway NO2 | 20 hours |
| Denmark West | 32 hours |
| Poland | 34 hours |
| Switzerland | 35 hours |
| Romania | 38 hours |
| Hungary | 40 hours |
| Belgium | 41 hours |
| Czechia | 47 hours |
| Germany | 49 hours |
| Austria | 50 hours |
| Netherlands | 50 hours |
| Portugal | 79 hours |
| France | 104 hours |
| Spain | 117 hours |
How is this statistic computed?
Vantage Energies counts every hour from 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-30 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, June 2026, https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-sud-negative-hours-2026-06". The permalink is permanent: the number it shows is pinned to June 2026 and never changes meaning.
Source: Vantage Energies — vantage-energies.com · https://vantage-energies.com/stats/it-sud-negative-hours-2026-06