Negative-price tracker · CH

Negative electricity prices in Switzerland

223.0

negative hours in 2026 (334 periods)

-463.68

all-time record €/MWh · May 2, 2026

17.0h

longest negative streak · from Apr 30, 2018

1,095

negative hours all-time (to 2015)

Monthly negative hours — last 16 months

2024-08: 31 negative hours (min -50.80 €/MWh) 08 2024 31 2024-09: 18 negative hours (min -6.14 €/MWh) 09 18 2024-10: 16 negative hours (min -21.94 €/MWh) 10 16 2025-03: 11 negative hours (min -32.86 €/MWh) 03 11 2025-04: 63 negative hours (min -94.65 €/MWh) 04 63 2025-05: 86 negative hours (min -262.21 €/MWh) 05 86 2025-06: 77 negative hours (min -105.39 €/MWh) 06 77 2025-07: 7 negative hours (min -5.24 €/MWh) 07 2025-08: 44 negative hours (min -22.62 €/MWh) 08 44 2025-09: 15 negative hours (min -46.35 €/MWh) 09 15 2026-03: 3 negative hours (min -5.00 €/MWh) 03 2026-04: 88 negative hours (min -207.88 €/MWh) 04 88 2026-05: 62 negative hours (min -463.68 €/MWh) 05 62 2026-06: 33 negative hours (min -113.37 €/MWh) 06 33 2026-07: 28 negative hours (min -13.74 €/MWh) 07 28 2026-08: 9 negative hours (min -17.72 €/MWh) 08

Most negative days on record

2018-05-01

17.0 h

-30.62 €

2024-07-07

17.0 h

-21.12 €

2020-05-24

16.0 h

-59.61 €

2016-05-15

12.0 h

-45.68 €

2023-07-02

11.0 h

-142.88 €

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Data: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform · SMARD.de, Bundesnetzagentur. Zone-local time (Europe/Zurich). Updated 0 seconds ago.

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