Negative-price tracker · HU

Negative electricity prices in Hungary

215.5

negative hours in 2026 (832 periods)

-500.00

all-time record €/MWh · Jul 2, 2023

10.3h

longest negative streak · from Jun 7, 2026

853

negative hours all-time (history to 2015)

Monthly negative hours — last 17 months

2024-07: 36 negative hours (min -72.85 €/MWh) 07 2024 36 2024-08: 21 negative hours (min -72.68 €/MWh) 08 21 2024-09: 9 negative hours (min -3.95 €/MWh) 09 2024-10: 13 negative hours (min -12.73 €/MWh) 10 13 2025-03: 10 negative hours (min -25.67 €/MWh) 03 10 2025-04: 70 negative hours (min -124.63 €/MWh) 04 70 2025-05: 76 negative hours (min -210.05 €/MWh) 05 76 2025-06: 53 negative hours (min -89.39 €/MWh) 06 53 2025-07: 5 negative hours (min -3.08 €/MWh) 07 2025-08: 43 negative hours (min -60.59 €/MWh) 08 43 2025-09: 24 negative hours (min -53.40 €/MWh) 09 24 2026-02: 3.5 negative hours (min -0.45 €/MWh) 02 2026-03: 19 negative hours (min -7.11 €/MWh) 03 19 2026-04: 78.5 negative hours (min -500.00 €/MWh) 04 79 2026-05: 50.5 negative hours (min -500.00 €/MWh) 05 51 2026-06: 37 negative hours (min -55.18 €/MWh) 06 37 2026-07: 27 negative hours (min -0.46 €/MWh) 07 27

Most negative days on record

DateNegative hoursDeepest price (€/MWh)
2026-07-05 16.0 -0.05
2026-06-07 10.3 -55.18
2024-04-28 10.0 -65.06
2025-05-25 10.0 -20.08
2026-04-26 9.3 -500.00

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