Zone explainer · recomputed continuously

What drives electricity prices in Italy Calabria?

Data window: trailing 30 days (mix) and 2026 year-to-date (prices) · recomputed 2026-07-13T23:46Z

123.1

YTD avg €/MWh

0

negative hours YTD

0 / 224.63

YTD min / max €/MWh

volt-3

serving forecast model

The generation mix (trailing 30 days)

Wind 7.8% Solar 7.1% Hydro 0.5% Nuclear 0% Fossil 79.2%

IT-CALA still prices off fossil fuel (79.2% of recent generation). Gas and coal set the marginal price most hours, which ties this zone to fuel and carbon markets more than to local weather. Renewable build-out shows up as spread widening: cheap green middays against fuel-priced peaks.

The zone has cleared negative 0 hours so far this year (live counters on the tracker), inside a year-to-date range of 0 to 224.63 €/MWh. Our serving model (volt-3) currently runs 14.8% less error than the naive baseline (backtest, 28 scored days) — verified daily on the public scorecard.

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Method. Mix shares from realized generation (ENTSO-E A75, trailing 30 days); price stats from hourly means of published day-ahead auction results (2026 YTD). Every figure recomputes continuously — this page is a query, not an essay with a shelf life. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com".