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pv magazine 2026-05-08

Europe’s negative electricity price hours double in Q1 amid renewables surpluses, market imbalances

UK-based consultancy Ricardo, part of the WSP Group, reports that EU-27 day-ahead power markets saw 1,223 negative-price hours in Q1 2026, more than double Q1 2025, driven mainly by Spain, Portugal, and Greece, while Nordic markets fell back to zero after prior spikes. Germany’s April 2026 data show…

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