Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices

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8%

Finland · 2024

Share of hours with negative wholesale electricity prices in Finland averaged 8% in 2024 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Report
Prices
Locator
Negative prices highlight the need for more flexibility in supply and demand
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
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Verified

What the source says

Finland led the continent with the highest number of negatively priced hours in 2024, at 8% of the time (700 hours).

International Energy Agency, Prices · Negative prices highlight the need for more flexibility in supply and demand
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International Energy Agency. (2024). Prices. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/prices. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPPG
MLA
International Energy Agency. "Prices." 2024, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/prices. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPPG.
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International Energy Agency. "Prices." 2024. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/prices. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPPG.
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@misc{iea2024sharembjppg, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Prices}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC3BMVT0FP162MBJPPG}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/prices. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Prices
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Negative prices highlight the need for more flexibility in supply and demand
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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Reachable (HTTP 200)
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15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
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