Fact Sheet on Negative Prices

KU Leuven  Energy Institute –

Recent observations show that European electricity market prices turn negative when high shares of inflexible generation hit a low demand. The increasing share of renewable energy sources for electricity, such as wind and solar Photovoltaic Power, is an important driver due to the intermittency of its energy source. The objective of this factsheet is to explain the phenomena of negative prices, as well as the behaviour of electricity markets with high shares of renewable energy sources for electricity.

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