Grid Stress Alerts for 20 August 2026
12 notable grid events on 20 August 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 1 demand, 6 net imports, 5 day ahead price. Records are judged against the days loaded for each zone, and each sentence says how many.
Key Facts
- Daily demand in Texas reached 1.82 TWh on 20 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 368 days of loaded history.
- Italy North imported a net 113 GWh on 20 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 343 days of loaded history and 28% of its demand that day.
- Net imports into Norway South-East (NO1) reached 42.5 GWh on 20 August 2026 (61% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 370 days of loaded history.
All Alerts, 20 August 2026
12 events- Demand Daily demand in Texas reached 1.82 TWh on 20 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 368 days of loaded history.
- Net imports Italy North imported a net 113 GWh on 20 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 343 days of loaded history and 28% of its demand that day. Italy North grid
- Net imports Net imports into Norway South-East (NO1) reached 42.5 GWh on 20 August 2026 (61% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 370 days of loaded history. Norway South-East (NO1) grid
- Net imports Net imports into Denmark West (DK1) reached 26.3 GWh on 20 August 2026 (42% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 364 days of loaded history. Denmark West (DK1) grid
- Net imports Net imports into Slovenia reached 9.90 GWh on 20 August 2026 (25% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 367 days of loaded history. Slovenia grid
- Net imports Sweden South-Central (SE3) imported a net 44.2 GWh on 20 August 2026, the 2nd highest daily net imports in 370 days of loaded history and 22% of its demand that day. Sweden South-Central (SE3) grid
- Net imports Austria imported a net 40.8 GWh on 20 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 370 days of loaded history and 26% of its demand that day. Austria grid
- Day ahead price Finland had a day ahead price averaging EUR 88.49/MWh for 20 August 2026, 4.3 times its own 90 day median (EUR 20.40/MWh). Finland grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North-Central (SE2) averaged EUR 87.73/MWh for 20 August 2026, 4.3 times its 90 day median of EUR 20.33/MWh. Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North (SE1) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 75.55/MWh for 20 August 2026, 4.2 times its own 90 day median (EUR 18.14/MWh). Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Estonia averaged EUR 98.04/MWh for 20 August 2026, 2.3 times its 90 day median of EUR 42.23/MWh. Estonia grid
- Day ahead price Sweden South-Central (SE3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 119.64/MWh for 20 August 2026, 2.1 times its own 90 day median (EUR 56.48/MWh). Sweden South-Central (SE3) grid
Further alerts left out for space: 3 more net imports.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-08-20. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.