Grid Stress Alerts for 21 August 2026
13 notable grid events on 21 August 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 1 demand, 6 net imports, 6 day ahead price. Records are judged against the days loaded for each zone, and each sentence says how many.
Key Facts
- Texas used 1.82 TWh of electricity on 21 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 369 days of loaded history.
- Net imports into Italy North reached 94.2 GWh on 21 August 2026 (25% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 344 days of loaded history.
- Italy Sicily imported a net 25.3 GWh on 21 August 2026, the 2nd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history and 40% of its demand that day.
All Alerts, 21 August 2026
13 events- Demand Texas used 1.82 TWh of electricity on 21 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 369 days of loaded history.
- Net imports Net imports into Italy North reached 94.2 GWh on 21 August 2026 (25% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 344 days of loaded history. Italy North grid
- Net imports Italy Sicily imported a net 25.3 GWh on 21 August 2026, the 2nd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history and 40% of its demand that day. Italy Sicily grid
- Net imports Net imports into Belgium reached 89.2 GWh on 21 August 2026 (41% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history. Belgium grid
- Net imports Net imports into Germany and Luxembourg reached 121 GWh on 21 August 2026 (10% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history. Germany and Luxembourg grid
- Net imports Norway South-East (NO1) imported a net 40.9 GWh on 21 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history and 60% of its demand that day. Norway South-East (NO1) grid
- Net imports Portugal imported a net 57.5 GWh on 21 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history and 42% of its demand that day. Portugal grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North-Central (SE2) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 111.63/MWh for 21 August 2026, 5.5 times its own 90 day median (EUR 20.33/MWh). Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North (SE1) averaged EUR 99.52/MWh for 21 August 2026, 5.5 times its 90 day median of EUR 18.14/MWh. Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Finland averaged EUR 108.55/MWh for 21 August 2026, 5.3 times its 90 day median of EUR 20.40/MWh. Finland grid
- Day ahead price Estonia had a day ahead price averaging EUR 117.77/MWh for 21 August 2026, 2.8 times its own 90 day median (EUR 42.23/MWh). Estonia grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden South-Central (SE3) averaged EUR 125.60/MWh for 21 August 2026, 2.2 times its 90 day median of EUR 56.48/MWh. Sweden South-Central (SE3) grid
- Day ahead price Norway Central (NO3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 129.26/MWh for 21 August 2026, 2 times its own 90 day median (EUR 64.57/MWh). Norway Central (NO3) grid
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 2026-08-21. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.