Grid Stress Alerts for 25 August 2026
14 notable grid events on 25 August 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 2 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
- Daily demand in California reached 1.09 TWh on 25 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 375 days of loaded history.
- Daily demand in Italy South reached 86.7 GWh on 25 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 368 days of loaded history.
- Net imports into Belgium reached 103 GWh on 25 August 2026 (46% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 375 days of loaded history.
All Alerts, 25 August 2026
14 events- Demand Daily demand in California reached 1.09 TWh on 25 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 375 days of loaded history.
- Demand Daily demand in Italy South reached 86.7 GWh on 25 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 368 days of loaded history. Italy South grid
- Net imports Net imports into Belgium reached 103 GWh on 25 August 2026 (46% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 375 days of loaded history. Belgium grid
- Net imports Net imports into Denmark East (DK2) reached 25.4 GWh on 25 August 2026 (65% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 371 days of loaded history. Denmark East (DK2) grid
- Net imports Sweden South (SE4) imported a net 36.6 GWh on 25 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 374 days of loaded history and 75% of its demand that day. Sweden South (SE4) grid
- Net imports Net imports into Austria reached 42.3 GWh on 25 August 2026 (27% of demand), the 2nd highest daily net imports in 375 days of loaded history. Austria grid
- Net imports Italy Centre-North imported a net 36.0 GWh on 25 August 2026, the 2nd highest daily net imports in 363 days of loaded history and 53% of its demand that day. Italy Centre-North grid
- Net imports Lithuania imported a net 10.6 GWh on 25 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 368 days of loaded history and 33% of its demand that day. Lithuania grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Finland averaged EUR 86.38/MWh for 25 August 2026, 4.2 times its 90 day median of EUR 20.64/MWh. Finland grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North-Central (SE2) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 74.85/MWh for 25 August 2026, 3.6 times its own 90 day median (EUR 20.61/MWh). Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North (SE1) averaged EUR 57.26/MWh for 25 August 2026, 3 times its 90 day median of EUR 19.12/MWh. Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price Estonia had a day ahead price averaging EUR 113.12/MWh for 25 August 2026, 2.5 times its own 90 day median (EUR 45.72/MWh). Estonia grid
- Day ahead price Norway Central (NO3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 160.45/MWh for 25 August 2026, 2.4 times its own 90 day median (EUR 65.56/MWh). Norway Central (NO3) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden South-Central (SE3) averaged EUR 119.73/MWh for 25 August 2026, 2 times its 90 day median of EUR 59.07/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 2026-08-25. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.