Grid Stress Alerts for 26 August 2026
15 notable grid events on 26 August 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 2 demand, 1 wind and solar, 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
- California used 1.11 TWh of electricity on 26 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 376 days of loaded history.
- Italy Sicily used 72.2 GWh of electricity on 26 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 376 days of loaded history.
- On 26 August 2026 wind and solar made up 10.9% of generation in Central, the 3rd lowest daily wind and solar share in 347 days of loaded history (against a median of 36.0%).
All Alerts, 26 August 2026
15 events- Demand California used 1.11 TWh of electricity on 26 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 376 days of loaded history.
- Demand Italy Sicily used 72.2 GWh of electricity on 26 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 376 days of loaded history. Italy Sicily grid
- Wind and solar On 26 August 2026 wind and solar made up 10.9% of generation in Central, the 3rd lowest daily wind and solar share in 347 days of loaded history (against a median of 36.0%).
- Net imports Belgium imported a net 108 GWh on 26 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 376 days of loaded history and 47% of its demand that day. Belgium grid
- Net imports Net imports into Italy Sicily reached 28.8 GWh on 26 August 2026 (40% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 376 days of loaded history. Italy Sicily grid
- Net imports Net imports into Sweden South (SE4) reached 36.6 GWh on 26 August 2026 (74% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 375 days of loaded history. Sweden South (SE4) grid
- Net imports Sweden South-Central (SE3) imported a net 47.1 GWh on 26 August 2026, the 2nd highest daily net imports in 376 days of loaded history and 24% of its demand that day. Sweden South-Central (SE3) grid
- Net imports Net imports into Italy Centre-North reached 35.8 GWh on 26 August 2026 (52% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 364 days of loaded history. Italy Centre-North grid
- Net imports Net imports into Lithuania reached 11.1 GWh on 26 August 2026 (35% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 369 days of loaded history. Lithuania grid
- Day ahead price Finland had a day ahead price averaging EUR 108.31/MWh for 26 August 2026, 5.1 times its own 90 day median (EUR 21.15/MWh). Finland grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North-Central (SE2) averaged EUR 97.23/MWh for 26 August 2026, 4.6 times its 90 day median of EUR 21.00/MWh. Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North (SE1) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 76.93/MWh for 26 August 2026, 3.9 times its own 90 day median (EUR 19.58/MWh). Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Estonia averaged EUR 127.31/MWh for 26 August 2026, 2.8 times its 90 day median of EUR 45.87/MWh. Estonia grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Norway Central (NO3) averaged EUR 169.62/MWh for 26 August 2026, 2.6 times its 90 day median of EUR 65.91/MWh. Norway Central (NO3) grid
- Day ahead price Sweden South-Central (SE3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 130.15/MWh for 26 August 2026, 2.2 times its own 90 day median (EUR 59.24/MWh). Sweden South-Central (SE3) 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 2026-08-26. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.