Grid Stress Alerts for 27 August 2026
14 notable grid events on 27 August 2026 in ENTSO-E and EIA operator data: 3 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 California reached 1.11 TWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history.
- Daily demand in Italy Sardinia reached 33.4 GWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history.
- Daily demand in Italy Sicily reached 73.1 GWh on 27 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history.
All Alerts, 27 August 2026
14 events- Demand Daily demand in California reached 1.11 TWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history.
- Demand Daily demand in Italy Sardinia reached 33.4 GWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history. Italy Sardinia grid
- Demand Daily demand in Italy Sicily reached 73.1 GWh on 27 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily demand in 377 days of loaded history. Italy Sicily grid
- Net imports Net imports into Finland reached 38.4 GWh on 27 August 2026 (19% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 377 days of loaded history. Finland grid
- Net imports Italy Centre-North imported a net 40.3 GWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 365 days of loaded history and 54% of its demand that day. Italy Centre-North grid
- Net imports Italy Sicily imported a net 30.4 GWh on 27 August 2026, the highest daily net imports in 377 days of loaded history and 42% of its demand that day. Italy Sicily grid
- Net imports Net imports into Norway South-West (NO2) reached 19.2 GWh on 27 August 2026 (22% of demand), the highest daily net imports in 377 days of loaded history. Norway South-West (NO2) grid
- Net imports Net imports into Belgium reached 102 GWh on 27 August 2026 (44% of demand), the 3rd highest daily net imports in 377 days of loaded history. Belgium grid
- Net imports Lithuania imported a net 11.1 GWh on 27 August 2026, the 3rd highest daily net imports in 370 days of loaded history and 37% of its demand that day. Lithuania grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Finland averaged EUR 89.93/MWh for 27 August 2026, 4.2 times its 90 day median of EUR 21.41/MWh. Finland grid
- Day ahead price Sweden North-Central (SE2) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 80.47/MWh for 27 August 2026, 3.8 times its own 90 day median (EUR 21.24/MWh). Sweden North-Central (SE2) grid
- Day ahead price The day ahead price in Sweden North (SE1) averaged EUR 57.34/MWh for 27 August 2026, 2.9 times its 90 day median of EUR 19.77/MWh. Sweden North (SE1) grid
- Day ahead price Norway Central (NO3) had a day ahead price averaging EUR 177.36/MWh for 27 August 2026, 2.7 times its own 90 day median (EUR 66.15/MWh). Norway Central (NO3) grid
- Day ahead price Estonia had a day ahead price averaging EUR 120.25/MWh for 27 August 2026, 2.6 times its own 90 day median (EUR 46.67/MWh). Estonia grid
Further alerts left out for space: 2 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 2026-08-27. Operator data only, kept apart from annual statistics.