What happens when prices turn negative?

Negative electricity prices: how does that work?

Yes, it happens: the market price for electricity becomes negative. That means there is more supply than demand and producers effectively pay to offload energy.

How does Leafy Energy show this?

• The chart highlights negative-price hours as “super green” blocks.
• Your energy component may be negative for those hours.

Remember the other components

• Fixed charges and taxes remain positive.
• Your total monthly bill won’t automatically turn negative.

Negative prices are mostly an invitation to shift flexible loads (EV, battery, boiler) into those hours. Leafy Energy’s alerts and automations help you take advantage of them.