Negative electricity prices: who pays whom and why?

On Sunday, April 13, once again this year we broke the record for the lowest electricity prices ever recorded in the 25-year history of the Warsaw Power Exchange. For 8 hours in a row, electricity was sold at negative prices, including 3 hours at a record rate of minus PLN 500/MWh. Negative electricity prices – what does it mean for recipients? A negative electricity price means that those who sell electricity on the exchange pay extra for it, a…