Fraction of negative hourly wholesale electricity prices in selected regions, 2019-2024

Notes

Southern California corresponds to area SP15 in the state's zonal regions, Central California to area ZP26 and Nortern California to area NP15. For South Australia and Victoria, five-minute interval prices were converted to hourly averages to enable comparison.

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