several wind turbines stand in a cluster in the countryside.
A field of wind turbines producing energy from the wind.
  • Electricity prices in Europe fell into negative territory over the weekend.
  • That's as the region's green-energy push resulted in an abundance of supply.
  • In the Netherlands, prices for Sunday afternoon were as low as minus 73.76 euros per megawatt hour.

Electricity prices in Europe fell into negative territory over the weekend as the region's green-energy push resulted in an abundance of supply.

On Saturday, prices for the following day dipped below zero in about a dozen countries, including Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, according to Epex Spot SE data cited by Bloomberg.