Why does Latvia sometimes have a different price than Lithuania?

When cross-border transmission capacity between two zones is full, prices decouple. Latvia usually clears at the same price as Estonia — the EE–LV border is rarely congested — but it often differs from Lithuania, where prices can run at a premium when the LV–LT link is constrained.

Is the next day already shown?

After the SDAC auction publishes (~13:00 CET), tomorrow’s 24 hourly prices are appended to this feed. Before that the latest row is yesterday’s 23:00 CET hour.

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Latvia day-ahead spot price

Name: Latvia day-ahead spot price
Creator: Volton
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The hourly day-ahead clearing price for the LV bidding zone, set by the SDAC pan-European auction at 13:00 CET each day. The reference price for nearly every Latvian electricity contract. Sourced from Nord Pool / ENTSO-E, refreshed hourly.

Methodology

The day-ahead market clears once each day at 13:00 CET via the EU Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC). Each connected bidding zone gets one price per hour for tomorrow. Latvia is in the SDAC zone; Nord Pool is the operator that runs the matching for the Nordic-Baltic region.

The clearing price is the highest accepted bid in each direction (sell / buy) at the equilibrium volume. Every accepted seller and buyer pays / receives this single uniform price.

FAQ

Why does Latvia sometimes have a different price than Lithuania?: When cross-border transmission capacity between two zones is full, prices decouple. Latvia usually clears at the same price as Estonia — the EE–LV border is rarely congested — but it often differs from Lithuania, where prices can run at a premium when the LV–LT link is constrained.
Is the next day already shown?: After the SDAC auction publishes (~13:00 CET), tomorrow’s 24 hourly prices are appended to this feed. Before that the latest row is yesterday’s 23:00 CET hour.

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