See why Germany, France and the Netherlands all saw record levels of renewables voluntarily switching off in 2025.
Montel's European price sensitive curtailment report quantifies the volumes of voluntarily curtailed renewables across European energy markets.
Assessing the amount of renewable power which was not generated due to negative power prices, this report analyses the factors causing price collapses, the impacts on generators and how mismatched fuel mixes can combine with grid infrastructure issues to leave renewable producers with no other option but to switch off.
Key insights include:
Record volumes of renewable power were voluntarily curtailed in Germany (1,750GWh) France (1,429GWh) and the Netherlands (709GWh).
The increasing buildout of solar across Europe continues to contribute to midday generation peaks, resulting in price cannibalisation and voluntary curtailment.
Generators are now switching off before prices hit zero, choosing not to produce between EUR 0-5/MWh in some cases.
Renewables are shifting trading strategies as a result, becoming more active in the intraday market and co-locating assets with storage.
Get the full picture, download your copy of the 2025 European price sensitive curtailment report now.
