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.

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After the SDAC auction publishes, tomorrow’s 96 quarter-hour prices are appended to this feed. Before publication, the feed ends with the latest already-cleared delivery interval.

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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 15-minute day-ahead clearing price for the LV bidding zone, set by the SDAC pan-European auction 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 via the EU Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC). Since 1 October 2025, each connected bidding zone gets one price per 15-minute market time unit for tomorrow; older observations are hourly. Nord Pool 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, tomorrow’s 96 quarter-hour prices are appended to this feed. Before publication, the feed ends with the latest already-cleared delivery interval.

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