I-SEM Daily Briefing — 2 October 2026

Market Snapshot

Metric	Value
Mean DAM Price	€196.56/MWh
Median Price	€179.09/MWh
Std Dev	€42.99/MWh
Peak Price	€313.66/MWh (21:00)
Min Price	€145.98/MWh (13:30)
Price Range	€167.68/MWh
Periods above €150	43 of 48 (90%)
Periods above €200	19 of 48 (40%)
Peak Avg (07–22)	€204.44/MWh
Off-peak Avg (22–07)	€183.43/MWh
Peak/Off-Peak Spread	€21.01/MWh
Cheap/Dear Spread	€146.9/MWh → €290.41/MWh (€143.51)

Price Profile #

Std dev €42.99/MWh · Median €179.09/MWh · Periods above €150: 43 of 48 (90%)

Week in Context #

Price Duration Curve #

Periods above €150: 43 (90% of day) · Above €200: 19 (40% of day)

Peak / Off-Peak Spread #

Peak avg (07:00–22:00): €204.44/MWh · Off-peak avg: €183.43/MWh · Spread: €21.01/MWh

Cheap window: €146.9/MWh · Dear window: €290.41/MWh · Spread: €143.51/MWh — the actual cheapest and dearest 2-hour blocks of the day, wherever they fall on the clock

Commentary #

Half-hourly data — 2026-10-02

Period	Time	Price (€/MWh)
1	23:00	184.00
2	23:30	179.52
3	00:00	178.65
4	00:30	174.84
5	01:00	173.89
6	01:30	172.28
7	02:00	170.94
8	02:30	170.12
9	03:00	170.74
10	03:30	167.54
11	04:00	167.51
12	04:30	165.22
13	05:00	165.04
14	05:30	170.24
15	06:00	202.55
16	06:30	213.09
17	07:00	236.27
18	07:30	240.40
19	08:00	232.80
20	08:30	229.13
21	09:00	202.93
22	09:30	195.38
23	10:00	181.83
24	10:30	171.60
25	11:00	158.84
26	11:30	155.67
27	12:00	147.72
28	12:30	147.72
29	13:00	146.17
30	13:30	145.98
31	14:00	148.30
32	14:30	152.21
33	15:00	163.30
34	15:30	165.67
35	16:00	169.01
36	16:30	183.36
37	17:00	205.88
38	17:30	215.63
39	18:00	224.79
40	18:30	243.75
41	19:00	250.00
42	19:30	257.20
43	20:00	309.85
44	20:30	278.68
45	21:00	313.66
46	21:30	259.45
47	22:00	247.44
48	22:30	228.07

For the week-level picture and what it means if you're buying, see Weekly Analysis — 28 September–4 October 2026.