[Dutch electricity prices fell to negative value at one point] on Wednesday, electricity prices in the Netherlands fell to negative, the market is flooded with green power, and consumers can be paid to use excess electricity. Between 1pm and 2pm, electricity prices at Epex Spot SE, the Amsterdam-based electricity exchange, hit a minimum of-739.96 euros per megawatt-hour. The hourly weighted average is negative from 10:00 to 5 p.m.