A trader’s mistake led to a significant drop in Finnish power prices, with the grid manager urging the public to maintain normal electricity consumption despite some households receiving electricity for free.
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Approximately 20% of Finnish consumers pay exchange prices for power, and they experienced zero electricity costs on that day. This resulted in a 5% increase in electricity consumption.