News on European electricity markets
Week 37/2026
(07/09/2026-11/09/2026)
| NEWS |
September 9, 2026
TTF gas hits highest level since 2023 and Brent climbs back above $100/bbl
TTF gas and Brent oil futures prices continue their climb amid heightened geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The Front‑Month TTF gas futures contract closed on September 8 at €75.84/MWh and during the September 9 session it reached €79.00/MWh, its highest level since early 2023. Meanwhile, the Front‑Month Brent futures contract closed on Tuesday at $97.92/bbl and during the following session climbed back above the $100/bbl barrier for the first time since July 24.
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September 8, 2026
This summer’s SRAD activations highlight the value of flexibility: demand and storage gain prominence
The Active Demand Response Service (SRAD) activations recorded in Spain this summer have once again highlighted the importance of flexibility in an electricity system with ever-increasing renewable penetration. For large consumers, mechanisms such as SRAD also represent an opportunity to turn their capacity to adapt consumption into an additional source of revenue.
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September 7, 2026
TTF gas and Southern European electricity markets hit their highest levels since 2022 and 2023 in the first week of September
In the first week of September, Spain and Portugal reached their highest daily electricity prices since December 2022, while Italy reached its highest level since January 2023, amid lower wind energy production, higher demand and elevated gas prices. The main European electricity markets set records for solar photovoltaic energy production for a September day. TTF gas futures reached their highest price since January 2023, driven by tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and stronger gas demand in Europe.
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September 4, 2026
Data centers are not the energy transition’s problem: they can be part of the solution
Spain needs more renewable generation, but it also needs new electricity demand capable of absorbing it. The regulation proposed for data centers is demanding, but it opens an opportunity to link new demand with new generation, storage and PPAs.
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September 2, 2026
Electricity and gas futures point to a winter of high prices in Europe
Electricity futures have risen sharply in Europe over the summer, amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and rising gas prices. The rise increases hedging costs for large consumers and electro-intensive industry, while higher price curves may improve the bankability of renewable PPAs.
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September 1, 2026
Prices rose in all European electricity markets in August driven by gas, while solar energy hit record highs for the month
In August 2026, monthly prices rose in all the main European electricity markets. The increase in gas and CO2 emission allowance prices, together with the monthly decline in solar production and lower wind production in most markets, drove this trend. Even so, solar PV production reached record highs for an August in every market analysed, while Germany and France broke wind production records for the month.
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August 31, 2026
European electricity markets registered higher wind energy production and lower prices in the fourth week of August
In the fourth week of August, weekly prices fell in most European electricity markets. A widespread increase in wind energy production supported this trend, with Italy as the exception. Portugal set a wind energy production record for an August day. Brent futures fell. In contrast, TTF gas futures rose, supported by low European gas storage levels and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, and reached their highest settlement price since January 2023.
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August 31, 2026
Interview by El Periódico de la Energía with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting
Interview by Ramón Roca, director of El Periódico de la Energía, with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence, founder and CEO of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting.
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| RRSS |
September 10, 2026
Negative prices reach the PVPC and reinforce the value of flexibility
September 10, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 7. Forecasting also means quantifying uncertainty
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September 9, 2026
We keep expanding our network of...
September 9, 2026
In energy markets, understanding the past is part of operating in the present.
September 9, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 6. Artificial intelligence and hybrid models: why combine techniques?
September 9, 2026
For the first time in our webinar series, we will be joined by S&P Global
September 8, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 5. How to avoid overfitting
September 7, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 4. What happens when the market changes?
September 4, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 3. Correlation does not imply causation
September 3, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 2. Which variables really explain the energy market?
September 2, 2026
Series: How to build a good forecast in the energy sector
Part 1. Data: the raw material of any forecast
September 1, 2026
An expensive or very expensive winter in Europe
September 1, 2026
Artificial intelligence to understand and anticipate energy
Part 10. AI as a tool for making energy decisions
August 31, 2026
Artificial intelligence to understand and anticipate energy
Part 9. Short-, mid- and long-term forecasts: three different problems
August 28, 2026
Artificial intelligence to understand and anticipate energy
Part 8. How is a forecast validated?
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| WEBINARS |
- European energy markets: recent evolution and prospects
- Current situation of energy storage, expected development and main challenges
- Progress in self‑consumption, challenges and opportunities
- Oriol Saltó i Bauzà, Associate Partner at AleaSoft
- Josefin Berg, Associate director of Renewables Markets at S&P Global Energy
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