Rising renewable energy production and falling gas prices push European electricity market prices down in the first week of May
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, May 5, 2025. In the week of April 28, prices in the main European electricity markets decreased compared to the previous week. Falling demand and gas prices, as well as increased renewable energy production, supported these declines. Photovoltaic energy set all‑time generation records in France and Italy, as well as the highest […]
Rises in European market prices due to less wind energy in the fourth week of April, photovoltaic energy records and fall in gas prices to the lowest levels since July
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, April 29, 2025. In the week of April 21, prices in most major European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week, especially during the first days of the week. Declining wind energy production drove the increases. At the end of the week prices dropped. On Sunday, April 27, Italy reached its […]
European electricity market prices fall at Easter and the Iberian market registers the lowest prices
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, April 22, 2025. In the third week of April, which coincided with Easter, prices in most major European electricity markets were lower than the previous week. The decrease in electricity demand and the increase in wind energy production in most markets favored this behavior. The Iberian market registered the lowest prices among […]
Gas and oil register historic drops while photovoltaic energy reaches records in the second week of April
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, April 14, 2025. In the second week of April, prices in the main European electricity markets remained at similar levels to the previous week, with slightly higher weekly averages. The decline in wind energy production favored this behavior. On the other hand, solar photovoltaic energy production increased and reached an all‑time daily […]
Renewable energy records and European energy market price drops in the first week of April
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, April 7, 2025. In the first week of April, prices in most major European electricity markets were lower than the previous week, with averages below €75/MWh in almost all of them. Renewable energy production increased in several markets. Solar photovoltaic energy set an all‑time daily production record in Italy, as well as […]
Analysis first quarter
2025
Gas, CO₂ and demand drive first quarter European electricity market prices to two year highs
2025
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, April 1, 2025. In the first quarter of 2025, prices rose in most major European electricity markets. In several markets, the quarterly average price was the highest since the second quarter of 2023. One of the main drivers of this rise was the increase in gas prices, whose quarterly average was also […]
The Iberian market registers the second lowest price in Europe in the last week of March and sets a historical hourly minimum
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 31, 2025. In the last week of March, prices fell in most major European electricity markets. Declining demand and falling gas and CO2 prices drove these declines. In contrast, the fall in wind energy production caused prices to rise in some markets. The increase in photovoltaic energy production meant that MIBEL […]
Record wind and photovoltaic energy production and falling European electricity market prices mark the third week of March
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 24, 2025. In the third week of March, weekly prices in most major European electricity markets fell below €85/MWh, after exceeding €100/MWh in the previous week. Almost all markets registered the lowest daily price since at least January. The increase in renewable energy production and the decrease in electricity demand favored […]
Low temperatures and decreased renewable energy production keep European electricity market prices above €100/MWh
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 17, 2025. In the second week of March, weekly prices in most major European electricity markets exceeded €100/MWh and were higher than in the previous week. Higher electricity demand, associated with colder temperatures, and lower wind and photovoltaic energy production compared to the previous week in most markets favored this behavior. […]
Price declines and solar energy records mark the first week of March in European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 10, 2025. In the first week of March, prices declined in European electricity markets. Germany, France and Italy broke all‑time records for solar photovoltaic energy production for a day in March, while wind energy production increased in Germany and the Iberian Peninsula. Electricity demand decreased in most markets and fuel prices, […]
Analysis February 2025
European electricity market prices rose in February driven by gas and falling wind energy production
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 4, 2025. Prices in the main European electricity markets rose in February 2025, in many cases reaching their highest level since March 2023. This rebound was driven by rising gas prices, which also marked their highest monthly average since that date. In addition, wind energy production fell, in some markets registering […]
Falling gas and CO2 prices limit price rises in European electricity markets in the last week of February
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, March 3, 2025. In the last week of February, weekly prices in most major European electricity markets were above €100/MWh. In almost all of them, the weekly average was higher than the previous week, although the increases did not exceed 12%. Spain, Portugal and France registered the highest photovoltaic energy production for […]