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 […]
Falling gas and CO2 prices ease pressure on European electricity markets in the third week of February
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 24, 2025. In the third week of February, prices fell in the main European electricity markets, with most of them reaching weekly averages below €110/MWh. Several factors contributed to these declines. On the one hand, the fall in gas and CO2 prices, as well as the decline in demand. On the […]
European electricity markets continued to rise in the second week of February, with the exception of the Iberian market thanks to wind energy
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 17, 2025. In the second week of February, prices in most major European electricity markets rose and weekly averages exceeded €140/MWh. However, in the Iberian market, the increase in wind energy production and the decrease in electricity demand favored lower prices. The French market broke the photovoltaic energy production record for […]
Rising gas and less wind push European electricity market prices above €120/MWh in the first week of February
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 10, 2025. In the first week of February, TTF gas futures prices continued to rise and reached the highest settlement price in the last two years at the end of the week. In this context, coupled with lower wind energy production and higher demand, prices in the main European electricity markets […]
Analysis January 2025
In January, European electricity market prices reached maximums since March 2023 driven by gas, CO₂ and demand
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 4, 2025. In January 2025, prices in most major European electricity markets rose, with some reaching their highest monthly average since March 2023. This increase follows the trend of gas prices, whose futures marked their highest monthly value since then, and CO₂ prices, with their highest level since December 2023. The […]