Second consecutive week of price falls in most European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 27, 2023. In the fourth week of February, prices of most European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week, influenced by the decrease in gas prices and the drop in demand in various European markets. On the other hand, on February 21, TTF gas futures for the Front‑Month registered a […]
Decline in demand and gas prices lead to a fall in prices in European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 20, 2023. In the third week of February, prices of almost all European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week due to the decrease in demand and gas prices, as well as the increase in wind and solar energy production in some markets. On the other hand, TTF gas futures […]
European electricity markets prices rise due to the growing demand and the fall in wind and solar energy
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 13, 2023. In the second week of February, prices of almost all European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week, influenced by the increase in demand in most markets, the drop in wind energy production in markets such as the German, the French or the Italian and the decrease in […]
European electricity markets start February downwards helped by demand, renewable energy and gas
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 6, 2023. In the first week of February, prices of most European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week, favoured by the decrease in demand in most markets, a lower weekly average price of gas, general increases in solar energy production and rises in wind energy production in most markets. […]
Fall in European electricity markets prices in January 2023
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 1, 2023. In the month of January 2023, European electricity markets prices decreased with respect to both December and January 2022. The monthly average price was lower than €135/MWh in almost all markets. This behaviour was influenced by the decrease in gas and CO2 emission rights prices. On the other hand, […]
Wind energy, demand and CO2 contribute to the rise in European electricity markets
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 30, 2023. In the fourth week of January, prices of almost all European electricity markets analysed at AleaSoft Energy Forecasting increased compared to the previous week. The general decrease in wind energy production, the increase in demand in most markets and the increase in CO2 prices contributed to this behaviour. On […]
Winter temperatures finally arrive and prices rise in Europe
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 23, 2023. In the third week of January, prices of most European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week due to the increase in demand associated with the drop in temperatures. However, in the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian markets, where the wind energy production increased, price declines were registered. On […]
Record gas and CO2 prices send electricity markets in 2022 at prices never seen before
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, January 3, 2023. In 2022, the annual electricity markets prices were the highest in history, exceeding €200/MWh in most cases. Gas and CO2 prices, which also registered records, were the main cause of the high electricity markets prices. During 2022, the installed solar and wind energy capacity increased in most markets, which […]
The MIBEL market stands out from the rest of European electricity markets by registering prices more than 50% lower
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 19, 2022. In the week of December 12, prices of most European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week, although the weekly average exceeded €300/MWh in almost all of them. However, in the MIBEL market, prices including the adjustment for the gas cap remained below €150/MWh. At the end of […]
The rise in European energy markets prices continues with winter just around the corner
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 12, 2022. In the second week of December, European electricity markets prices increased, continuing the upward trend of recent weeks as temperatures drop. In the British market, £1585.82/MWh was reached in one hour of Monday the 12th, and daily prices exceeded €400/MWh on various occasions in most markets. Among the causes […]
Gas gives no respite and continues to push European electricity markets prices with the drop in temperatures
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 5, 2022. In the week of November 28, prices of all European electricity markets rose. Daily prices above €350/MWh were registered in several markets and in the British £1000/MWh were exceeded in a few hours. Temperatures continued to drop, which led to the increase in demand in most markets. Gas and […]
MIBEL eludes the price rises registered in the European markets in November
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, December 1, 2022. In November, prices of most European markets were higher than those of October, except for MIBEL, which registered the lowest price since August 2021, including the adjustment price due to the gas cap. In most markets, the increase in wind energy production failed to offset the rise in demand […]