TTF gas and Southern European electricity markets hit their highest levels since 2022 and 2023 in the first week of September
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 7, 2026. 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 […]
Data centers are not the energy transition’s problem: they can be part of the solution
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 4, 2026. 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. The growth of data centers has become one of the […]
Electricity and gas futures point to a winter of high prices in Europe
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 2, 2026. 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. Rise in electricity futures prices Electricity […]
Analysis August
2026
Prices rose in all European electricity markets in August driven by gas, while solar energy hit record highs for the month
2026
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, September 1, 2026. 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 energy production and lower wind energy production in most markets, drove this trend. Even so, solar PV production reached record […]
European electricity markets registered higher wind energy production and lower prices in the fourth week of August
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 31, 2026. 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, […]
Interview by El Periódico de la Energía with Antonio Delgado Rigal, PhD in Artificial Intelligence and CEO of AleaSoft Energy Forecasting
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 31, 2026. 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. European gas prices have risen sharply again this summer, and electricity futures for the coming months have also become more expensive. Are we […]
800 articles telling the story of a historic transformation of the energy sector
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 27, 2026. Since 2019, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting has been publishing regular analysis on electricity markets, renewables and the sector’s major changes in El Periódico de la Energía. This 800th publication is an opportunity to look back and see just how much the energy sector has changed in barely seven years. Eight […]
Battery de-rating in the capacity mechanism: what the residual demand data show
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 26, 2026. With the first capacity mechanism auction on the horizon, one discussion carries a direct impact on storage revenues, the batteries’ de-rating coefficient. The extension of Almaraz to 2030 also requires a review of the analyses underpinning the mechanism. Data on Spain’s mainland residual demand from 2021 to 2025 show […]
Gas, futures and hedging: when waiting is also a risk decision
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 25, 2026. The rebound in TTF gas and its impact on electricity market prices puts the spotlight once again on the purchasing strategies of large consumers. In a highly volatile environment, deciding when and how much to hedge requires analysing not only market prices, but also the risks and outlook for […]
TTF gas at its highest since January 2023 drives up European electricity market prices in the third week of August
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 24, 2026. In the third week of August, weekly average prices rose in most of the main European electricity markets. The increase in TTF gas and CO₂ and the fall in solar energy production drove this trend. In Spain, Portugal and Italy, higher wind energy production and lower demand favored the […]
Extreme heat tests Europe’s electricity systems: demand, generation and prices under pressure
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 21, 2026. This summer’s heatwaves are simultaneously affecting different European electricity systems, though through different channels. They increase cooling-related electricity demand, constrain generation availability and raise price volatility. The episodes recorded in Spain, France, Italy, Romania and Hungary show why anticipating these risks requires a view across the whole of Europe’s […]
European gas reserves at their lowest in recent years: pressure on summer prices and risk for the winter
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 19, 2026. The European Union’s gas reserves currently stand at around 61% of their capacity, the lowest level for this time of year in recent years, even below the level recorded in 2021. In recent days, gas prices have risen and, on August 18, TTF gas futures reached their highest value […]