Wind energy slows European electricity market prices after the heat wave in the first week of July
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, July 6, 2026. In the first week of July, weekly average prices fell in the main European electricity markets after the previous week’s increases due to the heat wave. Lower electricity demand and higher wind energy production drove this trend. Portugal and Italy set all‑time records for solar photovoltaic energy production. Meanwhile, […]
Pumped storage plants and their role in electricity system flexibility
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, February 20, 2026. The growing penetration of renewable energies is transforming the temporal structure of electricity markets, increasing hourly variability and modifying system operating patterns. In this new environment, energy storage technologies, and pumped storage plants in particular, play an essential role by allowing energy to be shifted from periods of lower […]