Electricity Prices

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#ElectricityPrices 16 July 2026

The Cost of Being Wrong Has Normalised: Imbalance Prices Return to Earth

Being short when the system is short (SI+) cost 340 €/MWh in Belgium in 2022. So far in 2026 it is 115. France unwound the furthest, down 76%, and Portugal is now the cheapest market to be short in at 50 €/MWh.

#ElectricityPrices 24 June 2026

France: From Europe's Most Expensive Power Market to One of Its Cheapest

France averaged 276 €/MWh in 2022, the dearest market in Europe. By 2026 the same market averages 57 €/MWh, below every northern neighbour.

#ElectricityPrices 1 June 2026

Five Months In: How Spring 2026 Reshaped European Power Prices

From a winter near 100 €/MWh to a noon at effectively zero. A hydro anomaly, a deepening solar canyon, and a daily spread of 177 €/MWh in Germany.

#MarketDynamics 15 January 2026

When Solar Meets the Grid: A Year of Price Discovery

How solar PV generation is reshaping European spot prices, why the relationship is not linear, and what system constraints determine the outcome.

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