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Daily updatesRegulationAR8 CfD auction results set to slip into 2027
The UK's eighth contracts-for-difference round is now on its third of five timetables, with further delays still possible.
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Daily updatesRegulationGerman EEG overhaul back on the agenda at Hamburg 2026
A trade group is pushing for a southern quota in onshore wind auctions as Ming Yang backs a parallel offshore rules rewrite.
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Daily updatesMarketsHigh gas prices drive European power producers back to coal
Elevated TTF levels are shifting the merit order, making coal competitive again across multiple European bidding zones.
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Daily updatesPPAsAmazon backs 156MW Sicilian agrivoltaic PPA as CWG locks in 10-year solar deal
Two PPA signings signal continued corporate appetite for long-term renewable offtake in Europe.
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Daily updatesRegulationPortugal delays renewables-plus-storage auctions after consultation
Tenders covering 1,050 MVA of grid injection capacity are pushed back following a public consultation process.
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Daily updatesRegulationRegulatory uncertainty threatens German PV deployment in 2027
Proposed feed-in limits and tighter financing could trigger insolvencies and a sharp market contraction across the German zone next year.
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Daily updatesBalancingNordic frequency control overview published by Energinet
Energinet has released a structured overview of frequency control arrangements across the Nordic power system.
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Daily updatesRegulationSpain launches capacity market with €17bn grid investment plan
A new remuneration mechanism for generation, storage, and demand flexibility anchors Spain's electricity grid overhaul through 2030.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA rules on renewable grid cost allocation in Germany
Germany's network regulator has decided how integration costs for renewables will be distributed across network users.
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Daily updatesRegulationEU mandates 24-hour electricity supplier switching by end of 2026
New implementing rules from the European Commission set a hard deadline for member states to cut supplier switching times to one day.
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Daily updatesBalancingEnerginet opens aFRR procurement for Q4/2026
Denmark's TSO has launched the tender process for automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve capacity covering the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Daily updatesMarketsNord Pool day-ahead prices fall to record low
Electricity prices on the Nord Pool exchange hit a record-low level, according to Latvia's Public Utilities Commission.
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Daily updatesRegulationOfgem rejects seven 2026 Capacity Market change proposals without consultation
The regulator dismissed CP362, CP364, CP372, CP374, CP375, CP380, and CP383 in a single decision.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX reshapes solar futures timing and launches TB power market maker scheme
EEX announced two product changes: amended hours for Solar Block futures and a new market maker initiative for TB Power Futures.
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Daily updatesRegulationOrsted wins commission backing in UK wind farm double-tax dispute
A commission ruling supports Orsted's position that its UK offshore wind assets will not face double taxation under British law.
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Daily updatesPPAsValorem and Google sign 10-year Finnish wind PPA
The deal covers 97.3 MW from the Matkussaari wind farm in Finland.
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Daily updatesRegulationUK grid connections reform mishandled, Ofgem finds
NESO missed deadlines and issued inaccurate offers during the GB queue overhaul, though it met seven of eight performance obligations.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuronext Nord Pool Power Futures goes live
The joint Euronext and Nord Pool power futures venue is now operational, adding a new trading layer to European electricity markets.
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Daily updatesRegulationBNetzA launches scenario framework consultation for 2027–2045
Germany's grid regulator opens public input on electricity and gas/hydrogen planning horizons stretching to 2040 and 2045.
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Daily updatesBalancingElia launches trial publication of imbalance price forecasts
Belgium's TSO begins publishing forward-looking imbalance price signals, giving BRPs a new tool for real-time position management.
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