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Three ways to read the market: Daily updates keep you current in two minutes, Briefings dig into the numbers behind the week's moves, and Editorials tell the long stories of how Europe's power system really behaves. Combine the filters below to narrow what you see. Pick as many as you want at each level.
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 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 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 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 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 updatesMarketsGas storage shortfall drives European power prices to 3-year high
Tight gas inventories are pushing wholesale electricity prices to levels not seen since 2023, with Baltic spot rates nearing €400/MWh.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania hits highest price in more than six months as Nordic markets tighten
Nord Pool data show Lithuanian wholesale power at its highest level in over six months, with Finland also flagging an early-week spike.
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Daily updatesMarketsRising negative prices reshape Europe's solar, storage and PPA markets
S&P Global links wider price spreads to a stronger investment case for batteries and structured renewable contracts.
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Daily updatesMarketsOctopus Energy buys Danish automated power trader BD Energy
The acquisition adds algorithmic short-term trading capability to Octopus's European market operations.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuropean power market headlines: 26 August
Two market updates cross the wire today, covering Finnish power dynamics and a broader European markets rundown.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX resolves available capacity data delay for DE and AT zones
A data alert delay affecting published available capacity updates for the German and Austrian zones has been fixed, per EEX.
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Daily updatesPPAsAmazon signs four Swedish wind PPAs adding nearly 200 MW
The deals expand Amazon's contracted renewable capacity in Sweden as corporate PPA appetite remains firm.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania wholesale power price surges 84% in a single week
A sharp weekly spike in the Lithuanian bidding zone highlights the tighter energy market conditions flagged across Europe through 2027.
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Daily updatesPPAsAxpo seals 10-year vPPA with Flemish public sector for onshore wind
Six Flemish public organisations will source Belgian onshore wind power through a decade-long virtual PPA structured by Axpo.
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Daily updatesMarketsEEX to launch renewable power futures and handysize freight futures
EEX is adding new Renewable Power Futures and additional Handysize Freight Futures to its derivatives suite.
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Daily updatesPPAsEuropean PPA prices rise 2.3% in July as contracting stays active
Twenty-four PPAs totalling 1.1 GW were signed in July, alongside nine battery storage agreements representing 865 MW.
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Daily updatesMarketsLithuania electricity prices spike on Nord Pool
A price spike in the Lithuanian bidding zone was reported by Nord Pool, per Infoerdve.lt.
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Daily updatesMarketsEuronext and Nord Pool to launch Nordic-Baltic power futures market
The two exchanges will jointly operate a new listed futures venue covering Nordic and Baltic bidding zones.
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Daily updatesMarketsUK energy price cap set for three-year high this October
Cornwall Insight forecasts the GB price cap will reach a three-year high, lifting household bills heading into winter.
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