‘European gas shortages to keep wholesale prices high this winter and next’

Sky-high winter gas prices are forecast to retain their record levels this decade, according to a new report

UK energy prices skyrocket as snow blast continues

Prices settled at £2,585/MWh, which is more than 40 times the 2011-2020 average

Britain’s gas-fired generation breaks record in third quarter

Britain remained a net exporter in the third quarter, according to a report

Sweden reigns European power exports

The country overtook France as top exporter in the first half of the year, according to a new report

Britain “exported electricity for first time since 2017 in second quarter’

The war in Ukraine and limited supplies of French nuclear power contributed to the change, according to a report

Analysts cast doubt on National Grid’s plan for off-peak energy use

The scheme which aims to pay consumers to use less electricity at peak times will not solve the “big capacity crunch”, according to a report

Gas and coal prices in GB market ‘rise to their highest ever levels’

Prices soared to all-time highs in the first quarter this year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new report shows

Capacity market auction cleared at an all-time high price

Britain’s Capacity Market auction secured 42.4GW for the delivery year 2025-26 at a record price of £30.59 per kW per year

Britain’s auction for electricity capacity clears at highest ever price

The clearing price of £75 per kW per year surpasses the previous record of £45 which was set last year

France remains Europe’s biggest power exporter in 2021

Most of France’s total net exports in the second half of 2021 flowed to Italy and Britain