The Energy Efficient Clock Change
A wet and cold week in store for most but clock change is likely to help absorb some of the impact of energy use - but could the clock do more? read more...
29 March 2010
A wet and cold week in store for most but clock change is likely to help absorb some of the impact of energy use - but could the clock do more? read more...
Natural Gas the one to watch
The power curve ended the week down feeling the pressure from the fuel curves as well as healthy supply situation. Looking forward, the gas market is the one to watch as it continues to dominant the fuel mix accounting for 50% of generating plant. read more...
08 March 2010
The power curve ended the week down feeling the pressure from the fuel curves as well as healthy supply situation. Looking forward, the gas market is the one to watch as it continues to dominant the fuel mix accounting for 50% of generating plant. read more...
Gas Imports Keep the System Balanced
Two GBAs in one week, use of Interruptible Supply Contracts and record temperatures but the system remains balanced and gas prices even drop during trading. read more...
08 January 2010
Two GBAs in one week, use of Interruptible Supply Contracts and record temperatures but the system remains balanced and gas prices even drop during trading. read more...
Gas Balancing Alert Issued
National Grid issues a rarely used Gas Balancing Alert following both supply and demand pressures. With severe weather warnings in place and freezing temperatures set to continue, will this be the last of the GBAs? read more...
05 January 2010
National Grid issues a rarely used Gas Balancing Alert following both supply and demand pressures. With severe weather warnings in place and freezing temperatures set to continue, will this be the last of the GBAs? read more...
Winter is Coming - or is it?
With the 'balmy' temperatures enjoyed over November , it's hard to believe that tomorrow officially marks the start of winter according to the Met Office - but what can we expect? read more...
30 November 2009
With the 'balmy' temperatures enjoyed over November , it's hard to believe that tomorrow officially marks the start of winter according to the Met Office - but what can we expect? read more...
Unseasonal Temperatures help to melt prices
Middle of November but no sign of wintery temperatures. The effect was to soften the prompt power market, which also felt the pressure from weak commodity curves. The downward trend fed through the power curve. read more...
16 November 2009
Middle of November but no sign of wintery temperatures. The effect was to soften the prompt power market, which also felt the pressure from weak commodity curves. The downward trend fed through the power curve. read more...
Demand Led Economic Recovery?
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
09 October 2009
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
A Rare Bull Appearance
A bullish respite in a bearish market was seen with some gains seen on the power curve. read more...
09 December 2008
A bullish respite in a bearish market was seen with some gains seen on the power curve. read more...
Not a Single Record in Sight
Comfortable margins on the system as well as a Bank Holiday helped to minimise the gains recorded in the UK Power market on Friday. read more...
27 May 2008
Comfortable margins on the system as well as a Bank Holiday helped to minimise the gains recorded in the UK Power market on Friday. read more...
Demand Drives Prices
Mild weather, ample supply margins and lower prices in France….all help to firm UK Prompt Prices?? read more...
14 May 2008
Mild weather, ample supply margins and lower prices in France….all help to firm UK Prompt Prices?? read more...
Warm Weather Helps to Melt Prices
Warm weather and over supply all helped to maintain a downward pressure on gas prices both in the prompt markets and further out on the curve. read more...
07 May 2008
Warm weather and over supply all helped to maintain a downward pressure on gas prices both in the prompt markets and further out on the curve. read more...
Prompt and Curve diverge
Could the change in price be a trading signal. read more...
19 February 2008
Could the change in price be a trading signal. read more...
Q4 v Q1 Future (Gas)
Spreads sometimes show how markets can change, and this gas spread is an interesting one to analyse. read more...
04 February 2008
Spreads sometimes show how markets can change, and this gas spread is an interesting one to analyse. read more...
Prompt pulls 09 down.
The prompt market continues to influence the back end of the curve. read more...
01 February 2008
The prompt market continues to influence the back end of the curve. read more...
Energy Intensives Users Group hint that Summer is a concern
The EIUG make some interesting observations but it is clear that the relationship between the spark and dark spread is of growing importance. read more...
30 January 2008
The EIUG make some interesting observations but it is clear that the relationship between the spark and dark spread is of growing importance. read more...
Market falls on the back of fundamentals
Market slips on fundamentals which show growing supplies as demand fall on mild weather. read more...
25 January 2008
Market slips on fundamentals which show growing supplies as demand fall on mild weather. read more...
Coal looks interesting
Coal although massively in demand has risen so much in price that players have switched to gas, this in turn has risen and perhaps as all commodities prices start to fall on economics some will start to look at coal more seriously again. read more...
11 January 2008
Coal although massively in demand has risen so much in price that players have switched to gas, this in turn has risen and perhaps as all commodities prices start to fall on economics some will start to look at coal more seriously again. read more...
Curve anomalies cause high Summer 08
Sometimes the sum of the parts does not always equal the whole. Players must look at arbitrage between months and seasons. read more...
09 January 2008
Sometimes the sum of the parts does not always equal the whole. Players must look at arbitrage between months and seasons. read more...
Rough starting to fill up.
Storage still a very important dynamic in the gas market. read more...
02 January 2008
Storage still a very important dynamic in the gas market. read more...
E.On CEO says electricity prices too cheap
Power prices likely to remain high read more...
24 December 2007
Power prices likely to remain high read more...
German demand down 5%
German demand drop so significant that if Europe has followed suit then the need for nuclear and new build could be put on hold. read more...
20 December 2007
German demand drop so significant that if Europe has followed suit then the need for nuclear and new build could be put on hold. read more...
Gas storage being used across Northern Europe
Storage facilities are being used and giving traders and operators more flexibility worldwide. read more...
13 December 2007
Storage facilities are being used and giving traders and operators more flexibility worldwide. read more...
Warm winter predicted
Met office think that it will be warm this winter so go long and wrap up! read more...
23 November 2007
Met office think that it will be warm this winter so go long and wrap up! read more...
Storm surges in the North Sea affect prompt prices
Gas fields turn down as staff move back to shore. read more...
09 November 2007
Gas fields turn down as staff move back to shore. read more...
Batten down the hatches
Oil continues to rise and it is causing some to worry that $100 is not unreasonable. read more...
17 October 2007
Oil continues to rise and it is causing some to worry that $100 is not unreasonable. read more...
Hedge funds move out of oil
Oil slides aggressively on the back of hedge fund sellers. The question on traders lips is when will this start to feed into the power market. read more...
08 August 2007
Oil slides aggressively on the back of hedge fund sellers. The question on traders lips is when will this start to feed into the power market. read more...
October 07 could be of interest
October is an interesting shoulder month to watch, it shows a dichotomy between the gas and power market. read more...
31 July 2007
October is an interesting shoulder month to watch, it shows a dichotomy between the gas and power market. read more...
Stock market tumble does nothing for power market
Stocks and shares tumble as energy prices remain rangebound. Oil stocks will be worth looking at. read more...
27 July 2007
Stocks and shares tumble as energy prices remain rangebound. Oil stocks will be worth looking at. read more...
Power and Gas markets become contrary.
The market responding interestingly to the change inf undamenatlas, as weather gas and carbon data all influence the market in differing ways this week. read more...
13 July 2007
The market responding interestingly to the change inf undamenatlas, as weather gas and carbon data all influence the market in differing ways this week. read more...
Weather warning
Met office predictions suggest that next Winter could be cold, but then their predictions can be prosaic! read more...
11 July 2007
Met office predictions suggest that next Winter could be cold, but then their predictions can be prosaic! read more...
July 15th
Market stable but the sellers seem more comfortable with the complete lack of a summer. read more...
03 July 2007
Market stable but the sellers seem more comfortable with the complete lack of a summer. read more...
Met office appear to struggle
Its wet almost everywhere and this only proves that predicting the weather is like trying to pick the winner at Wimbledon. Everyone knows that Federer should win and this was the hottest summer on record but it looks like a Pat Cash could win again! read more...
25 June 2007
Its wet almost everywhere and this only proves that predicting the weather is like trying to pick the winner at Wimbledon. Everyone knows that Federer should win and this was the hottest summer on record but it looks like a Pat Cash could win again! read more...
Some worries for the future
Some players are looking carefully at margins in July and August but it does not appear to be too bad at the moment. read more...
12 June 2007
Some players are looking carefully at margins in July and August but it does not appear to be too bad at the moment. read more...
Price Slide
Pressure from forward sellers could see the buyers run to the hills. read more...
04 June 2007
Pressure from forward sellers could see the buyers run to the hills. read more...
The Summer Squeeze
Tight plant margins, unseasonable weather and volatile gas flows are all doing their bit to help firm prices. read more...
29 May 2007
Tight plant margins, unseasonable weather and volatile gas flows are all doing their bit to help firm prices. read more...
Market rises on a monday
Market continues to jostle for position with no new fundamental information. read more...
14 May 2007
Market continues to jostle for position with no new fundamental information. read more...
What happens if the MET get it wrong.
Could be interesting if it does not turn out to be as hot as predicted. Players may just end up being a little long and wrong. read more...
04 May 2007
Could be interesting if it does not turn out to be as hot as predicted. Players may just end up being a little long and wrong. read more...
Market tendencies
The barren lands of the UK power market are seeing trading houses concentrate on greener pastures in Germany and France. read more...
03 May 2007
The barren lands of the UK power market are seeing trading houses concentrate on greener pastures in Germany and France. read more...
Q3 continues to rise
Q3 continues to rise on some gas concerns and arbitrage opportunities with Europe. It is likely that there will be a bit of a squeeze on prices in Q3 and hence the premia but the market looks a little over hyped. read more...
02 May 2007
Q3 continues to rise on some gas concerns and arbitrage opportunities with Europe. It is likely that there will be a bit of a squeeze on prices in Q3 and hence the premia but the market looks a little over hyped. read more...
Q3 rises as back end remains solid
Q3 is a cause for trading interest as it looks like the producers are buying and the banks are selling. Always dangerous as it is a test of pocket size! read more...
01 May 2007
Q3 is a cause for trading interest as it looks like the producers are buying and the banks are selling. Always dangerous as it is a test of pocket size! read more...
The market rises on hot air!
The market rose marginally this morning as players looked to square out positions from the weekend. As players concentrated on June which is trading at a £5 premium to the week ahead. read more...
30 April 2007
The market rose marginally this morning as players looked to square out positions from the weekend. As players concentrated on June which is trading at a £5 premium to the week ahead. read more...
Gas- The story so far.......
Gas market continues to be influenced by some funny things, carbon oil and occasionally market fundamentals. read more...
26 April 2007
Gas market continues to be influenced by some funny things, carbon oil and occasionally market fundamentals. read more...
St Georges Day marks no real change
The market has continued to be lacklustre with a few buyers returning for some additional morcels of market information. read more...
23 April 2007
The market has continued to be lacklustre with a few buyers returning for some additional morcels of market information. read more...
An arctic test
Will the market trickle up this week on fears of a cold snap, if so then expect a significant sell off when it is confirmed that the cold snap is definitely coming! read more...
16 April 2007
Will the market trickle up this week on fears of a cold snap, if so then expect a significant sell off when it is confirmed that the cold snap is definitely coming! read more...
Oil Opec and why it is important
Oil opec and demand might cause some to interpret things very differently to others but oil still plays a role in the energy markets far more so than some might have predicted. read more...
13 April 2007
Oil opec and demand might cause some to interpret things very differently to others but oil still plays a role in the energy markets far more so than some might have predicted. read more...
Summer Haze
The market has felt a little rudderless but this is not something which will last forever, options players and sparkers will inject some direction soon. At this time of year in the past the market has tended to fall. read more...
12 April 2007
The market has felt a little rudderless but this is not something which will last forever, options players and sparkers will inject some direction soon. At this time of year in the past the market has tended to fall. read more...
Gas market adds to bearish pressure
The market continues to fall on mild weather plentiful supply and a vernal feeling of euphoria. read more...
11 April 2007
The market continues to fall on mild weather plentiful supply and a vernal feeling of euphoria. read more...
Winter 07 might look expensive
Breaking the constuent parts of seasons is never easy but close fundamental inspection suggests that Winter 07 looks over priced. read more...
20 March 2007
Breaking the constuent parts of seasons is never easy but close fundamental inspection suggests that Winter 07 looks over priced. read more...
Temperature flexing demand
The market for weather related deals is growing but how good is our handle on this sort of stuff. read more...
16 March 2007
The market for weather related deals is growing but how good is our handle on this sort of stuff. read more...
Markets a little more buoyant
The market continues to rise carefully, but perhaps most interestingly their are significant differences in quarters which may be of interest to some. read more...
08 March 2007
The market continues to rise carefully, but perhaps most interestingly their are significant differences in quarters which may be of interest to some. read more...
Market bounces a little
Market sees a little support as a few buyers return to test to see if there is an upside level. Flushing out some stop losses might be the next move. read more...
16 February 2007
Market sees a little support as a few buyers return to test to see if there is an upside level. Flushing out some stop losses might be the next move. read more...
Has the market seen the Winter cold snap.
The market is responding to mild weather plentiful supply and a feeling of low prices are here to stay. The long term forward buyers are being corageous in trying predict the low of the market and yet the bearish signals are still there. read more...
13 February 2007
The market is responding to mild weather plentiful supply and a feeling of low prices are here to stay. The long term forward buyers are being corageous in trying predict the low of the market and yet the bearish signals are still there. read more...
Peak demand low for one of the coldest weeks in Winter
The market is responding to low demand plentiful supply with further falls. Summer 07 has not breached £25 but there is every chance it could. read more...
25 January 2007
The market is responding to low demand plentiful supply with further falls. Summer 07 has not breached £25 but there is every chance it could. read more...
Windy day sees lower prices
The market is looking for fundamental signs as to what may happen in the future. Winter 07 might look overpriced when the average day ahead price for January is likely to turn out at sub £30. read more...
19 January 2007
The market is looking for fundamental signs as to what may happen in the future. Winter 07 might look overpriced when the average day ahead price for January is likely to turn out at sub £30. read more...
A case of rumour and counter-rumour
Market gains eroded as players realise that it is not going to be as cold as was predicted. read more...
18 January 2007
Market gains eroded as players realise that it is not going to be as cold as was predicted. read more...
Market Bulls reappear
The market wakes up with avengence both in terms of bullish activity but also on volume. It appears that traders are most willing to trade with a good combination of natural buyers and sellers. read more...
17 January 2007
The market wakes up with avengence both in terms of bullish activity but also on volume. It appears that traders are most willing to trade with a good combination of natural buyers and sellers. read more...
Prompt rises on cold snap potentials
The market looks slightly more bullish with day ahead and next week responding to a potential cold snap. The market needs to know how cold it will be and whether the £4 premium is justified. read more...
16 January 2007
The market looks slightly more bullish with day ahead and next week responding to a potential cold snap. The market needs to know how cold it will be and whether the £4 premium is justified. read more...
Traders claim we are at the bottom
The market has suggested that new lows have been reached but traders are often crying wolf and the market is not so low that the players are really hurting. read more...
15 January 2007
The market has suggested that new lows have been reached but traders are often crying wolf and the market is not so low that the players are really hurting. read more...
Bull sightings getting rarer.
The markets continue to fall and this suggests that levels may well have further to fall. read more...
08 January 2007
The markets continue to fall and this suggests that levels may well have further to fall. read more...
2007 to be hottest on record
The market continues to jockey for position with bears being cagey despite significant falls in emissions. read more...
04 January 2007
The market continues to jockey for position with bears being cagey despite significant falls in emissions. read more...
Bulls reappear
The market has ticked up marginally on Friday and today with some early seling in the month of January but Winter and Summer or the non-movers. read more...
18 December 2006
The market has ticked up marginally on Friday and today with some early seling in the month of January but Winter and Summer or the non-movers. read more...
Prompt continues to be bashed
Prompt continues to be of interest to most players with trading further along the curve limited. read more...
22 November 2006
Prompt continues to be of interest to most players with trading further along the curve limited. read more...
Market Update- steady but the bulls are back
The market has responded to technicals and fundamentals specifically on fuel spreads. read more...
20 November 2006
The market has responded to technicals and fundamentals specifically on fuel spreads. read more...
The problem with trading forward
Market a little lacklustre with players slack to tighten spreads and trading small amounts of spark spreads. Sellers appear to have gone to sleep and the relentless buyers are having to bridge the bid offer spread. read more...
16 November 2006
Market a little lacklustre with players slack to tighten spreads and trading small amounts of spark spreads. Sellers appear to have gone to sleep and the relentless buyers are having to bridge the bid offer spread. read more...
Winter is here....
The market is responding to the cold weather but it is not causing any concern and most are determined to concentrate on the prompt and not the longer term. read more...
03 November 2006
The market is responding to the cold weather but it is not causing any concern and most are determined to concentrate on the prompt and not the longer term. read more...
Weather Check
Weather forecasts suggest that the mild weather will last well into November, but when it does start to get cold look for those tell tale price increases. read more...
27 October 2006
Weather forecasts suggest that the mild weather will last well into November, but when it does start to get cold look for those tell tale price increases. read more...
What's it oil about?
The oil market is tending to be an influence again in gas and power. read more...
26 September 2006
The oil market is tending to be an influence again in gas and power. read more...
The bearish part of the year
This part of the year tends to see a fall in price can it last for more than three weeks. read more...
25 August 2006
This part of the year tends to see a fall in price can it last for more than three weeks. read more...
Gas in the middle of Political Debate
Gas is plentiful and although a few are arguing that it could be tight most are realising that lessons have been learnt from last year. read more...
24 August 2006
Gas is plentiful and although a few are arguing that it could be tight most are realising that lessons have been learnt from last year. read more...
Q1 07 dangerously close to breaking £60
The bears are back and the length seen as a necessity by trading houses at the begininng of the year is slowly making its way back into the market. Perhaps the hedge for today is to short British Energy shares. read more...
15 August 2006
The bears are back and the length seen as a necessity by trading houses at the begininng of the year is slowly making its way back into the market. Perhaps the hedge for today is to short British Energy shares. read more...
Winter 06 Technical Levels breached
Winter 06 falls below the technical levels and could be in for further falls if things continue the way they are going with gas prices on the march down. read more...
01 August 2006
Winter 06 falls below the technical levels and could be in for further falls if things continue the way they are going with gas prices on the march down. read more...
Coolness descends on prices
Prices fall on cool weather and players are keen to try and capitalise on this fall and so it will be interesting to see whether prices stay here for long. read more...
31 July 2006
Prices fall on cool weather and players are keen to try and capitalise on this fall and so it will be interesting to see whether prices stay here for long. read more...
Continental prompt spikes but has little effect on the UK
Market falls in Winter again, but the prompt is high on cooling worries particularly on the continent. read more...
26 July 2006
Market falls in Winter again, but the prompt is high on cooling worries particularly on the continent. read more...
Winter 06 slides.
Winter 06 reacting maturely to the prompt fears and beginning to move South as gas producers start to off-load some of their length. read more...
24 July 2006
Winter 06 reacting maturely to the prompt fears and beginning to move South as gas producers start to off-load some of their length. read more...
Cooler climbs cause bears to come out of the woods.
Market cools as the temperature momentarily drops. The real question is whether players start to use this as an excuse to load up the back end of the curve. read more...
20 July 2006
Market cools as the temperature momentarily drops. The real question is whether players start to use this as an excuse to load up the back end of the curve. read more...
Markets stabilise
The markets look more stable and although the back end has started to respond a little to oil and emissions it could well be short lived, as the fundamentals suggest that quite significant amounts of the 18GW of plant which was unavailable in July will return in August. read more...
19 July 2006
The markets look more stable and although the back end has started to respond a little to oil and emissions it could well be short lived, as the fundamentals suggest that quite significant amounts of the 18GW of plant which was unavailable in July will return in August. read more...
Two views on August.
Two views on AUgust appear to at loggerheads and the sellers and buyers are trading aggressively. One suspects that the events of today and this week will be long forgotten by mid August. read more...
18 July 2006
Two views on AUgust appear to at loggerheads and the sellers and buyers are trading aggressively. One suspects that the events of today and this week will be long forgotten by mid August. read more...
Middle East explodes in the markets
The short term facts suggest that the market had to go higher, but this does not mean that we should see the back end of the curve rise inexorably as well. Some sellers are keeping a cap on the backend of the curve but the buyers also have to be disciplined. read more...
17 July 2006
The short term facts suggest that the market had to go higher, but this does not mean that we should see the back end of the curve rise inexorably as well. Some sellers are keeping a cap on the backend of the curve but the buyers also have to be disciplined. read more...
Rough influences Winter 06
Market edgy on the back of new Rough information and a feeling that the prompt is under pressure with warm weather and plant outages. As July today has been 10 degrees hotter than average, players know that this could drive prompt very high with air conditioning demand. read more...
05 July 2006
Market edgy on the back of new Rough information and a feeling that the prompt is under pressure with warm weather and plant outages. As July today has been 10 degrees hotter than average, players know that this could drive prompt very high with air conditioning demand. read more...
Penalties, and prompt.
Prompt prices the key fundamental as to what will happen with the power market. If in the next three days there are no further outages and the weather subsides so air-condintioning is not causing problems then we should see the Winter 06 fall further. read more...
03 July 2006
Prompt prices the key fundamental as to what will happen with the power market. If in the next three days there are no further outages and the weather subsides so air-condintioning is not causing problems then we should see the Winter 06 fall further. read more...
The bears are back
The market has slipped on fundamentals which suggest that the slide could be here for some time, but there are still events in the pipeline which could force some things North. read more...
07 June 2006
The market has slipped on fundamentals which suggest that the slide could be here for some time, but there are still events in the pipeline which could force some things North. read more...
Bulls respond to cold snap with a vengeance.
The market has repsonded to a lack of supply and a cold snap driven demand increase with a significant price rise across the curve. It is hoped that when the snow melts so will the price but it traditionally takes longer for the back end to fall. read more...
13 April 2006
The market has repsonded to a lack of supply and a cold snap driven demand increase with a significant price rise across the curve. It is hoped that when the snow melts so will the price but it traditionally takes longer for the back end to fall. read more...
The Nightmare Scenario
The market balloons in price, profiling is abandoned, and Mrs Jones at 33 Wavertree Mansions is seen showering at 3am in the morning. Unlikely, but it is happening in the water industry. read more...
01 March 2006
The market balloons in price, profiling is abandoned, and Mrs Jones at 33 Wavertree Mansions is seen showering at 3am in the morning. Unlikely, but it is happening in the water industry. read more...
A time for reflection- Weather or not it outturned.
Could it be a lack of water which is causing some bullish elements to return to the Summer, possibly but it is not a major fundamental and the bears will win through. read more...
09 February 2006
Could it be a lack of water which is causing some bullish elements to return to the Summer, possibly but it is not a major fundamental and the bears will win through. read more...
How cold has the winter been?
Europe has been much colder than the UK and this has meant European gas and power prices are setting new highs, this only shows that the system works, but it does make the market more jittery to foreign fundamentals. read more...
03 February 2006
Europe has been much colder than the UK and this has meant European gas and power prices are setting new highs, this only shows that the system works, but it does make the market more jittery to foreign fundamentals. read more...
March moves down- but we knew it would.
Powerisk stated some time ago that March traditionally gets over bid on the back of cold weather and spark spread data. Rarely does it last and this was predicted by Powerisk in does the spark ever breakdown. read more...
25 January 2006
Powerisk stated some time ago that March traditionally gets over bid on the back of cold weather and spark spread data. Rarely does it last and this was predicted by Powerisk in does the spark ever breakdown. read more...
Does the spark spead ever breakdown?
March looks expensive, but the spark is keeping it high. Powerisk analyses this in further detail and suggests that there maybe opportunities to come in the near future. read more...
20 January 2006
March looks expensive, but the spark is keeping it high. Powerisk analyses this in further detail and suggests that there maybe opportunities to come in the near future. read more...
Predicted cold weather drives prices North
Fundamental drivers in the prompt are what are being used as the excuse for bullish activity. But commodities in general are keenly bid, oil prices are looking more likely to go higher and so players do not need excuses to buy further out. read more...
18 January 2006
Fundamental drivers in the prompt are what are being used as the excuse for bullish activity. But commodities in general are keenly bid, oil prices are looking more likely to go higher and so players do not need excuses to buy further out. read more...
Death by a thousand cuts
Mild weather causes the curve to take its lead from the prompt, which is slashed in balmy January. read more...
17 January 2006
Mild weather causes the curve to take its lead from the prompt, which is slashed in balmy January. read more...
Mild weather brings bears out of the woods
Bears return and they look destined to stay whilst the weather remains cool but not cold. read more...
13 January 2006
Bears return and they look destined to stay whilst the weather remains cool but not cold. read more...
Christmas Week sees drop in prices
Very quiet as opportunities are thin on the ground. Time reflect on 2005 as a volatile year and hope that 2006 brings more liquidity to the UK power market. read more...
22 December 2005
Very quiet as opportunities are thin on the ground. Time reflect on 2005 as a volatile year and hope that 2006 brings more liquidity to the UK power market. read more...
Oil explosion unlikely to change bearish move.
The oil explosion at Buncefield whilst limiting storage capacity for oil is unlikely to seriously effect gas and power markets. Expect a small rise but when the embers die down so will the price. read more...
12 December 2005
The oil explosion at Buncefield whilst limiting storage capacity for oil is unlikely to seriously effect gas and power markets. Expect a small rise but when the embers die down so will the price. read more...
Market calm before the storm
Market poised for further gains next week. Drax re-visits the constellation bid, as IP and Mitsui pull out. read more...
11 December 2005
Market poised for further gains next week. Drax re-visits the constellation bid, as IP and Mitsui pull out. read more...
Bears return with passion
Market falls on mild weather, settling of the gas market and the start of the Christmas season. Traders happy to react to the incumbent players. read more...
09 December 2005
Market falls on mild weather, settling of the gas market and the start of the Christmas season. Traders happy to react to the incumbent players. read more...
Other markets can give clues
All markets behave in similar ways, but the recent rise in German and French prices may well feed into the UK in due course. read more...
07 December 2005
All markets behave in similar ways, but the recent rise in German and French prices may well feed into the UK in due course. read more...
It's a simple case of buyers and sellers
There just seem to be few sellers, in the whole market and the buyers might have spied a bargain in Winter 06. read more...
06 December 2005
There just seem to be few sellers, in the whole market and the buyers might have spied a bargain in Winter 06. read more...
Mild weather predicted but no real drop in price
Market continues to remain strong with Q1 failing to get below £72/MWh where there is some resistance. read more...
01 December 2005
Market continues to remain strong with Q1 failing to get below £72/MWh where there is some resistance. read more...
Bearish Sentiment feeds into market on potential mild weather
Prices fall as most had predicted but with mild weather on the way the fear is when will the next cold snap strike. read more...
29 November 2005
Prices fall as most had predicted but with mild weather on the way the fear is when will the next cold snap strike. read more...
Bulls back, nuclear debate clear cut.
Week 47 holds key to unlocking how the rest of Winter may pan out. Nuclear debate looks over before it even started. read more...
21 November 2005
Week 47 holds key to unlocking how the rest of Winter may pan out. Nuclear debate looks over before it even started. read more...
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EdF enters the world of competition..
EdF has capitalised on competitive energy markets across Europe, not least in the UK, while at the same time enjoying a dominant, competition free, environment at home in France. It looks as though the EC has finally caught up with them... read more...
05 November 2009
EdF has capitalised on competitive energy markets across Europe, not least in the UK, while at the same time enjoying a dominant, competition free, environment at home in France. It looks as though the EC has finally caught up with them... read more...
Demand Led Economic Recovery?
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
09 October 2009
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
Market forgets basic principles and panics!
It could be said that the market over reacted today in the prompt market with a price rally on the back of a £142 half hourly cash out price. read more...
02 October 2009
It could be said that the market over reacted today in the prompt market with a price rally on the back of a £142 half hourly cash out price. read more...
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