
08 January 2007
The markets continue to fall and this suggests that levels may well have further to fall.
The market continued to fall today, with bulls becoming scarcer and scarcer. The markets are in a relentless downward spiral, and this is partly due to the mild weather, the abundance of gas and the availble spare capacity in the UK power market.
In reality almost all the fuel commodities are falling, traders have started the year in bearish mood. The theory that life of time lows have been reached and that bulls should reappear has been knocked on the head, with fuel fundamentals looking very cheap.
Analysis of the UK market shows that gas emissions oil and coal are all under further bearish pressure and whilst buyers may well buy at this stage it is unlikely that the market is going shoot dramatically back up unless something odd happens.
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The bears are back
 
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.  
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Gas drives market south.
 
11 October 2005
Spark spreaders trading gas and power with small effect on the spread but influencing both markets quite dramatically with falls across the board.  
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Natural Gas the one to watch
 
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.  
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Gas Balancing Alert Issued
 
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?  
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Where's the certainty?
 
23 December 2009
There was a time when you could quite comfortably forecast the running order of generation plant in the UK - but 2009 has seen a dramatic turn in the stack!  
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Where's the certainty?
 
23 December 2009
There was a time when you could quite comfortably forecast the running order of generation plant in the UK - but 2009 has seen a dramatic turn in the stack!  
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A sliding Prompt
 
14 November 2008
A comfortable system in terms of supply margins left the prompt power market sliding.  
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Cashing in on the Power Price Highs
 
29 August 2008
A number of coal-fired power stations, that opted out of the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD), appear to have exceeded operating expectations to take advantage of high summer power prices  
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All Quiet....
 
30 July 2010
A very quiet day in the UK energy markets which saw very little traded during the period - hardly surprising given the combination of usual Friday slowdown, holidays, a comfortable system as well it being the last traded day of the month.  
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Natural Gas the one to watch
 
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...
Natural Gas the one to watch
 
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 Balancing Alert Issued
 
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?
 
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?  
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