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Articles about recent international and local energy pricing trends, generation, and forecasts.
Energy Market & Pricing Updates / United Kingdom
UK Targeted Charging Review (TCR) & NUS Triad Warning Service
What is Targeted Charging Review? Explore recent results from the free NUS Triad Warning Service and learn how upcoming changes to UK energy policy may affect your business.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Spain
Spain's Electricity Access Rates - Changes 2021
The latest news indicates that significant progress has been made in recent months regarding new rate categories and new tariffs. Although the proposed changes have not been officially published, NUS believes these changes are likely to be approved and finalized soon.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Mexico
Mexico Energy Market Deregulation, Procurement Options
According to the information published by the Department of Energy (Secretaría de Energía), Mexico had 80 GW of installed generation capacity in 2019. The country generated an estimated 364 billion kWh of electric power in 2019, an increase of 36% from a decade ago.
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United Kingdom Energy Prices Disconnected from Economy
Following the deepest economic slump in three centuries, the U.K. economy is yet to show any meaningful signs of a sustained recovery. Looking at the most recent economic data, the U.K. only narrowly avoided a forecast double-dip recession at the end of last year.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / France
TURPE 6 - France Electricity Transport Prices Increasing
The CRE (French regulatory body responsible for energy policy) published on 21 January the new regulated transmission and distribution price matrix named TURPE 6. The prior price matrix, TURPE 5, came into effect in August 2017.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / United States
Crude Oil Market Is it a Bubble Yet?
Over the past two months, oil prices have risen sharply along with most other financial assets. This rising tide appears to be driven principally by the narrative that the COVID-19 pandemic will subside midyear, and the global economy will rebound sharply. The recent dramatic runup in prices inevitably leads to the simple but important question – have prices risen too far too fast?
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Italy
European Electricity Synchronous Area Split
The electricity transmission grids of Continental European countries are connected to operate synchronously at a stable frequency of 50 Hz. The Continental Europe synchronous area is one the largest interconnected electricity systems, serving over 500 million customers across 35 countries.
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UK District Heat, Communal Heating, Cooling System Regulations & Amendments
Recent amendments to the UK's Heat Network Regulations (HNR) affect UK communal heat, and cooling systems for those identified as energy providers. Learn more about your responsibility as an energy provider in the UK.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / United Kingdom
UK Energy - Record Breaking Surge in Day Ahead Electricity Prices
In mid January, U.K. day ahead baseload power prices hit close to £200/MWh, and intra-day, half hourly auction prices on the N2Ex exchange reached an eye-watering £1500/MWh. This surge, and these record-breaking prices, followed the National's Grid sixth supply margin notice of the winter season.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / United Kingdom
UK Electricity Non-Commodity Costs
In the UK, businesses have seen their overall electricity bill increase year-over-year for most of the past decade. One of the most frequent questions we receive is – how can my electricity bills rise when commodity prices are flat or decreasing? It is an excellent question worth a clear answer.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Canada
Ontario Budget - 2021 Global Adjustment Changes
Information regarding upcoming changes to electricity costs for Ontario consumers, a brief review of the Global Adjustment, and how the Comprehensive Electricity Plan will affect your business.
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Energy Market & Pricing Updates / Poland
New Electricity Capacity Charge in 2021
On 30 November 2020, the Polish Energy Regulatory Office published information on a new electricity capacity charge for 2021. This charge was initially introduced in the Capacity Market Act, adopted into the law in 2017, and scheduled to become effective in October 2020. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the regulatory implementation has been postponed to 1 January 2021.
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