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The Cost of Being Wrong Has Normalised: Imbalance Prices Return to Earth
Being short when the system is short (SI+) cost 340 €/MWh in Belgium in 2022. So far in 2026 it is 115. France unwound the furthest, down 76%, and Portugal is now the cheapest market to be short in at 50 €/MWh.
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France: From Europe's Most Expensive Power Market to One of Its Cheapest
France averaged 276 €/MWh in 2022, the dearest market in Europe. By 2026 the same market averages 57 €/MWh, below every northern neighbour.
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Five Months In: How Spring 2026 Reshaped European Power Prices
From a winter near 100 €/MWh to a noon at effectively zero. A hydro anomaly, a deepening solar canyon, and a daily spread of 177 €/MWh in Germany.
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When Solar Meets the Grid: A Year of Price Discovery
How solar PV generation is reshaping European spot prices, why the relationship is not linear, and what system constraints determine the outcome.
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