power

  • Business supply and services

    SMEs (Small and medium businesses) experience record breaking prices

    In Q321 the average SME gas contract was priced at the highest value since we started tracking propositions in 2012 (4.98p/th for 1-year acquisition contracts that assume a 25MWh annual consumption). Our Pricing in the SME Gas/Power Markets reports also shows SME electricity contracts seeing record highs, priced at 19.95p/kWh...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | Demand returning to normal?

    At the beginning of the week, 15 June, non-essential business was allowed to open. This follows a removal of lockdown restrictions which have meant many more people returning to work. This week's 'Chart of the week' explores how these changes affected electricity demand.

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the week | Free fallin’: Green generator values hit hard by COVID-19

    Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a downturn in GB power demand and an associated slump in wholesale prices. This has has resulted in a sharp decline in green generator revenues. However, the magnitude of these impacts depends heavily on a generators’ routes to market and trading choices. We...

  • Business supply and services

    Chart of the week | Energy demand falls amid coronavirus outbreak

    Since the government imposed restrictions on movement in the UK on 24 March, demand for power has fallen around 11% March 2019 levels. Comparatively, demand for gas has been less affected due to the dominance of the domestic heating market on gas demand. In this Chart of the week, we...

  • Low carbon generation

    Australian Chart of the week | Falling wholesale power prices, but for how long?

    The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has recently published its Residential Electricity Price Trends report. The report's key finding shows that household power prices may fall over the next three years. This is likely due to a drop in wholesale prices which is a consequence of improved supply of generation...

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Pixie Chart of the week | Piclo publishes DNO flexibility findings

    Software company Piclo released two white papers in September sharing findings from the pilot phase of its Piclo Flex Marketplace trial. The papers, supported by BEIS, explore the future of distributed flexibility procurement as researched through Piclo’s trials with all six of GB’s Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). This week’s Chart of...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | Woah, we’re half way there – H119 wholesale price review

    Half way through 2019, wholesale power and gas contracts have tumbled, with day-ahead NBP gas falling to a two year low, down 58% in six months. In this Chart of the Week, we explore some of these highlights from the first half of the year and see why prices across the wholesale power...

  • Energy storage and flexibility

    Pixie Chart of the Week | Germany leads the charge for European domestic storage

    A recent report by research consultancy Frost and Sullivan highlights that for the 2018-19 financial year, Germany led the way in domestic-scale battery storage worldwide. This trend is set to continue in Europe, with Germany being the dominant player in small-scale storage to 2025, by which time only Italy is...

  • Low carbon generation

    Chart of the Week | Low EU Gas Stocks Bullish for Summer Prices

    The surge in gas demand across Europe from the very cold sting in the tail end of this winter may only have lasted a matter of days. However, the so-called ‘Beast from the East’ also leaves a legacy of increasing demand for gas this summer and low gas stocks. In...