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Despite storms, prices soften

November saw a decrease in both Summer24 and Winter24 by c.a. 12% despite cold temperatures and further storms bracing the country. Throughout the cold snap, gas supplies remained very comfortable and…

Wet then cold: the “El Nino” effect?

October marked the first month of the Winter-23 season which came with several weather warnings of differing severity across the month, and vast amounts of rain.

Last of the late summer weather

September seemed to be a story of two halves for weather fronts, but a consistent trend on falling prices. The beginning of September saw summer finally arrive with warm weather…

British Rain Fell, So Did Prices

July saw a return of the UK’s symbolic wet weather, in contrast to the record (and worrying) heat waves on the continent. The European drought had some unexpected consequences on…

First Price Rises Since January

This month, we have witnessed the first substantial upward movement since 2023 began as Winter24 pricing rose by 12% and Summer24 rose by 15% within month. However, some volatility remained…

The Summer Slump

The long-awaited summer has arrived in the UK and the (highly anticipated) sunshine resulted in solar output being 20% over the seasonal average this month. This balanced any upward market…

The History of “Old Faskally”

Rateable Values: the Assessor’s spanner in the hydro works The battle with the Assessor and Scottish Government over extreme and disproportionate Rateable Values has been going on for a very…

Russian Exports Up, April Prices Down

April gifted the UK with the arrival of spring and a welcome increase in temperatures. This, amongst other market drivers, saw further decreases in seasonal pricing, despite concerns around French…

Looking forward to winter

The end of this month marked end of the “winter season”. Whilst, overall, March saw further decreases in the market, risk remains for the upcoming winter (Winter23). The first half…

February Brief

The shortest month of the year saw little impacts of note in the power market; market decreases from the New Year continued into February. Overall, seasonal prices for the coming…

The Assessor against Small Hydro

The historic case of the Tayside Assessor vs Old Faskally & Others has become the longest running legal dispute in British business rates history. In 2013, Alba Energy brought serious…

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