| Gas | Power |
| Market Close | Market Close |
| Gas prices fluctuated strongly during Tuesday’s session, with longer dated contracts holding on to gains and summer contracts closing at a loss. A rise in oil helped to lift the back of the curve, while lower demand weighed on the front. | Power prices moved higher along the curve yesterday, pushed higher by a rise in oil, carbon and equity markets. A weak renewable outlook continued to offer support, while warm weather will lift demand for cooling. |
| Market Open | Market Open |
| The UK gas system is balanced this morning, while commodity markets are little changed, resulting in mixed, but minor movement along the gas curve. Gas-fired power demand remains much higher than last week but warm weather and lockdown measures continue to weigh on overall demand. | Power prices have opened slightly lower this morning as coal and carbon markets are stable-to-bearish. Higher gas-fired power demand has restricted the losses, while the UK has also seen coal added to energy mix for the first time in around two months. |
For a breakdown of the current generation mix visit our Power Generation Insights page.
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Brent Summary Brent 1st-nearby prices trade close to $41/b this morning, with support provided by global production cuts, however, worries in regard to a second wave of the Coronavirus continue to pressure down markets. 1-year forward prices Market close data has revealed that the 1-year forward price for both commercial gas & commercial electricity increased, closing at 30.17ppt and £40.85/MWh, respectively. Today’s prices can also be found in an easy to read table on our ‘current UK energy price' page. |
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