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EU mulls inframarginal price cap market reform

EU power markets could move to a capped inframarginal price formation under upcoming EU reforms, according to a leaked non-paper that details potential market reform strategies.

read more... 05/09/2022

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Berlin, Brussels join calls for ‘fundamental reform’ of EU power market

The German government on Friday (26 August) said it was looking at decoupling gas and electricity markets as a way to curb rising power prices in Europe, a call later joined on Sunday by Brussels and Vienna.

read more... 30/08/2022

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Austria backs EU cap to end 'madness' of runaway power prices

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer backs a European Union-wide cap on runaway electricity prices, he said in a statement issued by his office on Sunday.

read more... 30/08/2022

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Germany split over EU’s suggested electricity market reform

The EU’s Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has recommended splitting up Germany’s single electricity bidding zone in a move that prompted concern in the country’s south, where prices are kept artificially low.

read more... 24/08/2022

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Norway's power grid operator cuts its tariffs to zero to help consumers

Norway's state-owned power grid operator Statnett said on Friday it would extend its policy of making no charge for use of its grid until the end of 2023 to cushion customers from high electricity prices.

read more... 22/08/2022

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