Record wind power levels trigger energy price fall across Europe
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Electricity prices across Europe dropped last month as mild temperatures, strong winds and stormy weather produced wind power records in Germany, France and the UK, according to data released by Platts.
The Platts Continental Power Index (CONTI) fell 0.4% in December 2013 to 46.80 per Megawatt hour (/MWh) compared to the November 2013 rate of 47.00/MWh, when calmer winds and colder temperatures suppressed wind power and boosted electricity prices. Year-over-year the index was up 8.8%.
The price decline was more marked in Germany, where the average day-ahead baseload price in December fell 10% month over month to 35.71/MWh. On a daily basis, December was a month of extremes for Germany, with day-ahead base prices closing on December 10 and 11 at less than 60/MWh the highest over-the-counter levels seen all year only to fall to its lowest level December 24 to 0.50/MWh.
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