Comments on: Guess which big EU country might have blackouts this winter? https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/ The Global Energiewende Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4903 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:01:17 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4903 The UK Times seems to have more details, 2 hour brown-out sequences seem to be planned:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hinkley-firm-may-have-to-turn-off-lights-zqbz0kqlg

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4902 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:23:13 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4902 The grid authority warns as well:

http://www.rte-france.com/fr/actualite/analyse-equilibre-offredemande-d-electricite-un-hiver-2016-2017-sous-forte-vigilance

http://uk.reuters.com/article/france-power-winteroutlook-idUKL8N1D900S

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4901 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:18:32 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4901 The EdF chef himself is now warning against blackouts:

http://www.tradingsat.com/edf-FR0010242511/actualites/edf-edf-jean-bernard-levy-admet-un-risque-de-black-out–705991.html

http://www.zonebourse.com/barons-bourse/Jean-Bernard-Levy-3450/actualites/EDF-Jean-Bernard-Levy-admet-un-risque-de-black-out—23354123/

He blames low water levels in the hydro reservoirs and the ongoing “modernisation works” on the atom reactors …

The weather and modern times – dear me.

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4900 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 17:26:04 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4900 Monday: UK power € 20.-/MWh more expensive than French power

For only € 874.01 traders have purchased electricity in France (Monday 07/11/2016 between 18h-19h) on the spot market:

http://www.epexspot.com/en/market-data/dayaheadauction/auction-table/2016-11-07/FR

Whilst electricity prices in the UK soared to € 894.70/MWh :

http://www.nordpoolspot.com/Market-data1/N2EX/Auction-prices/UK/Hourly/?view=table

The UK is planning to import 0.8 GW electricity at this time from France:

http://clients.rte-france.com/lang/an/visiteurs/vie/tableau_de_bord.jsp?dashMode=&jour=07/11/2016&html5=false

There could be two European atom nations getting dark this Winter, Platts has reported on this chance.

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4899 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:08:28 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4899 Just out:
Swiss Alpiq and Axpo have tried to give away their two atom power plants in Goesgen and Leibstadt FOR FREE !

EdF – French state company oganizing black-outs – DID NOT WANT them. Despite plenty of cables between France and Switzerland.

Two German reports from Switzerland:

http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sonntagszeitung/Alpiq-will-AKW-verschenken/story/26004081

http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/wirtschaft/alpiq-will-akw-leibstadt-und-goesgen-verschenken-130697809

and one French reports from Switzerland:

http://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/8145115-la-societe-alpic-serait-prete-a-brader-ses-centrales-nucleaires-.html

Leadbelly about the situation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9eiZHOhsMU

🙂

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4898 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 00:55:57 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4898 € and £ 3000.-/MWh expected, strategic reserves would be called upon:

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/london/french-power-most-likely-to-hit-eur3000mwh-this-21984686

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4897 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:32:50 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4897 ‘Best ask’ for peak future 08/11/2016 : € 999.-/MWh

( http://www.eex.com/de/marktdaten/strom/futures/french-financial-futures#!/2016/11/04 )

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4896 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 23:19:46 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4896 € 500.-/MWh – Les Echos reports:

http://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/energie-environnement/0211458462251-la-tension-monte-sur-le-reseau-electrique-2040149.php

They haven’t linked a source in the head line and it is a pay-wall protected article ….

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4895 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:08:23 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4895 Wincing and wining 🙂

http://www.miroirsocial.com/membre/hernandez/post/le-systeme-de-l-arenh-est-aberrant

machine translation:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miroirsocial.com%2Fmembre%2Fhernandez%2Fpost%2Fle-systeme-de-l-arenh-est-aberrant&edit-text=

]]> By: heinbloed https://energytransition.org/2016/10/guess-which-big-eu-country-might-have-blackouts-this-winter/#comment-4894 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:36:24 +0000 http://energytransition.boellblog.org/?p=11249#comment-4894 Is France falling back to coal age?

http://www.icis.com/resources/news/2016/10/31/10049328/a-new-french-government-may-revisit-plan-to-phase-out-coal-fired-power/

The French grid is already massively supported by German and Spanish coal power, even the UK is delivering now, sometimes even around the clock:

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/london/uk-power-margin-concerns-cold-snap-forecast-bolster-26583569

The UK power price for tomorrow (day ahead,2nd of 11/2016) at 17h-18h UK time is set at € 444.95/MWh

http://www.nordpoolspot.com/Market-data1/N2EX/Auction-prices/UK/Hourly/?view=table

Looking at the chart it is obvious the situation is getting worse every day:

http://www.nordpoolspot.com/Market-data1/N2EX/Auction-prices/UK/Hourly/?view=chart

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