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European power prices reach historical highs in Q3 2022

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October 6, 2022

In the third quarter of 2022, prices of all analysed European electricity markets increased. The high gas and CO2 emission rights prices caused the quarterly averages to exceed €345/MWh in almost all European electricity markets. These prices are the highest registered so far in the European electricity markets. Source: Aleasoft

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