Falling wind energy production and rising demand drive up European electricity market prices in the last week of July

Falling wind energy production and rising demand drive up European electricity market prices in the last week of JulyAleaSoft Energy Forecasting, August 3, 2026. During the last week of July, wind energy production fell in all major European electricity markets compared with the previous week. For the week of August 3, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s wind energy forecasts indicate higher wind energy production in the German, Portuguese and French markets. Electricity demandDuring the last week of July, electricity demand increased in most major European electricity markets compared with the previous week. Declining solar energy production in several markets and lower wind energy production on the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy will support this upward trend.