GB wholesale power market trends and views on future developments

In our latest Podcast, our two Senior Modellers, Tom Edwards and Tom Musker provide their views on a range of wholesale market issues, including recent trends and future developments. The questions are posed by Ben Hall, our Head of New Business, and focus on key topics including:

  • drivers of recent spikes in carbon prices and Cornwall Insight’s views on longer-term carbon pricing
  • the evolving generation mix in 2030 and beyond
  • dispatch signals, volatility and the Capacity Market
  • Cornwall Insight’s views on subsidy-free and wholesale price cannibalisation effects
  • EV growth and opportunities for using EVs for system flexibility

Below is a 90-second extract from our full podcast.

Tom Edwards

Tom Edwards

Tom Musker

Tom Musker

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