28th January 2026 Energy Price Alert – UK Gas & UK Electricity

On Tuesday wholesale Gas and Electricity prices keep falling slightly the immediate term. 

Looking further ahead, small price decreases can also be seen on April and October start date contracts.

Gas: Gas prices fell for most contracts yesterday. Traders believe that the summer contracts are currently overvalued due to the bullish prompt January run. However, European storage remains a risk as reserves are currently 44%, the lowest level since 2022, leading to additional demand during the summer to refill.


Power: Power prices tracked the volatility of the gas market yesterday. In the prompt, a low wind output of 7.5GWs supported Day Ahead prices. A planned outage at the Heysham 2 nuclear reactor between today and 13 February will temporarily increase demand for gas-fired generation to cover the capacity if renewables don’t pick up.
 
Oil: Oil prices rose 3% yesterday, as producers recover from a storm that curbed production and drove US Gulf coast exports to zero. US oil producers lost roughly 15% of national production over the weekend.
 
Carbon (EUAs):  The ICE Dec-26 closed upwards to €88.37/t. The contract has opened at €88.52/t this morning.
 
Carbon (UKAs):  The ICE Dec-26 rose to £67.81/t yesterday. Opening slightly lower this morning at £67.69/t.

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