2010/10/29

(BN) German Next-Year Electricity Declines to Lowest in Six Months

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German Next-Year Electricity Declines to Lowest in Six Months
2010-10-29 07:14:24.718 GMT


By Lars Paulsson
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- German electricity for delivery next
year fell to its lowest level in more than six months.
Baseload power for 2011 in Europe's biggest electricity
market slid as much as 15 cents, or 0.3 percent to 47.55 euros
($65.94) a megawatt-hour, according to broker data compiled by
Bloomberg. That's the lowest price since April 13. It traded at
47.60 euros at 9:08 a.m. Berlin time.
Bloomberg tracks power prices from brokers including GFI
Group Inc., ICAP Plc and Spectron Group Ltd.

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