INTERACTIVE: Platts Renewable Energy Price Explorer

(Latest update: Oct. 20, 2025)

Wind and solar power production in Europe's five biggest markets rose 12% year over year in September, with wind exceeding solar for the first time since April, adding downward pressure on capture prices, Platts Renewable Energy Price Explorer shows.

Solar output was up 17% on the year at 20.7 TWh, although this was the lowest monthly output since March.

Wind generation rose 9% to 28.8 TWh, the highest since January, as the seasonal swing gathered pace amid early autumn weather across Northwest Europe.

Occasional oversupply kept a lid on overall power prices, filtering through to capture prices, with French wind and solar hit hardest due to French nuclear oversupply.

Spanish solar capture prices also fell again to the lowest since May as demand eased for the shoulder season.

German solar capture prices were only slightly below last September's average as wind capture prices firmed despite strong output.

The UK offshore wind capture rate plunged to 72% with September prices averaging barely GBP48/MWh, down 33% year over year amid surges in strong wind generation and the daily capture price deflating to GBP17.88/MWh.

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The dial chart shows monthly wind, solar, nuclear, gas and coal-fired generation across Europe's five biggest power markets. Click a segment for more detail.