Market Data

Reading LNG cargo pricing against pipeline gas benchmarks like TTF and NBP

LNG cargoes delivered into Europe are commonly priced against the TTF or NBP gas hubs, so knowing how these benchmarks relate to each other helps buyers and

What open, high, low and close tell you about spot power price data

Open, high, low and close figures sum up a full day of spot power prices in just four numbers, and this article explains what each one tells you and how to

What is the merit order, and how are power prices set?

Almost every power price movement comes back to the same mechanism: the merit order, the ranking that decides which plant runs and which one sets the price

What Granular Guarantees of Origin add that standard GOs do not

As reporting rules push toward proof that renewable power was actually available when it was used, granular Guarantees of Origin are emerging as a sharper

What are day-ahead, intraday and balancing markets? A simple guide to power trading

Europe's electricity system runs on three connected markets, day-ahead, intraday and balancing, that let traders and grid operators keep supply and

Energy security and market design: how governments reshape power trading

Power markets were built for a different era. Here's how governments are rewriting the rules of electricity trading to shore up energy security.

De-globalisation and regionalisation in energy markets: a trader's guide

For three decades, the dominant trend in global energy markets was integration. Trade flows expanded, price relationships across regions converged and the

What is driving the surge in AI data centre power demand?

For twenty years, data centre power demand stayed flat because efficiency gains kept pace with growth. AI has broken that pattern, and Europe's grid now

What is revenue stacking? A beginner’s guide to how battery storage makes money

Revenue stacking means earning from several markets with the same battery, switching between them as conditions change through the day. No single European