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Valuing flexibility for Traders, Asset Operators & Balancing Service Providers

Flexibility in short term power markets: value, signals and strategies recording description

Dive into the rising volatility of short term power markets through the lens of flexibility. See how flexible assets create value across energy, reserve and balancing, and how traders can use market depth and price sensitivities in the sequence of markets leading up to delivery. The session shows what moves intraday and flexibility markets even before the day ahead auction clears, with practical guidance for assets that are not directly active in ancillary services.

Flexibility in short term power markets: value, signals and strategies recording overview

  1. Why flexibility matters for balancing with high renewables and sharp ramps in conventional generation

  2. The revenue stack for flexible assets across energy, reserve and balancing

  3. Signals across the market sequence from forward to day ahead to intraday to balancing

  4. How to read market depth and price sensitivities to build early indicators

  5. Practical methods for traders and for assets outside ancillary services

  6. Case examples, tools and lessons learned

  7. Questions and answers

Who should watch?

  • Short term power traders and market analysts seeking earlier signals and better execution

  • Owners and operators of flexible assets including batteries, demand response, hydro and CCGT

  • Portfolio managers and suppliers optimising dispatch, procurement and imbalance exposure

  • Market design and policy teams focused on flexibility incentives and reliability

  • Investors, lenders and advisers evaluating flexibility revenues and risk