Peak vs baseload forward curves: understanding spreads and risk
Peak and baseload forward curves price the same power market in different ways, and the gap between them shows where price risk really sits.
Power trading portfolio optimisation explained: from positions to strategy
Power portfolio optimisation means turning market signals into positions that balance...
What are grid connection queues, and why are they delaying the energy transition?
A grid connection queue is the list of projects waiting for permission to plug into the...
How to read a power forward curve and what it signals about future prices
A power forward curve reflects the market's present expectations of supply, demand...
Weather Data
Weather shocks, droughts and heatwaves: climate-driven volatility in electricity markets
Extreme weather is no longer just a strain on the power grid, it's becoming one of the biggest forces behind swings in electricity prices.
Alternative data in power trading: gaining an edge beyond traditional datasets
Power trading has historically relied on data, but the scope of what constitutes 'useful data’ is broadening. While traditional datasets such as prices,
Renewable cannibalisation explained: why more solar and wind can reduce captured prices
As renewable capacity grows across Europe, simultaneous wind and solar output can flood the market, driving down capture prices, so understanding this
Analytics
Peak vs baseload forward curves: understanding spreads and risk
Peak and baseload forward curves price the same power market in different ways, and the gap between them shows where price risk really sits.
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
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
Carbon
What is CBAM? The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism explained
CBAM extends the EU carbon price to imported goods: importers of steel, cement or electricity now have to pay for the emissions behind them, roughly what an
Cross-commodity optimisation: integrating power, gas and carbon exposure
Electricity markets do not operate in isolation. Power prices are continually shaped by fuel costs, carbon pricing, generation economics and shifting supply
Carbon hedging strategies for power traders
The wholesale price of electricity is intrinsically linked to carbon pricing and the volatility associated with it can create high-risk conditions for energy
Renewable Energy
Peak vs baseload forward curves: understanding spreads and risk
Peak and baseload forward curves price the same power market in different ways, and the gap between them shows where price risk really sits.
What are grid connection queues, and why are they delaying the energy transition?
A grid connection queue is the list of projects waiting for permission to plug into the network, and the date it gives each one decides when it can start
What are negative power prices? Why they happen and who benefits
Negative power prices happen when there is more electricity on the grid than people need, so producers end up paying buyers to take it, and this guide
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