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PRESS RELEASE EPEX SPOT power trading results of February 2017 Amsterdam / Bern / Brussels / Leipzig / London / Paris / Vienna, 1 March 2017. In February 2017, a total volume of 41.2 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (February 2016: 47.7 TWh).
Day-Ahead markets In February 2017, power trading on the Day-Ahead markets on EPEX SPOT accounted for 35,610,531 MWh (February 2016: 42,671,968 MWh). The traded volumes on the UK half-hour auction topped last month’s record and reached 266,201 MWh. Prices in Central Western Europe, connected within the Multiregional Coupling, converged 22% of the time (February 2016: 37%).
Intraday markets On the EPEX SPOT Intraday markets, a total volume of 5,563,563 MWh was traded in February 2017 (February 2016: 5,020,945 MWh). In February, cross-border trades represented 15.2% of the total continuous intraday volume in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. 15-minute contracts represented 10,6% of the volume traded on the German, Austrian and Swiss continuous intraday markets. More details on volumes and prices are available in the enclosed report on pages 3 and 4.
New members In February, EPEX SPOT welcomed Brookfield Renewable Supply 2 Ltd. as new member to the exchange. Two existing members extended their activities to new market segments: Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH joined the Dutch Intraday market and PGE Trading GmbH joined the German Intraday market. - ENDS
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The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE and its affiliates operate physical shortterm electricity markets in Central Western Europe and the United Kingdom. The creation of a pan-European power market is what defines EPEX SPOT’s mission. In 2016, its 278 members traded 529 TWh – a third of the domestic consumption in the eight countries covered. 49% of its equity is held by HGRT, a holding of transmission system operators. EPEX SPOT is part of EEX Group. For more information, please visit www.epexspot.com.
CONTACT Maria Schubotz Media & Communications Officer EPEX SPOT SE 5 boulevard Montmartre 75002 Paris (France) E-mail
[email protected] Tel +33 (0) 1 73 03 61 33
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EPEX SPOT – Monthly Figures Report for February 2017 Volumes Monthly volume Power Spot Volumes
MWh
Monthly volume – previous year MWh
Total
41,174,094
47,692,913
Day-Ahead
35,610,531
42,671,968
Day-Ahead DE/AT/LU
18,863,164
21,353,414
Day-Ahead FR
7,308,355
8,895,010
Day-Ahead UK total
3,853,228
5,587,604
- Day-Ahead auction
3,587,027
5,373,509
266,201
214,095
Day-Ahead NL
2,585,280
3,364,466
Day-Ahead BE
1,382,117
1,695,827
Day-Ahead CH
1,618,387
1,775,647
- Half-Hour 15:30 auction
Intraday
5,563,563
5,020,945
Intraday DE/AT total
3,768,570
3,365,788
- hourly continuous DE
2,884,785
2,606,845
- 15-min continuous DE
361,263
256,493
- 15-min call auction DE
348,001
347,764
- hourly continuous AT
162,159
147,289
- 15-min continuous AT
12,362
7,397
333,442
279,783
1,203,988
1,214,103
Intraday NL
89,224
57,241
Intraday BE
65,659
35,395
Intraday CH total
102,680
68,635
- hourly continuous
101,595
67,686
1,085
949
Intraday FR Continuous UK
- 15-min continuous
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Prices and Indices Price – monthly average (Base / Peak*) Price/MWh
Day-Ahead DE/AT/LU – PHELIX
€39.70 / €50.00
Day-Ahead FR
€51.16 / €59.96
Day-Ahead UK
£49.19 / £54.05
Day-Ahead UK Half-Hour
£48.52 / £53.59
Day-Ahead NL
€43.06 / €51.73
Day-Ahead BE
€47.57 / €57.00
Day-Ahead CH – SWISSIX
€55.18 / €65.04
European Electricity Index – ELIX
€42.63 / €53.48**
Intraday DE/AT (hourly continuous)
€38.56 / €47.18
Intraday 15-minute call auction DE
€40.05 / €50.49
Intraday FR
€51.47 / €58.92
Intraday NL
€44.18 / €51.33
Intraday BE
€47.90 / €55.62
Intraday CH
€55.30 / €64.62
* Peak excl. weekend ** Calculated on the orders of DE/AT/LU, FR & CH under the assumption of unlimited transmission capacity between the markets
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