PRESS RELEASE EPEX SPOT power trading results of February 2017

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


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


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
