Monthly Power Trading Results of August 2023
Amsterdam / Berlin / Bern / Brussels / London / Paris / Vienna, 5 September 2023
- A total volume of 57.6 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT markets in August 2023 (August 2022: 50.0 TWh). This represents an overall increase of 15.3% on year.
EPEX Day-Ahead
- Power trading on the Day-Ahead markets on EPEX SPOT accounted for 42,514.0 GWh (August 2022: 39,266.4 GWh).
EPEX Intraday
- On the EPEX SPOT Intraday markets, a total volume of 15,117.7 GWh was traded (August 2022: 10,727.8 GWh). This represents an increase of 40.9% on year.
- Volumes on the Danish and Dutch continuous Intraday markets reached a new all-time high.
In August 2023, 873.0 GWh were traded on the monthly auction for Guarantees of Origin.
More details on volumes and prices are available in the enclosed report from page 4. Please note that volumes are calculated by using the common industry standard in electricity and exchange business: For auction trading, the one-sided Market Clearing Volume is listed. For continuous trading, the aggregated sell & buy volume is divided by 2.
Members
In August, EPEX SPOT welcomed green.ai ApS, pure.energy GmbH and Pure Energie Levering B.V. as new members to the Exchange.
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The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE and its affiliates operate physical short-term electricity markets in Central Western Europe, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Nordics and in Poland. Furthermore, EPEX SPOT newly offers local flexibility markets solution and Guarantees of Origin auctions, to foster the integration of renewable energy sources and to enhance the engagement of consumers and producers in the power market. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, EPEX SPOT is committed to the creation of a pan-European power market. Over 300 members trade electricity on EPEX SPOT. 49% of its equity is held by HGRT, a holding of transmission system operators.
For more information, please visit www.epexspot.com.