WELL-FUNCTIONING SHORT- TERM MARKETS Seminar at NVE, 21 June 2019 Marte Lind, Statkraft
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Direct marketing of renewables by Statkraft currently 12.3 GW (mainly wind) all remote controlled 3
Deviations from Day-ahead forecasts are traded at the short-term markets …. a lower ….at a lower price price Higher generation must be sold … Source: Statkraft Portfolio Thursday 17.05.2018 4
Deviations from Day-ahead forecasts are traded at the short-term markets Last forecast came too late to be traded Source: Statkraft Portfolio Thursday 14.05.2018 5
Deviations from Day-ahead forecasts are traded at the short-term markets Remaining imbalance settled at imbalance price Last forecast came too late to be traded Source: Statkraft Portfolio Thursday 14.05.2018 6
… which can be very high Source: Statkraft Portfolio Thursday 14.05.2018 7
Intraday price developments: Highest volumes and volatility close to delivery 30 April 2017 (long weekend, negative prices) Data: EPEX 8
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Reservation of XB capacity for intraday trading – a driver for increased intraday liquidity? The gain is not high enough Market participants will arbitrage between day-ahead and intraday and use the possibilities efficiently, without capacity being reserved for intraday No rationale for reserving capacity for XB intraday trading, as long as arbitrage between segments and price areas is accepted. Source: NordPool 10
The obligation to be balanced at the day-ahead stage hinders free arbitrage and reduces efficiency … … 11
REMIT does not require nomination in a specific time frame FOS § 8 REMIT 12
How can we ensure well-functionning markets with the increasing share of renewables? Harmonize the interpretation of REMIT Re-calculate capacity and allocate it as early as possible Harmonize products and gate closure times Consider adjusting FOS § 8 to allow for arbitrage between segments. - It would increase market efficiency - reservation of XB capacity for the intraday market would be unnecessary 13
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