Energy Link Electricity Contract Indexes April 2021, Issue 145

There were 8 contracts traded that were eligible to include in the index calculations this month, but the last of these was on the 6th April, and since then nothing has traded in the OTC market (or at least not that meets the index criteria for size and duration).

Levelised Cost of Energy - What is it?

“We’re about to launch a new, free tool on our web site. It calculates the LCOE of your generation project. But what the f*&% is it?"

Hedging Fundamentals Part 2

What's behind the high spot prices?

What’s behind the high spot prices? We take a more detailed look at who is setting prices, when and why.

Energy Link Contract Indexes March 2021, Issue 144

Hedging Fundamentals Part 1

This blog post breakdown the fundamentals of hedging and provides an answer to the question "What is a hedge?".

Selling generation into the market

If you have some small-scale generation, how do you sell its generation output? This post briefly describes some common scenarios.

Energy Link Contract Indexes February 2021, Issue 143

What probability did futures traders give to Tiwai staying?

We now know that the Tiwai smelter is likely to be around for another four years to December 2024; but prior to 14th January we didn’t know this. What do futures prices tell us about futures traders’ views of the probability of Tiwai staying longer than August 2021?

Tiwai Remains Another ‘X’ Years