Electricity Contract Indexes June 2021, Issue 147
There were 7 contracts traded that were eligible to include in the index calculations this month, which was a step up from last month which had only 3 contracts. Read More
Electricity Contract Indexes May 2021, Issue 146
There were only 3 contracts traded that were eligible to include in the index calculations this month, following the trend in April of low volumes of trading. Read More
Electricity Contract Price Increases?
Electricity contract prices have risen, and could rise further. Every month we publish the electricity contract index, but I thought it's instructive to delve deeper into the underlying contract data.
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Hedging Fundamentals Part 3
In New Zealand the contract-for-differences (aka CFD) is the most common off-exchange method for hedging the price of electricity traded on the wholesale market for a specified quantity and time period. In other words, the CFD is a fundamental tool in the hedging toolbox.
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Who's setting the Gas Price?
"Electricity prices are high at present. Gas prices are also high. Who’s setting these prices?”
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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).
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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?"
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