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In March 2025, the four Nordic TSOs introduced the automated Nordic mFRR Energy Activation Market (mFRR EAM). This is a deliberate redesign of how the Nordics price balancing energy, a reform tied closely to two cross-border accessions: PICASSO (aFRR) and

The shift to shorter aFRR capacity blocks is underway across Europe, with markets moving from 24-hour blocks to 4-hour, 1-hour, even 15-minute blocks. For a renewable power trader, committing capacity in a 4-hour block instead of a 24-hour one means makin

Central and South-Eastern Europe (CSEE) is one of the fastest-moving power markets on the continent right now. Rapid solar rollout is driving wider spreads between day-ahead and imbalance settlement prices, which, in turn, are pushing more participants in

One plus one is sometimes more than two. In power forecasting, combining automated systems with human expertise leads to better outcomes than either alone. While computers excel at processing large volumes of data at high speeds, humans bring complementar

Labor Day has joined the short list of calendar dates that matter to power traders for its impact on the supply-demand balance. On 1 May 2026, five bidding zones across central Europe cleared within one euro of the SDAC price floor. Around 1.6 GW of suppl

On January 1st, 2026, Switzerland moved from dual to single imbalance pricing. The reform, which is part of a broader effort to align with European market design, arrives at an interesting time. Switzerland is liberalizing its retail electricity market, s

Stronger winds mean more wind energy, but only up to a point: the same weather systems that drive high generation can just as suddenly bring it to a halt. In European markets with high renewable penetration, storm events can cause sudden and widespread pr

The math of imbalance trading has changed, and what worked in 2022 is losing money in 2026. With platforms like PICASSO now operational, cross-border balancing has dampened some of the sharpest edges that characterized earlier years. Nevertheless, imbalan

Solar generation doesn't follow a predictable script. A cloud drifts across the sky, and within minutes, megawatts of production can vanish. For short-term power traders managing solar assets, these rapid fluctuations create a constant challenge. How do y

A solar forecast looks solid at noon, then cloud cover rolls in two hours before delivery. By the time the discrepancy is clear, the day-ahead market has long since closed. Without a mechanism to correct the position, that mismatch flows directly into cos