Power trading and negative prices

Explore Montel sessions on shorter trading intervals and negative electricity prices, with a related view of carbon markets and industrial investment.

Trading intervals and market flexibility

15-minute power trading: One year on

Podcast · English · 34 min 9 sec

The Plugged In team examines the move to 15-minute day-ahead trading, including liquidity, the “sawtooth” price pattern, renewable integration and opportunities for flexible assets. The discussion also considers the challenges of extending shorter trading intervals to other markets.

Hosted by Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, with Olav Endre Vilnes, Priyanka Shinde, Vincent Thevenin and Ina Schjelderup.

Negative Pricing Forecasts: What Happens When You Remove Flexibility

Webinar recording · English · 1 hr 1 min 45 sec · Registration page

This webinar explains how negative prices form, then compares Germany-focused sensitivities for renewable bidding rules, demand flexibility and battery storage. The scenario without flexibility or storage is a hypothetical comparison, not a forecast.

Related carbon-market context

EU ETS Outlook: Carbon Prices, Competitiveness and Investment

Conference session · English · 26 min 4 sec

Egis Bershani of ClearBlue Markets discusses EU ETS carbon prices, free allocation, CBAM and the investment choices facing industrial operators. Recorded at Austrian Energy Day 2026 in Vienna.

Related market data

Explore the market further

Explore Montel power data