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15-minute power trading: One year on

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October 01, 2026

It’s been one year since Europe’s day-ahead power market moved from hourly to 15-minute trading in order to help integrate renewables, boost liquidity in the day-ahead market and improve supply security. So, has the shift delivered what it promised?

This week on Plugged In, we look at how the change has reshaped Europe’s power markets — from shifting liquidity and the distinctive “sawtooth” price pattern to better integration of renewables and new opportunities for flexible assets.

We also explore what still needs to change, the challenges of bringing other markets into 15-minute trading, and whether Europe could eventually make the leap to five-minute intervals.

Host: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson – Editor-in-Chief, Montel News

Guests:

Olav Endre Vilnes – Editor Nordics, Montel News

Priyanka Shinde – Nordic Market Expert, Montel Analytics

Vincent Thevenin – Market Manager, Montel

Ina Schjelderup – Head of Public & Regulatory Affairs Nordics, Benelux and Baltics, EPEX SPOT

Editor: Alexandra Carlon

Producer: Alexandra Carlon

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