Spark spreads, dark spreads, and clean spark spreads require combining fuel prices, carbon permit costs, and plant efficiency rates sourced from at least four separate systems. Manual reconciliation of these inputs across shifting EU ETS prices and gas hub quotes introduces errors that compound silently across the trading book, and traders frequently miss narrow arbitrage windows while assembling the data.
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Power Trader running thermal generation dispatch decisions across gas-fired and coal-fired capacity with EU ETS obligations
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Energy Trader
Calculates spark and dark spreads in real time by combining fuel, carbon, and power price feeds into a unified dispatch signal.
Grid/Market Analyst
Tracks fuel price feeds and EU ETS spot prices to ensure spread calculations reflect current market conditions across interconnected hubs.
Risk Manager
Validates spread model assumptions and monitors exposure to fuel price and carbon price volatility across the generation portfolio.
Real-time spark, dark, and clean spark spread calculation by integrating fuel prices, EU ETS carbon costs, and plant efficiency rates, with automated cross-border arbitrage detection and threshold alerts.
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At TTF gas of EUR 33.80/MWh, EUA carbon of EUR 64/tCO2, and a 52% plant efficiency, the clean spark spread is positive for 9 of 24 hours, peaking at EUR 11.20/MWh in hours 18-20 versus your EUR 6.00/MWh dispatch floor. Recommend committing the unit for the evening peak and holding it offline overnight when the spread turns negative.