Monthly Market Analysis

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets A fundamental turnaround took place in the balancing capacity markets in Germany and Austria: While the positive segments cooled off noticeably after a strong June, the negative markets recovered significantly in some areas, becoming the main growth drivers. FCR showed a slight downward correction in […]

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets June presented a fascinating and completely directionally driven market picture across the balancing capacity markets in Germany and Austria. Unlike the previous month, both countries acted in complete synchronization this time. We witnessed a massive upward movement across all positive segments, while the negative markets

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets The balancing capacity markets in Germany and Austria presented a differentiated picture which deviated significantly from the parallel upward trend of the previous year. While Austria recorded a continuation of price increases across all market segments the high price level in the German aFRR cooled

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets In March, the balancing capacity markets in Germany and Austria presented an exceptionally dynamic picture, characterized by a nearly widespread and massive increase in price levels. In both countries, marginal prices in the aFRR showed a clear upward trend, with the negative markets, in particular,

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets In February, the overall price level in the balancing capacity markets in Germany and Austria remained moderate, but developments were more differentiated than in the previous month. In the aFRR, marginal prices moved in opposite directions: while aFRR– increased slightly in both countries, aFRR+ declined

Revenues and marginal prices — an overview covering all markets Overall, January extended the calmer tone already seen in December across the German and Austrian balancing capacity markets. Marginal prices in the aFRR softened further in both countries, while the mFRR delivered a more mixed picture. At the same time, the FCR rebounded noticeably, reversing

Revenues and marginal prices in December — an overview covering all markets In December, the downward trend in marginal prices across the German and Austrian balancing capacity markets persisted, confirming the lower price environment observed in recent weeks. Across both countries, the majority of market values settled below their November levels. In Austria, the decline

Following the pronounced decline already seen in October, the downward trend on the German and Austrian balancing capacity markets continued clearly in November. Revenues were noticeably lower across all markets, while overall volatility eased somewhat but remained clearly visible. In this edition of our market analysis, we examine the development of marginal prices and revenues

Revenues and marginal prices in October — an overview covering all markets Balancing capacity prices in Austria and Germany eased noticeably in October after the strong increases observed in September. Most market recorded lower marginal prices, indicating a partial correction of the sharp late-summer surge. While the aFRR+ in Austria remained stable at a high