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ID101409
Title ProperRisk premiums in the German day-ahead electricity market
LanguageENG
AuthorViehmann, Johannes
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper conducts an empirical analysis of risk premiums in the German day-ahead Electricity Wholesale Market. We compare hourly price data of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) auction and of the continuous over-the-counter (OTC) market which takes place prior to the EEX auction. Data provided by the Energy Exchange Austria (EXAA) has been used as a snapshot of the OTC market two hours prior to the EEX auction. Ex post analysis found market participants are willing to pay both significant positive and negative premiums for hourly contracts. The largest positive premiums were paid for high demand evening peak hours on weekdays during winter months. By contrast, night hours on weekends featuring lowest demand levels display negative premiums. Additionally, ex ante analysis found a strong positive correlation between the expected tightness of the system and positive premiums. For this purpose, a tightness factor has been introduced that includes expectations of fundamental factors such as power plant availability, wind power production and demand. Hence, findings by Longstaff and Wang (2004) can be supported that power traders in liberalised markets behave like risk-averse rational economic agents.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No. 1; Jan 2011: p.386-394
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 39, No. 1; Jan 2011: p.386-394
Key WordsRisk Premium ;  Electricity Market ;  Spot Prices