Epex Spot : Volumes grow by 8.2%

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EPEX SPOT power trading results of December 2017

Volumes grow by 8.2% 7.1% growth registered on Day-ahead and 15.3% on Intraday markets

Amsterdam / Bern / Brussels / Leipzig / London / Paris / Vienna, 03 January 2018. In December 2017, a total volume of 47.0 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT's Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (December 2016: 43.5 TWh).

Day-Ahead markets

In December 2017, power trading on the Day-Ahead markets on EPEX SPOT accounted for 40,553,639 MWh (December 2016: 37,876,519 MWh).

The UK half-hour auction reached a monthly record in December 2017, with 378,724 MWh traded. Prices in Central Western Europe, connected within the Multiregional Coupling, converged 6% of the time (December 2016: 7%).

Intraday markets

On the EPEX SPOT Intraday markets, a total volume of 6,475,908 MWh was traded in December 2017 (December 2016: 5,615,886 MWh). Monthly records were reached on several market segments: Hourly continuous trading in Austria, France and the UK reached record volumes as well as the German 15-minute auction.

In December, cross-border trades represented 16.1% of the total continuous intraday volume in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. 15-minute contracts represented 9.5% of the volume traded on the German, Austrian and Swiss continuous Intraday markets.

More details on volumes and prices are available in the enclosed report on pages 4 and 5.

New members

In December, EPEX SPOT welcomed National Grid Interconnectors Limited as new member to the exchange.

- ENDS

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE and its affiliates operate physical short-term electricity markets in Central Western Europe and the United Kingdom. As part of EEX Group, a group of companies serving international commodity markets, EPEX SPOT is committed to the creation of a pan-European power market. In 2016, its 278 members traded 529 TWh - a third of the domestic consumption in the eight countries covered. 49% of its equity is held by HGRT, a holding of transmission system operators. For more information, please visitwww.epexspot.com.

CONTACT

Maria Schubotz • Media & Communications Officer

EPEX SPOT SE • 5 boulevard Montmartre • 75002 Paris (France) [e-mail] • Tel [phone]

EPEX SPOT - Monthly Figures Report for December 2017

Volumes

Monthly volume	Monthly volume -
Power Spot Volumes	previous year
		MWh
MWh
Total	47,044,873	43,498,259
Day-Ahead	40,553,639	37,876,519
Day-Ahead DE/AT/LU	20,822,361	19,581,537
Day-Ahead FR	9,155,528	8,566,253
Day-Ahead UK total	4,673,662	3,152,748
- Day-Ahead auction	4,294,938	2,940,386
- Half-Hour 15:30 auction	378,724	212,362
Day-Ahead CH	1,743,605	1,822,377
Day-Ahead NL	2,807,196	2,906,912
Day-Ahead BE	1,351,287	1,846,692
Intraday	6,475,908	5,615,886
Intraday DE/AT total	4,063,287	3,851,043
- hourly continuous DE	2,966,188	2,982,759
- 30-min continuous DE	2,158	0*
- 15-min continuous DE	329,879	309,395
- 15-min call auction DE	518,842	351,008
- hourly continuous AT	223,776	192,875
- 15-min continuous AT	22,444	15,006
Intraday FR total	503,951	348,081
- hourly continuous FR	501,173	348,081
- 30-min continuous FR	2,778	0*
Intraday UK	1,636,685	1,108,437
Intraday CH total	161,104	149,530
- hourly continuous	159,689	147,886
- 30-min continuous	183	0*
- 15-min continuous	1,232	1,644
Intraday NL	110,167	88,639
Intraday BE	71,400	70,156
OTC Registration	15,326	5,854
*segment launched in March 2017
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Prices and Indices

Price - monthly average (Base / Peak**) Price/MWh
Day-Ahead DE/AT/LU - PHELIX	€30.77 / €44.62
Day-Ahead FR	€56.77 / €71.03
Day-Ahead UK	£54.79 / £61.10
Day-Ahead UK Half-Hour	£55.18 / £61.60
Day-Ahead CH - SWISSIX	€62.58 / €73.54
Day-Ahead NL	€46.48 / €57.34
Day-Ahead BE	€55.09 / €75.40
European Electricity Index - ELIX***	€40.00 / €54.97
Intraday DE/AT (hourly continuous)	€29.66 / €43.50
Intraday 30-minute continuous DE	€29.63 / €43.36
Intraday 15-minute continuous DE	€29.37 / €42.44
Intraday 15-minute call auction DE	€30.27 / €44.93
Intraday FR (hourly continuous)	€58.16 / €73.44
Intraday 30-minute continuous FR	€58.05 / €73.31
Intraday CH (hourly continuous)	€62.08 / €75.49
Intraday 30-minute continuous CH	€62.08 / €75.51
Intraday NL	€49.43 / €59.88
Intraday BE	€62.03 / €88.30

** Peak excl. weekend *** Calculated on the orders of DE/AT/LU, FR & CH under the assumption of unlimited transmission capacity between the markets

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