The transition to summer time takes place by setting the clock one hour ahead (from 02:00 am to 03:00 am CET) during the night of Sunday, 26 March (week 12). Sunday will have only 23 hours.
The day-ahead market (Elspot)
For handling of transition in Day Ahead Web, please see the Day-Ahead Web support pages.
For EDIEL see enclosed description.
For information about the API and DST, please see the API Developer Portal.
The intraday market (Elbas)
As a result of the transition to summer time there will only be 23 power hour series open for trading. In other words, there will not be a series PH-20170326-03 listed. Trading for all power hour series is closed one hour before delivery in Baltics and Nordics. In Germany, the gate closure is 0 min prior to physical delivery and in Netherlands 5 minutes prior to physical delivery. Trading for PH-20170326-04 will close at 01:00 CET in Baltics and Nordics, 03:00 CET in Germany, 01:55 CET in Netherlands and 00:44 GMT in UK.
For the German market areas time series QH-20170326-9 to QH-20170326-12 as well as HH-20170326-5 and HH-20170326-6 will not be available for trading.
For the UK market area time series HH-20170326-3 and HH-20170326-4 will not be available for trading and block products 2H-1B, 4H-B1, DB and DON will not contain hour 01:00.
About Nord Pool
Nord Pool, Europe’s leading power market, delivers efficient, simple and secure trading across Europe. The company offers day-ahead and intraday trading, clearing and settlement to customers regardless of size or location. Today 380 companies from 20 countries trade on Nord Pool’s markets.
Nord Pool operates markets in the Nordic and Baltic regions, Germany and the UK, and is a Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) in 14 European countries, while also servicing power markets in Poland, Croatia and Bulgaria. In 2016 Nord Pool had a total turnover of 505 TWh traded power. The company has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn and London.
Lysaker, 17 March 2017
For further information, please contact:
Trading desk, +47 67 10 91 10 or dayahead@nordpoolgroup.com