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On January 1st, 2026, Switzerland moved from dual to single imbalance pricing. For short-term traders, imbalance price forecasting in Switzerland now has a direct P&L impact. The signal is cleaner and the reward structure is more transparent.
SIDC extends the market coupling principle, enabling traders to adjust positions continuously up to one hour before delivery. In its first five years, it facilitated more than 242 million transactions, with trade volumes in 2025 roughly double those of 2022.
More European TSOs are preparing to implement MARI, the European platform for exchanging mFRR. We explore the contrasting approaches in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and what the Baltic experience reveals about shallow market dynamics.
The SDE++ has been highly effective in driving the Netherlands’ renewable energy buildout. However, it also created structural inefficiencies. What can power market participants do to protect their returns?
The Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) optimizes cross-border electricity trading by matching supply and demand across different countries for power delivery the following day. It’s a highly complex and time-constrained system, which can sometimes lead to vulnerabilities.