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METHODOLOGY AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDE
EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY ASSESSMENTS AND INDICES
Latest update: March 2016
INTRODUCTION 2
PLATTS MOC ASSESSMENTS 2
PLATTS INTRADAY ASSESSMENTS 2
PLATTS INDICES, MIDPOINTS AND ASSESSMENT RANGES 2
PLATTS POWER INDEX (PPI) 2
CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FORWARD POWER PRICE INDICES 3
BANK HOLIDAY CLOSE 3
STANDARD CONTRACT DEFINITIONS 3
CONFIRMATION OF TRADES 3
ROUND TRIP/WASH TRADES, SPREAD TRADES 3
OTHER NON-STANDARD TRANSACTIONS 3
WHEN PLATTS ASSESSMENTS ARE PUBLISHED 3
CURRENCY CONVERSIONS 3
EUROPEAN POWER DAILY: MONTHLY AVERAGES 4
ROLL DATES 4
UK ELECTRICITY MARKET COVERAGE 4
GREGORIAN CALENDAR MIGRATION 5
“SCHEDULE 5” 5
SPECIFICATIONS 5
CENTRAL EUROPEAN POWER COVERAGE 6
SPECIFICATIONS 6
FRENCH, DUTCH, BELGIAN, SPANISH, ITALIAN, CZECH,
HUNGARIAN, POLISH AND TURKISH POWER COVERAGE 6
SPECIFICATIONS 6
PEP AND CONTI INDICES 9
SPARK SPREADS 9
CLEAN SPARK SPREADS 10
DARK SPREADS 10
CLEAN DARK SPREADS 11
COAL SWITCHING PRICE INDICATOR (CSPI) 12
CROSS-FUEL COMPARISONS 12
NATURAL GAS 13
COAL 13
FUEL OIL 1% 13
GLOSSARY 14
ELECTRIC POWER