Forward Curve – Electricity is a comprehensive and independent view of forward pricing in the North American electricity market. It provides the marketplace with a complete and independently-derived set of curves tailored to meet the growing risk-management needs of the trading community.

Features

• Daily on-peak and off-peak assessments at 17 key electricity trading hubs going out four years
• Daily market commentary and analysis on the forward markets

This product combines the data-gathering power and expertise of both Platts and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).

Platts gathers information on the forward market through the non-commercial departments of companies, from discussions with traders and brokers active in the market, and then incorporates electricity forward trading activity from ICE, including transactions and bids and offers. Platts experts then co-mingle the data under established methodologies to formulate the daily assessments.

Who should buy

Traders, risk managers, portfolio managers, compliance officers, and planners will all find Forward Curve – Electricity an invaluable tool.

Benefits

Forward Curve - Electricity allows you to run daily mark-to-market validation, aid internal auditing and support portfolio risk metrics such as:

• Value-at-risk
• Stress Testing
• Risk disaggregation

Get the peace of mind you need knowing that you have an independent, unbiased view of the forward markets.

Packages

For the Eastern and Central markets, daily on-peak and off-peak assessments are formulated for the prompt-month, second-month, balance-of-the-year in seasonal packages, two full years in seasonal packages and four calendar years.

Seasonal packages include the January-February winter package, the March-April spring package, May, June, the July-August summer package, September and the fourth-quarter.

For the Western markets, daily on-peak and off-peak packages are formulated for the prompt month, second month, balance-of-the-year in quarters, two full years in quarters, and four calendar-years.

Daily forward assessments are formulated for these key trading hubs and markets:

• Mass Hub (New England)
• New York Zone-G (Hudson Valley)
• New York Zone-J (New York City)
• New York Zone-A (West New York)
• Ontario
• PJM west
• AD Hub (AEP-Dayton Hub)
• NI Hub (Northern Illinois Hub)
• Cinergy Hub
• TVA, Into
• Southern, Into
• Entergy, Into
• ERCOT (Seller's choice)
• Mid-Columbia
• Palo Verde
• NP15 (Northern California)
• SP15 (Southern California)

Basic Delivery

You can receive Forward Curve – Electricity on your PC via Platts proprietary platform Platts on the Net, or over EMIS - a browser-based platform incorporating an easy and intuitive navigation scheme including user-defined layouts and an improved search engine.

If you subscribe to Electricity Alert, you have the option of adding Forward Curve – Electricity to your package as an add-on.

Delivery Partners

Platts partners play a critical role to help ensure your company's success. We're pleased to have cooperative partnerships with the world's leading data delivery and analysis companies to help you extend the value of the information we provide throughout your organization. Please contact your nearest Platts office to discover whether you can access Forward Curve – Electricity through your existing vendor's delivery platforms.

Multiple-user Subscriptions

Many clients purchase multiple subscriptions to ensure their entire staff has access to Platts information. We'll work with you to ensure our distribution methods meet your specific needs. For details, contact your nearest Platts office.