01 Jun 2022 | 13:02 UTC

Platts launches new daily baseload and peakload spark spreads and clean spark spreads

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, June 1 launched its daily baseload and peakload spark spreads and clean spark spreads.

The new Platts spark spreads are a measure of margins for gas-fired power plants.

The new clean spark spreads are a measure of margins for gas-fired power plants, taking into account carbon emission allowances costs.

Platts will launch new peakload spark spread calculations for German and the UK power markets, and baseload and peakload spark spread calculations for France and the Netherlands.

In the UK and the Netherlands, Platts power price assessments are used, while for Germany and France third party data is used.

The spark spreads will be calculated for gas plants with efficiencies of 45%, 50% and 60%.

To align with its existing offerings, Platts will also publish corresponding baseload and peakload Clean Spark Spreads for Germany, France, the UK and the Netherlands, using Platts carbon allowance prices.

Carbon Price Support (CPS) levy, as appropriate, will additionally be used for the UK.

The new calculations will be published in European Power Daily, European Gas Daily, Platts Dimensions Pro, fixed pages PEP0639, PEP0644, PEP0660, PEP0645, PEP0668, PEP0641, PEP0688, PEP0689, PEP0697, PEP0691, PEP0692, PEP0693, PEP0694, PEP0695, PEP0696 on a daily basis.

The new spark spreads will be measured in Eur/MWh for France, Germany and the Netherlands, while calculations for the UK will be in GBP/MWh.

The new baseload and peakload spark spreads and clean spark spreads therefore complement the existing Platts sparks spreads.

The methodology of the existing spark spreads can be found here https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/PlattsContent/_ assets/_files/en/our-methodology/methodology-specifications/ european_power_methodology.pdf

For queries or comments, please contact support@platts.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

Platts Spark Spreads
Symbol
Dutch Spark Spreads
French Spark Spreads
German Spark Spreads
UK Spark Spreads
DPSSP00
Dutch DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSD00
French DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASD00
German DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSES00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
DPSSQ00
Dutch DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSE00
French DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASE00
German DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSDR00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
DPSSR00
Dutch DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSF00
French DA Base Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASF00
German DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSET00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
DPSSM00
Dutch DA Base Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSA00
French DA Base Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASA00
German DA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSDS00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
DPSSN00
Dutch DA Base Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSB00
French DA Base Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASB00
German DA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSBF00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
DPSSO00
Dutch DA Base Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSC00
French DA Base Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASC00
German DA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSD00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
DPSSD00
Dutch DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSP00
French DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASJ00
German MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSBG00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
DPSSE00
Dutch DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSQ00
French DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASK00
German MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSE00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
DPSSF00
Dutch DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSR00
French DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASL00
German MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSBH00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
DPSSA00
Dutch DA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSM00
French DA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASG00
German MA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSF00
UK DA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
DPSSB00
Dutch DA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSN00
French DA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASH00
German MA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSBC00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
DPSSC00
Dutch DA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSO00
French DA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASI00
German MA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSA00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
DPSSV00
Dutch MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSJ00
French MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASP00
German MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSBD00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
DPSSW00
Dutch MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSK00
French MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASQ00
German MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSB00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
DPSSX00
Dutch MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSL00
French MA Base Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASR00
German MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSBE00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
DPSSS00
Dutch MA Base Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSG00
French MA Base Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASM00
German MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSC00
UK DA Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
DPSST00
Dutch MA Base Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSH00
French MA Base Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASN00
German MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEV00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
DPSSU00
Dutch MA Base Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSI00
French MA Base Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASO00
German MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSDU00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
DPSSJ00
Dutch MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSV00
French MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASV00
German QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEW00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
DPSSK00
Dutch MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSSW00
French MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDASW00
German QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSDV00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
DPSSL00
Dutch MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSX00
French MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASX00
German QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSBL00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
DPSSG00
Dutch MA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
FPSSS00
French MA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASS00
German QA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSJ00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
DPSSH00
Dutch MA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
FPSST00
French MA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDAST00
German QA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSBM00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
DPSSI00
Dutch MA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
FPSSU00
French MA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDASU00
German QA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSK00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
GDABB00
German QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSBN00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDABC00
German QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSL00
UK MA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
GDABD00
German QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSBI00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
GDASY00
German QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSG00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
GDASZ00
German QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSBJ00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
GDABA00
German QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSH00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
GDABH00
German YA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSBK00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
GDABI00
German YA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSI00
UK MA Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
GDABJ00
German YA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSEY00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
GDABE00
German YA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSDX00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
GDABF00
German YA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEZ00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
GDABG00
German YA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSDY00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBR00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSP00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSBS00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSQ00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBT00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSR00
UK MA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSBO00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSM00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSBP00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSN00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBQ00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSO00
UK MA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFB00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEA00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFC00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEB00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBX00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSV00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSBY00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSW00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBZ00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSX00
UK QA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSBU00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSS00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSBV00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSST00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSBW00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSSU00
UK QA Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFE00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSED00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFF00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEE00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCD00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAB00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCE00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAC00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCF00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAD00
UK QA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSCA00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSSY00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCB00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSSZ00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCC00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAA00
UK QA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFH00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEG00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFI00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEH00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSAH00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCJ00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAI00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSAJ00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSCG00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAE00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCH00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAF00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCI00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAG00
UK SA Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFK00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEJ00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFL00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEK00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCN00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAN00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCO00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAO00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCP00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAP00
UK SA+1 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSCK00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAK00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCL00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAL00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCM00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAM00
UK SA+1 Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFN00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEM00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFO00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEN00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCT00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAT00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCU00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAU00
UK SA+2 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCQ00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAQ00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCR00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAR00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCS00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAS00
UK SA+2 Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSFQ00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% Eur/MWh
UKSEP00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 45% GBP/MWh
UKSFR00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% Eur/MWh
UKSEQ00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd (Carbon Price Support) 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCZ00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAZ00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSBA00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSDA00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSBB00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKSCW00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKSAW00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 45% GBP/MWh
UKSCX00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh
UKSAX00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 50% GBP/MWh
UKSCY00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKSAY00
UK SA+3 Peak Spk Sprd 60% GBP/MWh
UKEAH00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 45% Eur/MWh
UKEAJ00
UK SA Peak Cln Spk Sprd 60% Eur/MWh
UKEBA00
UK SA+3 Peak Cln Spk Sprd 50% Eur/MWh

Source: S&P Global Commodity Insights