Platts launches European Daily Renewable Capture Rates, Volume-Weighted Monthly, Quarterly Capture Prices

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched volume-weighted monthly and quarterly renewable capture prices and rates from July 2025, to provide further transparency about the value of renewable energy across European power markets.

Capture rates are important because they measure the economic performance of renewable energy generation by indicating the revenue realized compared to the potential revenue at the baseload power price. High capture rates suggest effective market integration and profitability, while low rates may highlight challenges, influencing investment decisions and energy policy development.

For example, a 50% capture rate in the context of renewable energy indicates that half of the potential renewable energy resources available in a specific area or system are being effectively harnessed and converted into usable power. This indicates potential challenges in market integration, pricing competitiveness, or demand for renewable energy, signaling that improvements may be needed to enhance profitability and market performance.

Platts has started publishing the Volume-Weighted monthly and Quarterly Capture Prices and Rates for onshore, offshore wind, and solar capture rates for Belgium, Denmark (DK1, DK2), France, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway (NO1, NO2, NO3, NO4), Sweden (SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4) and onshore wind and solar capture rates for Italy, Spain. Onshore wind capture rates will be published for Finland. Historical data will be available up to January 2023.

Platts will utilize already published daily capture prices from across European markets, along with the wholesale electricity prices from third-party providers for the corresponding markets.

Renewable Capture Rates will be measured in %, and Volume-Weighted Monthly and Quarterly Capture Prices will be measured in Eur/MWh, except in the UK, where they will be measured in GBP/MWh.

The list of symbols can be found here.

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