Platts updates RECs in any tech Renewable Bitcoin Quarq Spread indexes for all US regions

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has updated the Renewable Energy Certificate assessments utilized in the calculation of the any technology Renewable Bitcoin Quarq Spread indexes for all US regions effective Jan. 2, following the recent discontinuation of several US REC assessments. Information on the discontinuation of several US REC assessments can be found here.

The cost of relevant RECs is subtracted from the Bitcoin Quarq spreads published by Platts to calculate the mining profitability using renewable electricity.

The Renewable Bitcoin Quarq Spreads symbols impacted are:

• ABIEP00
• ABIES00
• ABIEV00
• ABIEY00
• ABIFB00
• ABIFE00
• ABIFH00
• ABIFK00
• ABIFN00
• ABIFQ00
• ABIFT00
• ABIFW00
• ABIGC00
• ABIFZ00
• ABIGF00
• ABIGI00
• AQSAR00
• AQSAU00
• AQSAX00
• AQSBA00
• AQSEA00
• AQSHA00
• AQSKA00
• AQSQA00
• AQSTA00
• AQSNA00

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