Electric Power
April 29, 2026
Platts discontinues Bitcoin Quarq Spreads Indices and the Global Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has discontinued the Bitcoin Quarq Spreads and the Global Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index effective April 29, 2026.
This discontinuation stems from market feedback regarding the fragmented nature of existing technologies and the continual upgrades they undergo. As a result, power consumption varies widely across different technologies, resulting in difficulty measuring precise power consumption and impacting the calculation of Bitcoin Quarq Spreads indices.
The indices were previously published as part of the European Power Daily, Energy Trader and Megawatt Daily publications, and on the fixed pages PEP0010, and AGP2527.
The complete list of discontinued values is available below:
| Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index ($/MWh) | ABECA00 | ||||
| European Quarq Spreads | |||||
| Nordics | Base | Hydro | Wind | Solar | |
| NO1 Oslo ($/MWh) | ABIAS00 | ABIAT00 | ABIAV00 | ABIAU00 | |
| NO2 Kristiansand ($/MWh) | ABIBA00 | ABIBB00 | ABIBD00 | ABIBC00 | |
| NO3 Molde Trondheim ($/MWh) | ABIBE00 | ABIBJ00 | ABIBL00 | ABIBK00 | |
| NO4 Tromso ($/MWh) | ABIBQ00 | ABIBN00 | ABIBT00 | ABIBS00 | |
| NO5 Bergen ($/MWh) | ABIBY00 | ABIBZ00 | ABICB00 | ABICA00 | |
| SE1 Lulea ($/MWh | ABICG00 | ABICH00 | ABICJ00 | ABICI00 | |
| SE2 Sundsvall ($/MWh) | ABICO00 | ABICP00 | ABICR00 | ABICQ00 | |
| SE3 Stockholm ($/MWh) | ABICW00 | ABICX00 | ABICZ00 | ABICY00 | |
| SE4 Malmo ($/MWh) | ABIDE00 | ABIDF00 | ABIDH00 | ABIDG00 | |
| FI Finland ($/MWh) | ABIDM00 | ABIDN00 | ABIDP00 | ABIDO00 | |
| DK1 West Denmark ($/MWh) | ABIDQ00 | ABIDR00 | ABIDS00 | ABIDX00 | |
| DK2 East Denmark ($/MWh) | ABIDY00 | ABIDZ00 | ABIEA00 | ABIEF00 | |
| Nord Pool Systemwide ($/MWh) | ABIEK00 | ABIEL00 | ABIEN00 | ABIEM00 | |
| Central Europe | Base | Hydro | Wind | Solar | |
| Germany ($/MWh) | ABIAE00 | ABIAF00 | ABIAH00 | ABIAG00 | |
| France ($/MWh) | AQSAE00 | AQSAF00 | AQSAH00 | AQSAG00 | |
| Spain ($/MWh) | AQSAM00 | AQSAN00 | AQSAP00 | AQSAO00 | |
| UK | Base | Renewable Non Biomass | Renewable Biomass | ||
| UK ($/MWh) | ABIAL00 | ABIAM00 | ABIAN00 | ||
| North American Quarq spreads | |||||
| Spread | Renewable Any Tech | Renewable Solar | |||
| ERCOT AEN Zone ($/MWh) | ABIEO00 | ABIEP00 | ABIEQ00 | ||
| ERCOT Bus Average ($/MWh) | ABIER00 | ABIES00 | ABIET00 | ||
| ERCOT CPS Zone ($/MWh) | ABIEU00 | ABIEV00 | ABIEW00 | ||
| ERCOT Houston Hub ($/MWh) | ABIEX00 | ABIEY00 | ABIEZ00 | ||
| ERCOT Houston Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFA00 | ABIFB00 | ABIFC00 | ||
| ERCOT Hub Average ($/MWh) | ABIFD00 | ABIFE00 | ABIFF00 | ||
| ERCOT LCRA Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFG00 | ABIFH00 | ABIFI00 | ||
| ERCOT North Hub ($/MWh) | ABIFJ00 | ABIFK00 | ABIFL00 | ||
| ERCOT North Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFM00 | ABIFN00 | ABIFO00 | ||
| ERCOT Rayburn Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFP00 | ABIFQ00 | ABIFR00 | ||
| ERCOT South Hub ($/MWh) | ABIFS00 | ABIFT00 | ABIFU00 | ||
| ERCOT South Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFV00 | ABIFW00 | ABIFX00 | ||
| ERCOT West Hub ($/MWh) | ABIGB00 | ABIGC00 | ABIGD00 | ||
| ERCOT West Zone ($/MWh) | ABIFY00 | ABIFZ00 | ABIGA00 | ||
| SPP North Hub ($/MWh) | ABIGE00 | ABIGF00 | ABIGG00 | ||
| SPP South Hub ($/MWh) | ABIGH00 | ABIGI00 | ABIGJ00 | ||
| NYISO Central Zone C ($/MWh) | AQSAQ00 | AQSAR00 | AQSAS00 | ||
| NYISO North Zone D ($/MWh) | AQSAT00 | AQSAU00 | AQSAV00 | ||
| NYISO West Zone A ($/MWh) | AQSAW00 | AQSAX00 | AQSAY00 | ||
| NYISO Mohawk Valley Zone E ($/MWh) | AQSAZ00 | AQSBA00 | AQSCA00 | ||
| CAISO NP16 Gen Hub ($/MWh) | AQSDA00 | AQSEA00 | AQSFA00 | ||
| CAISO SP15 Gen Hub ($/MWh) | AQSGA00 | AQSHA00 | AQSIA00 | ||
| Washington Mid-Columbia ($/MWh) | AQSJA00 | AQSKA00 | AQSLA00 | ||
| Into Tennessee Valley Authority ($/MWh) | AQSPA00 | AQSQA00 | AQSRA00 | ||
| Indiana Hub ($/MWh) | AQSSA00 | AQSTA00 | AQSUA00 | ||
| Into Georgia Transmission Corporation ($/MWh) | AQSMA00 | AQSNA00 | AQSOA00 | ||
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