Americas Gas & Power Risk Market Data
Do you have adequate tools to confidently assess forward markets? Find out how Platts Forward Curve data can offer a comprehensive solution for energy market risk management.
Are commodity markets facing a new reality for gas and power market risk management?
In an uncertain market environment, S&P Global Commodity Risk Solutions provides an independent and verifiable source of data to enhance your market risk management capabilities. Our Americas Gas and Power Risk Market Data service offers over 600 forward curves and more than 46,000 individual daily forward prices published across the United States and Mexico.
We deliver comprehensive forward curve assessments for all locations in these countries, utilizing Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) settlement data. Platts publishes M2MS-Gas curves for 109 gas hubs and M2MS-Power curves for 74 power hubs, with daily publications extending up to 120 months and 240-month curves available twice a month. As the exclusive publisher of ICE-driven forward curves, Platts equips your business with the insights needed to navigate the complexities of the gas and power markets confidently.
Who could benefit from Americas Gas & Power Risk Market Data?
Trader:
Gas and power traders must react fast to volatility from weather, generation shifts, outages, and fuel switching. S&P Global Energy’s Risk Market Data package provides forward curves and market data to support faster hedging and trading decisions.
Procurement:
Gas and power procurement teams must secure supply while managing volatile fuel and power costs. Our Risk Market Data package delivers forward curves and analytics to optimize purchasing and strengthen negotiations.
Risk Manager:
Risk managers need clear visibility into shifting gas and power exposures. Our Risk Market Data package provides forward curves, stress-testing inputs, and market data to strengthen monitoring and governance.
Credit Risk Manager:
Credit risk managers must track counterparty exposure as gas and power volatility impacts creditworthiness. Our Risk Market Data package provides pricing insights to assess risk, set limits, and manage collateral with confidence.
Our Impact, by the Numbers
Product Features
Get editorially assessed and quantitatively derived forward curves data and visualization for key trading hubs.
Monitor dynamic commodity markets with extensive price data, so you can confidently negotiate contracts, perform market risk analysis, manage risk, and develop your trade and investment strategies.
Professionals across the power and gas companies trust our data every day.
Essential benefits of Platts Forward Curves
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Data & Accessibility
We deliver data in a way that is easy for you to embed into your daily workflow to effectively:
- Calculate key risk management metrics like Mark to Market and Value at Risk (VaR)
- Manage Price Risk/Hedging
- Budget and Forecast Future Cash Flows
- Analyze Market Conditions
- Properly Assign Assets Market Value
- Validate Internally Derived Curves
All made easier with:
- Availability of extensive historical data
- Delivery via S&P Global Energy Core, API, FTP, CI Excel Add-In and channel partners
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Global Market Coverage
We provide forward curve assessments across Americas.
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Methodology
Platts uses a defined set of methodologies and specifications to deliver consistent and quality forward curve assessments to you every day. We provide detailed descriptions and explanations of how we assess the market value of commodities so that customers understand those processes.
Methodologies for our standard forward curves provide clear explanations of the data sources and assessments in straightforward language, supporting market risk models and metrics for risk management.
Key Americas Gas & Power Risk Solutions
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Mark-to-Markets Natural Gas (M2MS – Gas)
Platts publishes M2MS-Gas curves based on Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) settlement data. The proprietary quantitative techniques combined with extensive spot price history provide natural gas forward curves for liquid and illiquid trading hubs, supporting market risk models, market risk analysis, and risk management metrics.
Published daily from Balmo extending 120 months at 109 gas hubs, with 240-month curves published twice per month, and monthly price granularity, aiding energy market risk management.
Platts is the exclusive publisher of ICE-drive forward curves and a trusted provider of commodity risk solutions.
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Mark-to-Markets Power (M2MS – Power)
Platts publishes M2MS-Power curves based on Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) settlement data. The proprietary quantitative techniques combined with extensive spot price history provides power forward curves for liquid and illiquid trading hubs, supporting market risk management, the risk analytics market, and broader market risk solutions.
Published daily from Balmo extending 120 months at 74 power hubs, with 240-month curves published twice per month, and monthly price granularity, supporting energy market risk management and risk management metrics.
Platts is the exclusive publisher of ICE-drive forward curves used by power and gas companies and gas and power company stakeholders across the Americas for enhanced decision-making.
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Methodology
S&P Global Energy methodologies bring consistency and robustness to our natural gas price assessments through principles and parameters that guide our market specialists at every stage of the process.
Why S&P Global Energy?
Unparalleled Experience
For 100+ years, we've delivered Platts price assessments for physical and forward markets. Customers count on us for news, pricing, and analytics, ensuring transparent, efficient markets for confident decisions.
Trusted benchmark pricing
Provides industry benchmark price indices with robust, transparent, proven methodologies, that guarantees data integrity with stringent quality controls, and adherence to strict guidelines and IOSCO principles.
Integrated Americas market coverage
Covers North, Central and South America—natural gas, power, renewables, nuclear and coal —in one connected pricing service.
Historical view of Pricing
Comprehensive price history back to 1985 supports deep analysis of historical price trends to better understand the current market dynamics and forecast potential price movements resulting from similar previous geopolitical events.
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