Renewable Energy Trading

We take on any plant with a minimum capacity of 1,000 kW for renewable energy trading. If you pool your assets in advance, we’re also open to smaller installations.

FlexPower works exclusively with renewable power producers. We therefore offer renewable energy trading for electricity generated from solar, wind, hydropower, and bioenergy. Operators using other innovative green technologies who are looking for a power trader are also very welcome.
And just to be clear: if your electricity production is CO₂-intensive, we won’t be working together.

We trade across many Europe’s short-term power markets. This includes the day-ahead and intraday auctions as well as various control reserve markets for primary (FCR), secondary (aFRR), and tertiary (mFRR) reserves.

In Germany, renewable energy trading contracts have traditionally been settled using so-called reference market prices. We consider this an outdated approach that increases uncertainty and, as a result, reduces the income of renewable power producers.

The reference market price is defined as the average electricity price achieved by a specific class of assets (for example, onshore wind) over the course of a month. This made some sense at a time when power prices were below the guaranteed minimum remuneration (the so-called strike price) for such assets.
However, the energy crisis has fundamentally changed both sides of the equation: revenues on the spot market for producers and risk exposure for power traders have risen sharply. To properly reflect this new reality, FlexPower offers remuneration based on the plant-specific market value. This ensures you receive the actual revenues generated by your asset.
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On the one hand, power traders like FlexPower rely on a renewable energy trading fee to cover costs such as personnel and fees on power exchanges. On the other hand, the role of a renewable energy trader goes far beyond simply selling electricity, as it comes with additional risks inherent to power trading.
Traders sell the forecast output of a plant a day in advance on the hourly day-ahead auction. Since forecasts are never perfectly accurate, deviations arise between planned and actual generation. Over the course of the day, forecasts improve thanks to more up-to-date weather data. The difference from the original forecast is then traded on the intraday market. If a gap to actual production still remains, so-called balancing energy costs occur — typically around 4% of the spot price. The trading fee enables power traders to absorb and manage this risk.

The trading fees we offer for renewable energy trading vary by energy source, as each technology comes with its own risk profile and cost structure. In addition to a fixed trading fee, FlexPower also offers a variable fee that is linked to the level of the monthly average spot market price.