The usage value 25 January 2022This article is based on a Twitter thread published on 25 January here (in French).A slightly geeky thread to cover the concept in its broadest sense (and surreptitiously declare my love for the EPEX order book). In economic terms, usage value refers to the value…
How did we adapt our Spot forecast to the context? 16 November 2021We have always assumed this, especially as the situation is the same for all, it is complicated to model what will become of the Spot prices D+1 at 8:00 am UTC the day before, in a market context…
Winter analysis 12 October 2021The energy crisis is on everyone's lips, or at least those of the initiated. At COR-e we repeat (too much?) often that there is no magic wand to predict the future, nevertheless we like to take the risk, and in the unprecedented context of this year,…
Industry: how to evaluate your risks and make the right purchases? 21 September 2021The evolution of power prices is causing a lot of concern among some market players. However, there is no specific tension in the European power market at the moment. Indeed, the historical power price increases we are…
Insights on our models and their performances during H1 2021 20 July 2021In the past few months, markets have been all over the place. Let’s take France for example: We have had a decreasing demand since January, as we should have. However, accompanying this decrease in demand, was a steady…
How about using AI to forecast power market prices? 16 June 2021AboutFor energy professionals, data sources are multiplying at a rate that the human mind can no longer keep up with. If you are addressing multiple regions, or countries, you will also be faced with uneven quality and disparate formats.How…
Current performance and potential of AI 7 June 2021The concept of artificial intelligence is not new. As early as the 1950s, Alan Turing wondered whether a machine could "think". Learning algorithms, which are much talked about, were used in the 20th century in the chess match between Deep Blue and…
COR-e celebrates its 4th year ! 19 May 2021It is not much in absolute terms, but it is quite significant in an energy sector that only became liberalised in the early 2000s.Rather than recounting our short history, I'd like to offer some original figures and thoughts on the market from…
Is there a "fair value" for power and what is it used for? 13 April 2021Since the early 2000s, day-ahead auctions have been one of the pillars of the short-term power markets. They give generators visibility on their operating schedules, suppliers access to hourly hedging of their load curve, and…
Why modernise traders' analytical solutions? March 9, 2021Most analytical software solutions, used by professionals in the energy markets, were created more than 15 years ago. They are robust and proven, but they were developed at a time when the amount of data to be analysed was still reasonable. It was…