The independent real-time information service for the European electricity and natural gas industry

European Power Alert, a real-time screen service, brings you up-to-the-minute industry developments, price discovery, market commentary, plus vital cross-fuel comparisons and weather. It also delivers quotes directly from the IPE, Nord Pool and APX, giving you the ultimate information resource for power traders in Europe, including price history.

Driven by the Platts team of power reporters, our coverage is more comprehensive, our assessments are more broadly sourced and our news delivered more quickly than any other energy intelligence service. Platts rolling news and price reporting service delivers the crucial facts and figures as they break.

Platts European Power Alert covers:

• live news and market coverage
• real-time reporting of power deals
• M & A activity
• European CO2 Emissions Marker
• nuclear output/outages and reservoir levels
• comprehensive weather forecasts and actual data
• foreign exchange prices
• historical data.

Benchmarking power prices in Europe

Platts assessment methodology provides independent and trusted prices for trading. These include:

• Platts spot / forward electricity assessments on the UK, German, Belgian, Dutch, Nordic, Swiss, Spanish and Austrian markets
• Platts natural gas assessments: NBP, Bacton, St Fergus, Zeebrugge, TTF and German assessments: Bunde-Oude and Aachen-Eynatten
• Platts PEP and CONTI indexes
• Value on Close detail to spot and forward-month indices for NBP and Zeebrugge gas markets
• Daily exchange summaries direct from each of Europe's exchanges, including IPE, Nord Pool, EEX and APX
• Cross-market comparisons with fuel oil, gasoil, natural gas and coal plus Platts spark spreads
• Platts coal assessments, including Europe ARA CIF.

Flexible Display and Delivery Options

Platts has developed partnerships with leading software and network providers to provide tailor-made solutions for integrating Platts real-time intelligence with your company’s information systems.