Positive results for Nordic-German market coupling
The relaunched Nordic-German market coupling initiative has seen robust results for December 2009 and the early part of 2010, according to the latest figures released by the European Market Coupling Company (EMCC).
The total traded volume on the two interconnectors between Denmark and Germany was 1.2TWh from December 1, 2009 to January 15, 2010.
Around 90% of the traded capacity went in the correct direction in accordance with the price signal. Deviations in flow had caused the EMCC volume
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