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Sources of price and market information

AIB members do not have information on the prices of certificates (these are exchanged between market participants without the issuing bodies participating in or being aware of the detail of the trade).

Some useful sources of indicative pricing information are listed on the right hand side (/the boxes). These are given as an example only: should you wish to add your own organisation, please send details to info@aib-net.org.
As they do not necessarily represent the entire market, the AIB does not take any responsibility for the information given by them, and this price information should be taken as indicative only.

This page provides as well links to specialist web pages which can assist you in confirming the credentials of trading counterparties from the perspective of their registration with national Value Added Tax (VAT) authorities.

A note for those whose accountholders do business with the UK:
The UK government has introduced legislation, in the form of a statutory instrument, to introduce a reverse charge accounting mechanism  for supplies of gas and electricity certificates in the UK. To provide guidance on how the domestic reverse charge will operate, please see the Revenue and Customs Brief 4 (2019), and the VAT Notice 735 Domestic reverse charge procedure

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And this page provides as well some interesting studies and reports e.g. to give more insight to the European GO market.

Marktanalyse Ökostrom II - an extensive study on the green electricity market in Germany

UBA, Germany, August 2019

The study starts with an analysis of the terminology used in the green electricity market. The effects of this market  and of additional features from labels for green electricity products for the energy transition are analysed. Further the study provides an overview of the German market for guarantees of origin looking at actors, trade levels and trade routes, sales volumes, price development.
Another part examines the views and practices of household customers and companies with regard to energy transition in general and green electricity products and electricity disclosure in particular.
The sustainability reporting of companies is examined to assess how relevant and comparable the reports and underlying data on electricity consumption published are.

The study can be downloaded here.

Report: Development of the Guarantees of Origin Market

2 September 2017

The Green Economy Market Infrastructure company Grexel has created the fourth edition of the “Development of the Guarantees of Origin Market” report, on request of RECS International.

The report collates the basic market development and balance outlook between 2009 and 2016 of 31 European countries. The analysis considers renewable electricity production volumes, issuing and cancellation volumes of Guarantees of Origin, production that is not eligible for certification due to support schemes (e.g. Feed-in tariffs) and analyses how these variables have changed over time. Furthermore the report provides insights and analysis regarding supported renewable electricity volumes by creating scenarios for possible impact of future legislation.

The report can be downloaded here.

GO-Monitoring report

2 September 2018
RECS International, in cooperation with consultancy agency VaasaETT, is publishing the 2017 GO Monitoring report.

The report provides a detailed insight to the European GO market and consolidates GO statistics from both EECS markets as well as non-EECS compliant markets. The report can be downloaded here.

Analysis of the trade in Guarantees of Origin

Economic analysis for Energy Norway, done by Oslo Economics,16 January 2018

Energy Norway, an industry organisation representing Norwegian companies involved in the production, distribution and trading of electricity, has commissioned a study into the market for and trade in Guarantees of Origin (GOs) from Oslo Economics. One of the purposes of the report is to provide Energy Norway with a basis for providing policy suggestions regarding GOs to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, and to the European Commission.

In this report, Oslo Economics describes the trade in GOs, compares it with the trade in other “renewable products”, evaluates the market for and trade in GOs according to economic criteria, and describes the recent and possible future development in the trade in GOs.

Report: Carbon accounting of electricity. Recommendations for the environmental life cycle assessment

The Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt, Österreich) published a report on 'Carbon accounting of electricity. Recommendations for the environmental life cycle assessment' (Original title in German "Treibhausgasemissionen von Strom. Empfehlungen zur Ökobilanzierung").  It analyses the latest developments on disclosure and the impact of trading with GOs.

It is written in German but includes an English summary on page 7 and 8. Please find the report here.

 

Common energy sector statement - Keeping EU energy and emissions markets protected from VAT fraud beyond 2018. Joint industry statement_VAT fraud prevention_Sept2018.pdf (567kb) Download

AIB joined this statement, published 4 Sept 2018

Argus Media

Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets, offers consulting services and conferences, and publishes daily GO price assessments, confirmed deal specifications and market commentaries on price developments for more tailored products.

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Energy Attribute Certificates

An information site on the global usage of Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs / GoOs), different registries worldwide and systems like RE100 and other. Data is presented by Bischoff & Ditze Energy GmbH & Co. KG.

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Commerg

Commerg works with all kinds of businesses, including those that deal with energy, monitoring the market daily and providing verified, real-time data online, and providing a trading platform.

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EnergyOrigins.net

A free source of information on global Renewable Energy Certificate schemes including statistics, market drivers, energy labels for additionality and regulatory updates. Data is presented by Agder Energi Solutions GmbH

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Veyt

An analytical market intelligence tool for the renewable energy market, offering real-time market data for Guarantees of Origin and other green certificates as well as policy reviews, industry news updates and tailor-made reports.

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Green Power Hub

Green Power Hub is a B2B network where buyers and sellers of GOs and renewable energy certificates can meet. There are no transaction fees and more than 300 members. Meet and trade with counterparts in a fully transparent market with real time price information.

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S&P Global Platts

S&P Global Platts is the leading independent provider of information, benchmark prices and analytics for the energy and commodities markets. They produce daily guarantees of origin price assessments, for two of the most liquid ‘bulk’ European Guarantee of Origin products: Large Nordic Hydro and EU Wind.

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VIES

You can verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any Member State by selecting that Member State from the drop-down menu provided and entering the number to be validated - note that this simply means that they have registered in that member state.

For further information, contact the secretariat.

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