03/10/2025 (Agence Europe) – Since 30 September 2025, the European day-ahead electricity market has moved from hourly trading intervals to 15-minute intervals, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) has announced. This means that electricity prices can be calculated every 15 minutes, allowing the market to adjust more accurately to electricity production and consumption forecasts. This improves the European electricity system’s flexibility and reliability, with a greater proportion of variable renewable energies. As a result, network operators can better anticipate imbalances, while market players have greater flexibility for their orders, improving overall efficiency. Consumers and industry are expected to make better use of renewables, reduce grid management costs and make a greater contribution to the EU’s climate objectives. (NP)