enerlyzer

Methodology

How We Calculate the Metrics

Negative Price Hours

Hours where the day-ahead electricity price falls below €0/MWh.

Neg Hours = Σ (hours where Price < 0)

For 15-minute resolution data, each interval counts as 0.25 hours.

Average Market Price

The arithmetic mean of all day-ahead hourly prices in the selected period.

Avg Price = Σ(Price) / Count(Hours)

Capture Price

The volume-weighted average price received by solar generators.

Capture Price = Σ(Generation × Price) / Σ(Generation)

Capture Price (Floor €0)

Same as Capture Price, but negative prices are floored at €0.

Capture Floor = Σ(Generation × max(Price, 0)) / Σ(Generation)

Capture Rate

The ratio of Capture Price to Average Market Price.

Capture Rate = (Capture Price / Avg Market Price) × 100%

Solar Volume at Negative Prices

Percentage of solar generation during negative price hours.

Solar @ Neg = (Gen during neg hours / Total Gen) × 100%