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CARBON TRANSFER FACTOR IN THE NORDIC POWER MARKET Final presentation Geir Brønmo and Clémence Carnerero 31.08.2018
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CARBON TRANSFER FACTOR IN THE NORDIC POWER MARKET Final presentation

Geir Brønmo and Clémence Carnerero 31.08.2018

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PÖYRY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING – ENERGY

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Market analysis and design

Transactions and Strategy

Grid and digitalisation MIDDLE EAST | ASIA

AMERICA | EUROPE

Oslo office

Global presence

Leading-edge consulting and advisory services along the whole commercial value

chain of the energy sector

Over 200 energy market experts Offering expert advice from strategy to implementation on

policy, regulation, business operations, financing and valuation and sustainability

Acted as market advisor on over 220GW of generation capacity worth €240bn since 2008 (gas, coal, onshore/offshore wind, hydro, solar, nuclear, interconnectors)

12 offices across Europe (Düsseldorf, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo, Oxford, Stockholm, Paris, Vienna, Villach, Zurich)

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Nordic power market physical characteristics and price drivers

Historical relationship between power prices in the Nordic region and cost of

production of coal generation

What is the carbon transfer factor and appropriate method to estimate it

Model the development of the carbon transfer factor from 2018 to 2040 for a

range of carbon scenarios

Analyse the response of the carbon transfer factor to variations in market

drivers

Illustrate the carbon price effect through an historical back test using Pöyry’s

BID3 power market model and a new carbon price

Model the carbon transfer factor in the past few years, 2013 to 2017, for a

range of carbon scenarios

Qualitative description

Historical model

analysis

Forward model

analysis

APPROACH

The project is conducted in 4 steps

Prove the existence of the carbon transfer factor and deconstruct the myth

that the carbon price is irrelevant for Nordic power prices

The main result is an estimate and interval range for the carbon transfer

factor over historical and future years

Conclusion

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AGENDA

Qualitative description

Historical model analysis

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Forward model analysis

Conclusion Conclusion

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THE NORDIC POWER MARKET

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The Nordic power market is hydro dominated and interconnected

Transfer volumes between the

Nordic markets are high due to

the level of interconnection

and the complementary nature

of the generation mix in the

Nordic system

The Nordic countries are for

analytical purposes ‘one

market’

Nordic interconnection Links to Europe Generation

There is also a significant

exchange across interconnectors

out of the Nordic region

New links are under construction

to Great Britain, Germany and

Netherlands

Trade provides security of supply

for the hydro system subject to

yearly and seasonal variations

The Nordic market is dominated

by hydro power with significant

reservoir capacity, followed by

nuclear power

Only a small fraction of

generation is from thermal

generation and the Nordic power

supply is mostly free from CO2

emissions

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PRICE SETTING IN THE NORDIC REGION

In thermal markets, e.g. Germany, Great Britain or the Netherlands, power prices are to a large extent driven by the cost of producing electricity, i.e. the cost of fuel and the cost of purchasing CO2 allowances

In the Nordic hydro market, supply is dominated by hydro power which has a near zero marginal cost. But, power prices are determined by alternative sources of meeting demand including fuel and CO2 prices on the Continent, since water can be stored in multi-season reservoirs

If reservoir hydro power was bid at zero like non-controllable renewable sources, the Nordic power prices would be periodically extreme

– We would have periods of very high generation with very low prices before reservoir storages run out of water, and very low generation and very high prices when reservoirs are empty

Hydro power producers therefore dispatch their generation by bidding their reservoir at a non-zero price

– A price which maximises their revenues and balances the market given the expected future value of the water storage

– This value is driven by the alternative to hydro power production: expected prices of the imported/exported electricity from the Continent

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The Nordic power price is indirectly set by expected prices on the Continent

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DRIVERS OF NORDIC POWER PRICES

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The annual Nordic price level is set by commodity prices in Continental markets

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DRIVERS OF NORDIC POWER PRICES

In the past 10 years, there has been a strong link between the cost of coal generation and Nordic prices under

average conditions

Hydrology is adding variations to the Nordic power price: a strong hydrological balance tend to give lower prices and

vice versa when the hydrological balance is negative

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The Nordic power price is linked to commodity and carbon prices, aside from

periods with strong hydrological deviations

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Marginal cost of CO2 emissions in thermal generation

CARBON TRANSFER FACTOR

The carbon transfer factor depends on the generation mix

The carbon transfer factor corresponds to the increase in the power price due to an increase in the CO2 price

– This can also be seen as the cost of CO2 emissions in the power generation, which depends on plant efficiency and fuel emission factor

In a thermal market, the carbon transfer factor depends on the fuel used for power generation

– 0.4tCO2/MWh in a gas only market

– 1.1tCO2/MWh in a lignite only market, due to lower plant efficiency and higher fuel carbon content

In a non-dispatchable RES market, the carbon transfer factor is zero due to no carbon content in the generation, given that the system is 100% RES with no thermal generation

In a dispatchable RES market, the carbon transfer factor depends on the price of the dispatchable generation

– Which is non-zero in the Nordic hydro market and influenced by the price of the electricity imported and exported from the Continent, and therefore by the carbon price

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HOW TO ESTIMATE THE CARBON TRANSFER FACTOR

Quantitative analysis through power market modelling is required to estimate the

carbon pass-through

The cost of CO2 emissions in power generation and a qualitative

description only take you that far

– Load and availabilities vary from hour to hour throughout the year

changing the type of generation setting the power price

– The price of the dispatchable resource, like reservoir hydro power in

the Nordic power market, requires a complex optimisation to be

evaluated accurately since it is based on a set of internal and

external drivers

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BID3

This study uses Pöyry’s BID3 quantitative power market model

used by a range of clients all over Europe to

– Find the optimal power price in all hours accounting for variations in

supply/demand

– Represent the diversity of interconnected power markets in Europe –

thermal, renewable, hydro

– Simulate the optimal decision of hydro dispatch behaviour

This allows the carbon transfer factor to be evaluated

thoroughly not only for a wide range of years but also for an

extended geography

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Power prices obtained in BID3 back test versus market

PÖYRY’S BID3 MODEL VALIDATION

BID3 simulates power markets in a very accurate and realistic way

Annual power prices typically

deviate by less than €1/MWh

and monthly modelled prices

follow observed variations,

aside from some specific period

of times for the Nordic countries

The market gets access to

constant new information during

a year – updated weather

forecasts, actual measurements

of inflow, reservoir levels or

snow accumulation – while the

back test is done with weather

expectations as of 1 January of

the year

– Snow deficit in winter 2013 and

heavy precipitation in summer

2015 led to some aggressive

hydro power dispatch behaviour

difficult to reproduce

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METHODOLOGY

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Simulations and calculations to estimate the carbon transfer factor

The Nordic carbon transfer factor is analysed through Pöyry’s BID3 power market model

– Historically for the years 2013 to 2017

– Based on observed market fundamentals

– Forward for the years 2018-2020-2025-2030-2035-2040

– Base Case on a flat coal price at $80/t, a flat gas price at €18/MWh and other inputs (demand, capacity, interconnection,

etc) taken from Pöyry’s Central scenario

– 5 sensitivities with variations in fuel prices and production mix along with transmission capacities are also explored

Carbon transfer factor calculations

– 4 carbon scenarios with increasing CO2 price, €10-20-30-40/tCO2

– For historical modelling, the reference scenario corresponds to observed CO2 prices while in the case of

the forward modelling, the reference scenario corresponds to a zero CO2 price

Carbon transfer factor estimates

– Norway, Sweden and Denmark factors derived from average of price areas (no consumption weighting)

– Nordic factor derived from average of Nordic countries (no consumption weighting)

– Results in other European markets are also obtained

Carbon transfer factorcarbon scenario= Power pricecarbon scenario − Power pricereference scenario

Carbon pricecarbon scenario − Carbon pricereference scenario

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AGENDA

Qualitative description

Historical analysis

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Forward model analysis

Conclusion Conclusion

Historical model analysis

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HISTORICAL MODEL ANALYSIS

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A €24/tCO2 higher carbon price in the past few years would have increased the

Nordic power price by close to €17/MWh

2013-2017

– Average carbon price: €6/tCO2

– Average power price across Nordic

price areas: €30.0/MWh

– Pöyry’s back test average across

Nordic price areas: €30.4/MWh

– An accurate estimation of historical

power prices

Assuming a carbon price of €30/tCO2

over 2013-2017, the average power

price in the Nordic region would have

been €46.7/MWh

– This results in a close to €17/MWh

increase in the power price for a

€24/tCO2 increase in the carbon price

– All other inputs being equal

Effect of carbon price increase on Nordic power price, 2013-2017

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Nordic CO2 emission factor in place/2011 study - Carbon price transfer in Norway: 0.67

HISTORICAL MODEL ANALYSIS

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The carbon transfer factor in the Nordic region is estimated at 0.71tCO2/MWh on

average over the years 2013-2017

This means that every time the carbon price increases by €1/tCO2, the power price increases by €0.71/MWh

With an average carbon price in the period around €6/tCO2, this quantifies the impact of carbon on the power price to roughly €4/MWh, or close to 15% of the 2013-2017 average Nordic power price

The Nordic carbon transfer factor was the highest in 2013 has gradually decreased

– This is due to the influence of decreasing coal installed capacities and progressively increasing capacity of intermittent renewables as well as yearly variations in Nordic conditions (such as hydrology)

An increase in the CO2 price generally leads to a decrease in the Nordic pass-through

– A high CO2 price incentivises gas generation which has lower carbon emission cost than coal and pushes the factor lower

Historical Nordic carbon transfer factor, 2013-2017

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Nordic CO2 emission factor in place/2011 study - Carbon price transfer in Norway: 0.67

HISTORICAL MODEL ANALYSIS

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The Nordic carbon transfer factor is similar within the Nordic countries and in par

with the German pass-through

Historical carbon transfer factor in selected countries, 2013-2017 The carbon transfer factor for the Nordic region is calculated as the average of the pass-through found across the four Nordic countries

Factors in Norway, Denmark and Sweden are similar and close to Germany

– There is an extensive transmission capacity with Germany and German thermal generation indirectly sets the price of Nordic hydro power

The factor is higher in Finland than in the other Nordic countries as the country is directly interconnected to Estonia

Estonia is dominated by oil shale generation and has the highest carbon transfer factor of the Baltic region

– Latvia and Lithuania have a higher share of gas generation and dependence on imports

The lowest factor is found for the Netherlands where gas generation dominates while the highest factor is found in Poland where lignite generation dominates

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AGENDA

Qualitative description

Historical model analysis

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Forward model analysis

Conclusion Conclusion

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FORWARD MODEL ANALYSIS – BASE CASE

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The Nordic carbon transfer factor is projected to decrease further in the future

Projected Nordic carbon transfer factor, 2018-2040

The Nordic carbon transfer factor is 0.58tCO2/MWh in 2018

– A level similar to the factor found for 2017

The future Nordic carbon transfer factor is evaluated at 0.49tCO2/MWh on average over the years 2020 to 2030 and expected to decrease gradually in the long-term

– Declining to 0.43tCO2/MWh by 2030 and 0.36tCO2/MWh by 2040, below the cost of CO2 emission for gas-fired generation

Several long-term developments explain this trend

– Coal and lignite-fired plants are gradually decommissioned on the Continent

– CCGT plants are then called to run more often to meet demand and the generation mix changes from coal setting the price to gas setting the price

– RES push thermal plants out of merit leading to an increased number of price periods during which the power price is independent of the carbon price

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The downward trend in the carbon pass-through is projected across regions

Projected carbon transfer factor in selected countries,

2018-2040

The German and the Nordic carbon

pass-through factor are expected to be

very similar in the future and follow the

same trend

– Nordic prices will continue to be driven by

prices on the Continent, and even more so

when more interconnectors are being built

A downward trend is observed in other

European markets as well

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mix between countries in the long-term:

lower coal, higher intermittent renewables

– The Estonian factor is pushed up by oil

shale in the early years, but lower

conventional generation and higher

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to a lower carbon pass-through towards

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Renewable capacity scenarios in 2030

FORWARD MODEL ANALYSIS – SENSITIVITIES

There is some uncertainty in the long-term pass-through and sensitivities can shed

light on potential upsides and downsides

The carbon transfer factor is somewhat

uncertain far out in time as it is subject to the

long-term evolution of the generation mix, i.e.

the share of coal versus gas setting the price

and the evolution of the share of intermittent

renewable generation

– A way to cope with these uncertainties is to re-

evaluate the future carbon transfer factor

regularly and to analyse the response of the

pass-through to different market drivers

5 sensitivities have been explored, where

parameters are varied individually

– High/Low coal price, ±50% ($40/t and $120/t)

– High/Low gas price, ±50% (€9/MWh and

€27/MWh)

– High renewable and transmission capacity,

770GW renewable capacity in 2030 against

650GW in Base case

*) ‘JCR’ values from Renewable technologies in the EU electricity

sector: trends and projections report. ‘EU 32% RES (Estimated)’ is

a value extrapolated by Pöyry from the EUCO3030 scenario

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FORWARD MODEL ANALYSIS – SENSITIVITIES

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Low gas and High coal give a downside to the carbon factor in 2020, upside is seen

in opposite cases

Projected Nordic carbon transfer factor, Base case and

sensitivities, 2020

Low Gas/High Coal

– Lower gas (or higher coal) prices lead to

a shift from coal to gas generation

– More gas generation setting the power

price decreases the carbon transfer factor

due to a lower cost of CO2 emissions

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– Higher gas (or lower coal) prices lead to a

shift from gas to coal generation

– More coal generation setting the power

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due to a higher cost of CO2 emissions

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– Only a small decrease in the carbon

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There is no upside to the carbon pass-through in 2040 but additional downside in

the case of a high renewable capacity

Projected Nordic carbon transfer factor, Base case and

sensitivities, 2040

Low Gas/High Coal/High Gas/Low Coal

– Little variation from the Base case

– Coal/lignite generation has been gradually decommissioned

– Coal/lignite plants set the price only in a very limited number of hours and gas generation dominates price setting

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– The RES capacity is such that there are even more low price hours where CO2 does not intervene in the Continental price setting than in the Base case

– The carbon transfer factor is decreased from 0.36tCO2/MWh in the Base case to 0.19tCO2/MWh in the High RES sensitivity in 2040

2030 is a transition between these two stages, with some impact of fuel prices and a relatively substantial pass-through in the High RES sensitivity

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Forward modelling - Range of carbon scenarios

Forward modelling - Average of carbon scenarios

Gas only market

Coal/Lignite only market

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Carbon transfer factor - Base case

Carbon transfer factor - High RES

Number of low price hours - Base case

Number of low price hours - High RES

FORWARD MODEL ANALYSIS – SENSITIVITIES

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The impact of a higher renewable capacity increases after 2030

Up to 2030, even though renewables

increase faster in the High RES sensitivity

they still do not represent the major part of

the generation and therefore cannot

strongly influence price setting

– The carbon pass-through is still substantial

in 2030 and projected at 0.40tCO2/MWh

versus 0.43tCO2/MWh in the Base case

From the 2030s, the effect of higher

renewable generation becomes more

significant when the share of low price

hours exceeds 12%

– Thermal plants are however still needed to

meet demand in a certain amount of time

throughout the year and the pass-through

remains relatively high

– The pass-through is expected to be

0.19tCO2/MWh in 2040 compared to

0.36tCO2/MWh in 2040 in the Base case

Nordic carbon transfer factor, Base Case and High RES

sensitivity, 2018-2040

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AGENDA

Qualitative description

Historical model analysis

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Forward model analysis

Conclusion

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KEY FINDINGS

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Quantitative modelling demonstrates the influence of the carbon price on the

Nordic power market

The carbon transfer factor estimated historically is found to be 0.71tCO2/MWh

– There is a good alignement between the 2017 and 2018 values

The Nordic carbon transfer factor is evaluated at 0.49tCO2/MWh on average between 2020 and 2030 and is expected to decline in the long-term due to

– A shift from coal/lignite to gas setting the price on the Continent

– An increasing penetration of renewable generation that start setting the price in more hours by the end of the projection period

Fuel sensitivity analyses show variations in the carbon transfer factor mostly in the medium-term while there is limited upside in the long-term due to Pöyry’s anticipated evolution of the thermal capacity mix

Even in a high renewable sensitivity, the carbon price continues to affect the power price as thermal plants are still needed to meet demand and the carbon transfer factor is non-zero

Nordic carbon transfer factor, 2013-2040

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Forward modelling - Range of sensitivitiesForward modelling - Base caseHistorical modellingGas only marketCoal/Lignite only market

Historical modelling - Average of years 2013-2017: 0.71

Nordic CO2 emission factor in place/2011 study - Carbon price transfer in Norway: 0.67

Carbon pass-through

(tCO2/MWh) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040

Historical/Forward

modelling - Base case 0.83 0.82 0.69 0.64 0.60 0.58 0.56 0.48 0.43 0.42 0.36

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