All time high for N2EX volumes traded on the day-ahead auction

Lysaker, 19 January 2011

For the delivery date 20 January, there was an all time high record in the day-ahead auction of 29.8 GWh.

“We are very happy to see volumes rising to 30 GWh for one day in the day-ahead auction. Our members continue to put liquidity on to N2EX which proves the commitment from our members, at the same time as new members are in the process of joining the market”, said Hans Randen, Director European Integration, Nord Pool Spot.

Total volume traded on the N2EX day-ahead auction since 1 January 2011 is 320 GWh.

For further information, please contact N2EX:

Press contact:
Hans Randen, Director European Integration, Nord Pool Spot AS, phone + 47 9202 1326

About N2EX
N2EX is the name of the UK power market offering from NASDAQ OMX Commodities and Nord Pool Spot. NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB is the authorised clearing house.

The web site, www.n2ex.com, provides market information and documentation for the UK power market.

About NASDAQ OMX Commodities
NASDAQ OMX Commodities is the brand name for the NASDAQ OMX Group’s worldwide suite of commodity related products and services. The NASDAQ OMX Commodities offerings include power, natural gas and carbon emission markets and clearing services. NASDAQ OMX Commodities is a trademark of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe is the trade name of NASDAQ OMX Oslo ASA which is authorised as a commodity derivatives exchange by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and supervised by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority.

All trades with NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe are subject to clearing with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB, which is authorised and supervised as a multi-asset clearing house by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in Sweden as well as authorised to conduct clearing operation in Norway by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.

NASDAQ OMX Commodities has more than 360 members from 18 countries covering a wide range of energy producers, consumers and financial institutions.

For more information, please visit www.nasdaqomxcommodities.com.

About Nord Pool Spot
Nord Pool Spot runs the largest market for electrical energy in the world, offering both day-ahead and intraday markets to its participants. Nearly 340 companies from 18 countries trade on the exchange. The Nord Pool Spot group has offices in Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Tallinn and London. Nord Pool Spot is owned by the Nordic transmission system operators. In 2010, the group had a turnover of 307 TWh representing a value of EUR 18 billion.

For more information, visit www.nordpoolspot.com.

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