A Nordic balancing act

Plugged In: the energy news podcast

In March 2025, the balancing price in all of the Swedish price zones crashed to the technical floor of EUR -10,000/MWh - setting off a trend of volatile prices and turbulent balancing markets in the Nordics.

Six months on, small producers and certain market actors in the region are struggling to navigate a complex system and differing responses from TSOs across the region, with many market participants calling out for change.

In this episode, Richard speaks to Nordic market experts about why the changes introduced this year are proving problematic and puts important questions to the Danish TSO.

Host: Richard Sverrisson - Editor-in-Chief, Montel News
Contributor: Elias Huuhtanen - Finland Reporter, Montel News

Guests:
Kia Marie Jerichau - Vice President, Energinet
Matthew Creese - Head of Market Operations for Wind and Solar, Aneo
Priyanka Shinde - Nordic Market Expert, Montel Analytics
Editor: Oscar Birk
Producer: Sarah Knowles