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During the volatile energy markets of the late 1990’s, several generation and transmission cooperatives envisioned the creation of a new energy marketing company. The purpose of this new energy marketing company would be to provide wholesale energy risk management services. The Alliance for Cooperative Energy Services, or ACES Power Marketing (APM), is the direct result of the dedicated efforts of these forward thinking energy cooperatives. Since its formation in February 1999, APM has become a nationally recognized wholesale energy trading and risk management firm that has maintained its customer oriented focus of providing quality service. Today, APM is one of the largest physical electricity traders in the nation. Although APM was originally created by and for cooperatives, its energy risk management services are applicable and will provide value for a broad range of customers, including Independent Power Producers, Investor-Owned Utilities, Merchant Energy Firms, Municipal Power Utilities, and other energy industry participants.
Locations: Carmel, Indiana.
Website: http://www.acespower.com
Chesler Analytics - We provide independent market analysis, trading ideas and decision making guidance to professional energy traders and risk managers. Finding ideas before other people and helping our clients exploit them is our main business. Our views are concise, unhedged and sometimes controversial.
Locations: Wellington, Florida.
Website: http://www.chesler.us/
Energy Exchanges
Chicago Climate Exchange - a financial institution whose objectives are to apply financial innovation and incentives to advance social, environmental and economic goals through the following platforms. Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is the world’s first and North America’s only legally binding rules-based greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system, as well as the world’s only global system for emissions trading based on all six greenhouse gases. Website.
EcoSecurities - a company in the business of sourcing, developing and trading carbon credits throughout the world. EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and industrialising countries to create and purchase carbon credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. EcoSecurities transacts with companies in the developed world to supply them with carbon credits to meet their compliance targets.
Locations: New York, New York; Portland, Oregon; Claremont, California.
Website: http://www.ecosecurities.com
EnergyGateway - committed to combining innovative technology, a broad network of suppliers, and a deep store of market intelligence to secure the lowest price for the customer. Acquired by World Energy Solutions on June 1, 2007 (see below).
European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) - commenced operation in 2005 as the largest multi-country, multi-sector Greenhouse Gas emission trading scheme world-wide. Website.
World Energy Exchange - See World Energy Solutions below.
World Energy Solutions - operates online exchanges for energy and energy-related products. Our proven approach provides market intelligence, promotes liquidity, and creates price transparency for all market participants, enabling our customers to transact with confidence and to seek the best possible price. To date, the company has transacted over 40 billion kWh of electricity, 700 million kWh of green power and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and one trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Website. For more detailed information regarding the World Energy Exchange - Website. Listed on the Toronto Exchange at XWE.TO. Yahoo. Acquisitions: EnergyGateway (See above).
Certificates - Black - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
International Emissions Trading Association
http://www.ieta.org/
Emissions Marketing Association
http://www.emissions.org/
Environmental Finance
http://www.environmental-finance.com/
Emissions Trading Education Initiative
http://www.etei.org/
Kyoto Mechanisms Expert Network
http://www.kyotoexperts.com/
Certificates - Green - Renewable Energy
Tradable Renewable Certificate Know-how and Initiatives Network
http://www.treckin.com/
Renewable Energy Certificate System
http://www.recs.org/
Green Stream Network
http://www.gsn-trade.com/
European Renewable Electricity Certificate Trading Project
http://recert.energyprojects.net/
Greenpower Network
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/
Certificates - White - Energy Efficiency
A White Certificate scheme is meant to facilitate achieving energy savings targets. By means of certification it aims to guarantee the achievement of a claimed amount of energy savings. Pros of White Certificates: Certification guarantees meeting the agreed target; Introduction of tradability aims at least cost achievement of targets, The system could unlock energy saving potentials and actors that are currently not unlocked by other instruments, Can stimulate the market for ESCOs. Cons of White Certificates: Might target only efficiency increases, not overall reduction of energy consumption; Could involve large transaction costs; Might favor mainly actions easy to implement and measure.
Euro White Cert Project - Stepwise towards effective European energy efficiency policy
portfolios involving white certificates.
Website.
Energy Saving Trust
http://www.est.co.uk/
Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas
http://www.autorita.energia.it/
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/
Energy Efficiency 21
http://www.ee-21.net/
International Energy Agency Demand-Side Management Programme
http://dsm.iea.org/
Exchanges
euets.com - is a fully electronic exchange for anonymous trading on the spot EUA market. euets.com is the only CO2 trading platform designed to give direct access for all operators to the European CO2 market. Website.
ICE - IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates the leading global, electronic marketplace for trading both futures and OTC energy contracts.
New Zealand Carbon Exchange - We help Government, major energy users and other companies wanting to manage their greenhouse emissions position, including achieving carbon neutrality. We broker emission unit trades both domestically and internationally and can source emission units to offset carbon footprints. Website.
NYMEX - PJM Monthly Financially Settled Peak and Off-Peak Electricity Futures
World Energy Exchange - World Energy Exchange brings together buyers and sellers of energy in its physical and financial derivative forms. Their environmental trading exchange allows buyers and sellers to optimize the value of emissions allowances and renewable energy credits via structured auction events.
Resources
APX - has the underlying technology and support infrastructure to provide energy companies, banks and financial institutions, energy and environmental marketers, and ISO control areas with trusted information, analytics, and services to create opportunities and maximize potential in the energy and environmental markets. Website. * Investor: Kinetic Ventures
Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector - PDF - 53 Pages - July 2007.
EnvaPower - wholesale power industry source for real-time, quantitative regional market intelligence. Their goal is to deliver to customers the most accurate, trader-friendly and feature-rich, analytically driven power market intelligence available.
International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) - ICAP is made up of countries and regions that have implemented or are actively pursuing the implementation of carbon markets through mandatory cap and trade systems. The partnership provides a forum to share experiences and knowledge. Sharing and evaluating best practices will help ICAP members determine the extent to which their respective programs can be supported by, and or benefit from, the ICAP process. Website.
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) - is dedicated to: the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and ultimately climate protection; the establishment of effective market-based trading systems for greenhouse gas emissions by businesses that are demonstrably fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries; and maintaining societal equity and environmental integrity while establishing these systems. Website.
NrgStream - We consolidate energy market information and combine it with leading edge services to deliver you a complete market intelligence solution. NrgStream provides you with a single, easy to use source with comprehensive real-time and historical coverage of North American energy markets. Website.
Power Systems Economics - Designing Markets for Electricity (Book) - Website.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) - is a cooperative effort by 9 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to discuss the design of a regional cap-and-trade program initially covering carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the region. In the future, RGGI may be extended to include other sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and greenhouse gases other than CO2. Website.
Western Climate Initiative (WCI) - is a collaboration launched in February 2007 between the Governors of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington to meet regional challenges raised by climate change. WCI is identifying, evaluating and implementing collective and cooperative ways to reduce greenhouse gases in the region. In the spring of 2007, the Governor of Utah and the Premiers of British Columbia and Manitoba joined the Initiative. Other states and provinces are joining as observers. Website.
(The) Western Power Trading Forum (WPTF) - is a broad-based membership organization dedicated to encouraging competition in Western states electric markets. WPTF actions focus on developing competitive electricity markets throughout the Western states. By developing uniform operating rules to facilitate transactions among market participants, a vital energy market can be established. The WPTF provides an information clearinghouse for our members, actively tracking and analyzing relevant regulatory proceedings at the state, regional, or national level. The WPTF also provides a unified voice which can influence the development of market structures throughout the region.
Website: http://www.wptf.org/?q=node/1
Terms
Emissions trading (or cap and trade) - is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. Wikipedia.
Green Certificates - also known as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) is a tradable commodity proving that certain electricity is generated using renewable energy sources. Typically one certificate represents generation of 1 Megawatt hour of electricity. What is defined as "renewable" varies from certificate trading scheme to trading scheme. Wikipedia.
White Certificates - documents certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been attained. In most applications, the white certificates are tradable and combined with an obligation to achieve a certain target of energy savings. Under such a system, producers, suppliers or distributors of electricity, gas and oil are required to undertake energy efficiency measures for the final user that are consistent with a pre-defined percentage of their annual energy deliverance. White certificates are given to the producer whenever an amount of energy is saved whereupon the producer can use the certificate for their own target compliance or can be sold to (other) obliged parties. Quite analogous to the closely related concept of emissions trading, the tradability in theory guarantees that the overall energy saving is achieved at least cost, while the certificates guarantee that the overall energy saving target is achieved. Wikipedia.
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