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Markets & hedging

What drives EUA prices?

Supply sets the path. Demand and flows set the day.

Updated 2026-08-05 · Model output for professionals · Not investment advice

Supply stack

Auction calendars, MSR intake/release from TNAC, free allocation phase-out, and reform text. These dominate multi-month curve shape.

Demand stack

Power burn (weather, outages, renewables), industry activity, aviation and maritime. Day+1 is how desks see this before verified prints.

Flows and seasonality

Compliance hedging, utility hedges, speculative positioning, and surrender-season behaviour. Seasonality is real but never a rule by itself.

FAQ

Is weather the main EUA driver?
Weather matters through power demand and renewable output. It is one demand input, not the whole market.

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