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What is Capture price?

Definition 6.7 Markets III: Commodities, Energy and Crypto · Chapter 6 — Power Markets II: Trading

The capture price of a generator over a period is the average of the market price weighted by its output, ∑hphqh/∑hqh\sum_h p_h q_h / \sum_h q_h; its capture rate is the capture price divided by the time-weighted average (baseload) price.

Germany, monthly: the average day-ahead price and the price captured by solar output, 2024–2025. The gap is widest in the sunniest months. Data: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de, CC BY 4.0.
Figure 6.2. Germany, monthly: the average day-ahead price and the price captured by solar output, 2024–2025. The gap is widest in the sunniest months. Data: Bundesnetzagentur | SMARD.de, CC BY 4.0.
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