Overview

• Day-ahead auctions move from 24 hourly prices to 96 quarter-hour prices per day under EU Regulation 2017/2195.
• EPEX SPOT says finer granularity should ease integration of wind and solar and improve demand forecasting.
• Customers on dynamic tariffs will see prices update up to four times an hour and need a smart meter to participate.
• Consumer advocates say flexible households with EVs or heat pumps may save, while others face higher short‑term price risk.
• Suppliers such as Tibber are updating apps and tariff views, and market participants may still submit bids in 60‑minute granularity.