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Nord Pool

Oslo, Norway

Abbreviation

Nord Pool

Location

Oslo, Norway

Region

Europe

Group

Euronext

Product Types

Power, Energy

About Nord Pool

Nord Pool is Europe's largest power market by volume, facilitating day-ahead and intraday electricity trading across the Nordic, Baltic, Central Western European, and UK markets. Founded in 1993 as the world's first multi-national electricity exchange between Norway and Sweden, Nord Pool now operates across 17 European countries and serves over 400 trading members. Nord Pool is owned by Euronext and provides the primary benchmark for European electricity pricing, including the system prices for the Nord Pool Spot market.

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