Energy trading buys and sells power, gas and other commodities over horizons from minutes to years. Traders and analysts need fundamental data that explains supply, demand and prices, delivered fast enough to act on.
Power data covers generation by fuel, load, prices, interconnector flows and grid constraints by market and interval. Commodity prices provide spot and futures prices for energy, metals and agricultural products, which anchor valuations and hedges. Weather data supplies forecasts of temperature, wind and solar radiation, which drive both demand and renewable output and are among the most watched inputs in power markets.
A typical workflow
- Build supply and demand models from fundamentals.
- Feed in weather and outage forecasts as they update.
- Compare model views with forward prices to find trades.
- Monitor positions as real-time data arrives.
What to check before you buy
Ask about latency, interval granularity, market coverage and how gaps or revisions in official data are handled. For weather, check forecast models, update frequency and archives of past forecasts for back-testing. Confirm licence terms for internal use versus redistribution to clients.