Key facts: Denmark
- Support scheme
- Technology-neutral tenders and offshore CfDs; most onshore wind and solar merchant or PPA
- Balancing responsibility
- Balanceansvarlig with Energinet; settlement via eSett
- Transmission system operator
- Energinet
- Exchanges
- Nord Pool day-ahead and intraday
- Settlement interval
- 15 min
- Currency
- DKK
- Bidding zones
- 2 zones: DK1 (Continental synchronous area), DK2 (Nordic synchronous area)
The Danish power market for renewables
Denmark has the highest wind share in Europe and a fast-growing solar fleet, split across two zones: DK1 in Jutland and Funen is part of the continental synchronous area and tracks German prices, while DK2 on Zealand is part of the Nordic area and tracks Sweden.
That split means the two zones buy different reserve products and often price very differently, which rewards a trader active in both.
Tenders, merchant revenue and balance responsibility
Support has moved from feed-in premiums to technology-neutral tenders and offshore contracts for difference, and most onshore wind and solar today is merchant or PPA-backed. Every producer needs a balanceansvarlig that settles imbalances through eSett every 15 minutes.
Energinet procures FCR for DK1 jointly with the continental market and FCR-N and FCR-D for DK2 with the Nordic TSOs, plus aFRR and mFRR in both zones.
Nord Pool day-ahead, intraday and DK1/DK2 optimisation
Nord Pool runs the day-ahead and intraday markets for both zones within the European coupling. Interconnectors to Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK make Denmark a transit market whose prices react strongly to wind forecasts across the North Sea.
Negative prices are common on windy nights and sunny weekends, so curtailment control and intraday re-trading decide captured prices.
What SAMAWATT offers in Denmark
SAMAWATT trades Danish wind, solar and batteries on Nord Pool in DK1 and DK2, provides balance responsibility and stacks Energinet reserve revenue for batteries.
Settlement is in DKK with trade-level transparency, optimised jointly with our German and Nordic positions.
- Nord Pool Day-Ahead
- Nord Pool Intraday
- Energinet FCR / aFRR / mFRR
- Wind & solar forecasting
- DK1/DK2 zone optimisation
- Cross-border DE/SE/NO
- Imbalance management
Denmark market: frequently asked questions
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