GB Wholesale Energy Markets & Risk Management
Hands on learning to better understand how energy market participants approach energy trading, identify and measure trading risks, and the current market landscape
What will you learn?
Wholesale market design, drivers, participants, and roles of suppliers and generators
Market risks and approaches to risk management
Measuring price risk, including key metrics such as Value at Risk (VaR)
Who is it for?
Traders, analysts and risk management specialists
Suppliers, generators and investors
I&C energy managers, supplier customer account managers
Regulation specialists/ policy makers and legal advisors
Delivery format
This course runs across four days, two hours each day
Price
£850 +VAT
Get in touch to discuss an annual training subscription
Understand the fundamentals underpinning GB wholesale energy markets
Learn how consumer behaviour and the generation mix has changed
In the drive towards net zero, there is a change in consumer behaviour and the generation mix, coupled with the impact of international markets.
Discover how to evaluate risk in a complex market
There has never been a more important time to understand the fundamentals underpinning traded markets, participant behaviours/ drivers and how to evaluate/ manage wholesale market risks.
Designed and delivered by market experts
Courses designed and delivered by trusted, independent energy experts from Cornwall Insight. The online session delivers a mix of lecture-style learning, case studies and worked examples to reinforce learning.
16 -19 June 2026 | 10am – 12pm
29 Sept – 2 October 2026 | 10am – 12pm
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