Download Excel sheets as explained in introduction to Excel templates.


Find the sheet named "[portfolio name] Exclusive" and make your personalized orders:


Exclusive Group Orders

  • Name: choose a unique name for each of your blocks.
  • From and To: Indicates the start and stop time of the block.
  • Volume: MW to bid for the selected period.
  • Price: Strike price for selected block.
  • Minimum acceptance ratio %: A defined percentage that the block can be curtailed down to.
  • Exclusive Group: Insert the name of the Exclusive Group you want this block to be a part of.


What is an Exclusive Group? 

An Exclusive Group is a group of Block Orders of which maximum of one will be activated.

  • Acceptance rules are the same as for regular Blocks.
  • A sales Block will be accepted if the average price is higher than that which you have defined as your minimum price, and vice versa for buy Blocks.
  • If you have several Blocks in your Exclusive Group which are within your price limit, the Block giving the highest social welfare will be accepted.
  • A Block can be partially accepted if you have defined a Minimum Acceptance Ratio below 100%.
  • Blocks in an Exclusive Group can be paradoxically rejected.


Exclusive Group rules:

  • The limit on number of exclusive groups and blocks within exclusive groups are found in the product specifications for our respective markets, found here: Rules and regulations | Nord Pool.
  • You can add a profile and Minimum Acceptance Ratio to the Blocks in your Exclusive Group.


Linked Exclusive Group Orders:

  • Exclusive Links block families combine two types of blocks: Exclusive blocks and Linked blocks (C02).
  • Blocks in an Exclusive Group can be linked using Linked Exclusive Group orders. Under column 'Link' customer needs to specify to which specific block another one needs to be linked.
  • 1 Exclusive Block can be parent of 1 Linked Blocks.
  • Maximum number of allowed linked Exclusive Group orders per portfolio is 3.