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Trading in California’s Carbon Market: Trading in California s Carbon Market:

A summary of trading activity, products and drivers

Prepared by: Lenny Hochschild Prepared for: Northwest Power and Conservation Council September 5, 2013

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Califo rnia Carbo n Market Ac tivity

2013 Year to Date Average ICE CCA Daily Volume for Allowances Futures: 226,000

Califo rnia Carbo n Market Ac tivity

Futures: 226,000 Options: 142,000 Total: 368,000 2013 Spot Market Pricing 2013 Vintage $12.80 2015 Vintage $12.10 2016 Vi t $12 00 2016 Vintage $12.00 2013 Offsets: $9 ‐ $11 range depending on offset type and delivery period Market Psychology Market Psychology

• Recent market activity reflective of sentiment that CA Cap & Trade program is here to stay
• First retirements to take place in Nov ‘14 which likely means increased liquidity next year

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Carbon Price Drivers Carbon Price Drivers

Hedging Behavior

• Many power entities hedge carbon when they sell wholesale power providing price support

Many power entities hedge carbon when they sell wholesale power providing price support

• Will Transportation fuels begin hedging significant volumes in 2014?

Structural

• $10 price floor + 5% escalator and CPI provides price support
• IPP’s and Refiners Transportation Fuels receive no allocations
• Other sectors receiving on average 90% allocations

H ldi li it ld d l i t li idit

• Holding limits could adversely impact liquidity
• Auction/ICE/Bilateral Markets

Events Events

• Quebec Linkage
• November 2013 Auction
• First Offset issuances

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Carbon/Power Relationship Carbon/Power Relationship

• 1H 2013: Average CCA Price: $14.57/mtCO2e (CAL ISO DMM – August 2013 p 41)
• Cal ISO’s Department of Market Monitoring estimates that the average wholesale electricity

price impact is about $6.00/MWh for 1H 2013. This is consistent with the emissions costs for gas units typically setting prices in the ISO market.

• Given the importers unspecified emissions default rate as established by CARB of 0.428

tonnes/MWh, the above numbers make sense.

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Benchmark California Carbon Contract:

ICE CCA V13 Dec ’13 ICE CCA V13 Dec 13

700,000 750,000 $21.00 $22.00 500,000 550,000 600,000 650,000 $18.00 $19.00 $20.00 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 100 000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 ‐ 50,000 100,000 $10.00 $11.00 3/2012 7/2012 1/2012 5/2012 9/2012 2/2012 6/2012 0/2012 4/2012 8/2013 2/2013 5/2013 9/2013 5/2013 9/2013 2/2013 6/2013 0/2013 4/2013 9/2013 2/2013 6/2013 1/2013 5/2013 8/2013 2/2013

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So ur c e : Inte r c o ntine ntal E xc hange

9/3 9/17 10/1 10/15 10/29 11/12 11/26 12/10 12/24 1/8 1/22 2/5 2/19 3/5 3/19 4/2 4/16 4/30 5/14 5/29 6/12 6/26 7/11 7/25 8/8 8/22

Volume Daily Price Settlement

Open Interest (millions) Open Interest (millions)

V13 CCA Open Interest (Futures)

8,000 10,000 4 000 6,000 2,000 4,000

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Open Interest (millions) Open Interest (millions)

25 000

Total V13 OI (Futures & Options)

20,000 25,000 15,000 5,000 10,000

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Open Interest V16 CCA Futures Open Interest V16 CCA Futures

8,000 9,000

Open Interest V16 CCA Futures

5,000 6,000 7,000 s Title 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Axi ‐ 29‐Jul‐13 30‐Aug‐13

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Closing Comments Closing Comments

• All types of compliance entities and liquidity providers are actively transacting
• All types of compliance entities and liquidity providers are actively transacting

in the California Carbon markets today

• Volumes and liquidity are relatively healthy w/ more participants trading since

Volumes and liquidity are relatively healthy w/ more participants trading since the start of compliance this year

• Pricing appears to be reflective of the fundamentals

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• The offset market is moving forward slowly and will likely increase activity once

the first CARB approved offsets are issued

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Contact Information Contact Information

Lenny Hochschild Managing Director, GHG Markets

Evolution Markets Inc.

3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1630 San Francisco, CA 94111 tel. +1.415.963.9138 mob. +1.415.269.3092 email lennyh@evomarkets.com website www.evomarkets.com

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