1 · Forecast
Nameplate first, then metered history: the unit's forward kWh a year.
2 · Offer and bid
The device's forward output is listed for a term; a buyer bids cents on the dollar against the reference price. Stored-dispatch power carries a firmness premium.
3 · Sign
Buyer, seller and venue sign one trade hash. The seller's signature comes from the device itself.
4 · Schedule
In a live market the aggregator nominates the volume to the grid operator by gate closure. Not simulated here.
5 · Deliver
Power flows through the local transformer; storage shifts it to the evening peak where the network needs that.
6 · Meter and sign
Quarter-hour intervals, signed at the source; gaps flagged, never estimated.
7 · Settle
Delivered × strike is invoiced; shortfall against the expected quantity is reported; certificates issue per MWh.
8 · Pay
The off-taker pays; a paying agent would release a note coupon on the same record. No money moves here.
In plain terms: the device sells power it has not made yet, to a buyer who agrees a price now, and gets paid later for what the meter proves it delivered. Who those buyers are, what a wholesale market and an off-taker do, and why the substation transformer decides how much can be sold: anewenergy.co/energy-markets →
