November 5, 2025
The clean energy market is ready for deals.
In just two months of operation since CFTC approval, CleanTrade has scaled rapidly, reaching a remarkable $16 billion in notional value ready to transact on the platform.
With accelerating deployment of clean energy in the near-term and an operating fleet that has just surpassed 300GW of installed capacity, the need for transaction infrastructure that enables price transparency, expands the deal pool for participants, and provides assurance through CFTC compliance has never been greater.
A key driver of initial growth of activity on CleanTrade has been the demand from existing VPPA buyers to pursue budget certainty. For companies that own VPPAs as part of their clean energy portfolios, they often hold the contract for 10 – 15 years and are locked into paying a set price for the energy as it is generated over the agreement’s lifetime.
During that period, however, the monthly settlement price fluctuates, creating volatility that can be a source of P&L headache. The lack of options for efficient and effective risk management in the short-term, through hedges or swaps, has forced owners to hold when they could be creating value from their VPPA portfolio.
With CleanTrade, clean energy buyers can now see the pricing available to them to achieve budget certainty – and have the ability to transact with confidence and speed.
The growth of CleanTrade makes it clear that the clean energy market wants a better way to get deals done: the industry has outgrown its opaque and relationship-based history, based on emailing spreadsheets or late-night conference calls.
CleanTrade streamlines this entire workflow, from sourcing bids and offers to evaluating transaction value and risk, executing transactions, reporting for Dodd-Frank compliance and managing post-transaction contract performance, all within a single, regulated platform. It’s designed to bring the same level of liquidity, transparency, and confidence to clean energy trading that traditional energy markets have long enjoyed through platforms like Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
“CleanTrade’s rapid adoption and the $16 billion in notional value ready to transact in just 60 days underscore the urgent need and strong demand for a true transactional marketplace. By providing enhanced price transparency and liquidity, CleanTrade is poised to expand who can transact in clean energy markets, reduce transaction time, and accelerate the deployments of clean electricity capacity that the United States and global economy demand,” said Owen Glubiak, VP, Business Development for CleanTrade.
Want to join the platform? Reach out to see how CleanTrade fits into your company’s energy strategy