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I want to see the price and traded volume for each hour so I can plan our generation schedule."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing the delivery date, currency (EUR), area (DE-LU), baseload price, peakload price, and an array of hourly or 15-minute intervals each with price (EUR/MWh), buy volume (MWh), sell volume (MWh), and traded volume (MWh). 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Not suitable for intraday or real-time prices, or for other European bidding zones.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-29T00:33:35.615Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"epex-spot-de-lu-day-ahead-auction-results-43962be5"}