Systems and methods for forward market price prediction and sale of energy storage capacity

A method, comprising:

• accessing a forward energy credit market;
• collecting business entity behavior information from at least one business entity behavioral data source;
• generating a forecast for a forward market price of energy credits in the forward energy credit market;
• wherein the forecast is based at least in part on the business entity behavior information;
• and
• performing at least one of selling a renewable energy credit for at least one renewable energy system or purchasing a renewable energy credit for the at least one renewable energy system, on the forward energy credit market in response to the forecasted forward market price of energy credits.

A transaction-enabling system comprising:

• a forward market circuit structured to access a forward energy credit market;
• a market forecasting circuit structured to automatically generate a forecast for a forward market price of energy credits in the forward energy credit market;
• an energy purchase and sale machine structured to sell an energy credit in the forward energy credit market, wherein the energy credit is associated with at least one renewable energy system;
• and
• wherein the forecast is based at least in part on a business entity behavior information collected from at least one business entity behavioral data source.