Gulf Coast utilities prepare for Hurricane Sally as they repair Laura's damage

摘要

More than 75,000 power customers in Southwest Louisiana remained without power Sept. 14 as a result of Hurricane Laura, but more power cuts are likely in eastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and Alabama as Hurricane Sally is forecast to hit the area Sept. 15. The impending storm is likely to weaken power demand and prices, with the Into GTC bilateral day-ahead on-peak price trading at less than $21/MWh Sept. 14 for delivery Sept. 15, down from about $30/MWh on Sept. 12 for delivery Sept. 14. The US Energy Information Administration forecast power demand in the North American Electric Reliability Corp.'s SERC region for Monday to be about 6.6% less than that of Aug. 31, the most recent non-holiday Monday.