ERCOT day-ahead power rises on lower wind generation despite lower demand

摘要

Next-day prices in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprintpushed higher Thursday on lower wind generation expectations,although loads are also forecast to decrease.North Hub next-day on-peak for Friday delivery traded in the high$20s/MWh on the Intercontinental Exchange, up about $5 from priorsettlement for Thursday delivery.The output of the wind generation sector is expected to fallsignificantly into Friday, as daily wind generation is forecast to fall from13.4 GW on Thursday to 4.9 GW on Friday, a decrease of 63%.