Mass Hub spot up $1.25 despite lower temperatures, peakload forecast

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New England daily power prices climbed Friday despite lower forecastpower demand projections.In ISO New England, Mass Hub on-peak day-ahead rose $1.25 totrade in the upper $20s/MWh for Tuesday delivery on theIntercontinental Exchange.The ISO forecast peakload to decrease about 5% to around17,350 MW Tuesday from about 18,250 MW Friday, as hightemperatures in Boston were forecast to decrease into the low 80sfor Tuesday, 3 degrees below seasonal normal, according toCustomWeather.On-peak weekend traded at $19.50/MWh, with peakload expectedaround 14,050 MW Saturday, 14,175 MW Sunday and 15,150 MW Monday.