Northeast power dailies mixed on power demand, spot gas prices

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Northeast daily power prices were mixed Thursday on higher powerdemand projections and lower spot gas pricesIn ISO New England, Mass Hub on-peak day-ahead moved up 25 centsto trade in the upper $20s/MWh for Friday delivery on the IntercontinentalExchange.Boston high temperatures are forecast to climb into the mid-80sFahrenheit for Friday, 4 degrees above seasonal normal, according toCustomWeather.The ISO forecast peakload to increase 5.2% to around 20,000 MWFriday from 19,000 MW Thursday. Peakload has averaged around14,675 MW so far this month, up 10% month on month, but down 7%year on year, according to ISO data.In the New York Independent System Operator footprint, locationalmarginal prices were mixed on higher power demand projections andlower spot gas prices.