West power dailies mixed on fire warnings, sliding gas prices

摘要

1. Mid-Columbia on-peak for next-day delivery jumped nearly $10 to price around $13/MWh on July 1, while the corresponding off-peak rose above zero to trade around $2/MWh. 2. Northwest packages trended up, as inflows at the Grand Coulee Dam were forecast to decline 7% to 206,770 cfs over the next 10 days, down from 222,907 cfs projected for July 1, according to the Northwest River Forecast Center. 3. Palo Verde on-peak was valued about $1.25 lower around $24/MWh, and off-peak gained about $1 to price near $19.50/MWh. 4. Critical warnings and heat advisories remained in effect for parts of the desert Southwest, according to the National Weather Service. 5. SoCal city-gate gas hub fell 16 cents to trade at $1.506/MMBtu, while Opal Kern River slid 9 cents to price at $1.330/MMBtu. 6. Los Angeles high temperatures were forecast below average around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, according to CustomWeather.