ISO New England real-time prices spike during peak hours

摘要

New England real-time prices jumped into the upper $200s/MWh as load nears daily peak during heatwave. Real-time prices across the ISO footprint spiked into the mid- $290s/MWh at 2 pm EDT Monday, as systemwide load was within 300 MW of the 2:30 pm forecast level, according to grid operator data. Peakload had reached 24,730 MW by 4:35 pm, above the forecast peak for the day of 24,650 MW.