ERCOT day-ahead slightly lower, despite falling demand and higher wind

摘要

Next-day prices in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas were slightlyrnlower Friday, despite projections of much lower demand, coolerrnweather and rising wind generation.rnERCOT North Hub day-ahead on-peak futures for Monday deliveryrnwere valued in the mid-$30s/MWh on the Intercontinental Exchange,rndown less than 50 cents from Thursday settlement for Friday flow.rnThe grid operator projected its peakload to fall from 59 GW Fridayrnto 56 GW Saturday, 53.7 GW Sunday and 53 GW Monday.rnFurther out, peak demand was expected to average less than 51 GWrnfor the rest of next week through October 12.