National FTR volume almost doubles, value surges 60% on trading in PJM

摘要

Financial transmission rights traded nationwide in September almostrndoubled the August volume total, while their value increased by 60%,rnas PJM resumed its lead as a high-volume FTR market, which it hadrnrelinquished the previous month to the Midcontinent IndependentrnSystem Operator.rnFTR volume in the September auctions for October monthlyrncontracts jumped 94.7% to almost 221 TWh, and the value surgedrn59.7% to $142.8 million, compared with August's auctions forrnSeptember and October monthly contracts.rn(See FTR tables, pages 9-12)rnIn the September 2017 auctions, volumes totaled 179.9 TWh, with arnvalue of $104.7 million.