Natural gas drives MISO January prices higher

摘要

Higher natural gas prices boosted Midcontinent Independent System Operator wholesale power prices from December to January, but milder-than-normal temperatures and low demand helped keep MISO power prices below those of January 2015, stakeholders learned Tuesday. Real-time locational marginal prices averaged $22.14/MWh this January, compared with $20.65/MWh in December and $28.19/MWh in January 2015, according to a report presented during Tuesday's Informational Forum by Jeff Bladen, MISO executive director for market services.