Expensive gas, hot weather boost power price risk this summer in Southeast US

摘要

Wholesale bilateral power indexes in the southeastern US are likely tobe stronger in summer 2022 than they were in summer 2021, mainlybecause of strong natural gas prices and a forecast for above-normaltemperatures.But the North American Electric Reliability Corporation expectsSERC-formerly known as the Southeast Electric Reliability Council-and the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council regions to have amplesupply, despite continued nuclear power unit construction delays andfossil-fueled generation retirements.