Texas heat wave breaks, but weaker wind output forecast boosts early July power prices

摘要

The heat wave that spread triple-digit high temperaturesacross the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint sincemid-June has dissipated, slackening power demand forecastsfor the first week of July, but substantially weaker wind forecastshave boosted day-ahead prices for July 3 delivery.CustomWeather forecast highs to average 96 degrees F July3-7 for the Dallas metro area, up about 1.5 degrees from normalfor those dates but down about 2.5 degrees from the NationalWeather Service’s average highs June 26-30.