Energy trade

Energy trade

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futures contract

Energy; Energy trade

An agreement to make or take delivery of a commodity at a fixed date or strip of dates in the future, at a price agreed upon at the time of dealing.

A transmission element designed to inject reactive power into the transmission network. Also used to increase voltages, reduce loadings, and increase available kW output from generators. Capacitor ...

load

Energy; Energy trade

The amount of electricity delivered or required at any specific point or points on a system. The load of an electricity system is effected by many factors and changes on a daily, seasonal, and ...

spinning reserve

Energy; Energy trade

Unused capacity available from units connected to and synchronized with the grid to serve additional demand. The spinning reserve must be under automatic control to instantly respond to system ...

hydroelectric plant

Energy; Energy trade

A plant in which the turbine generators are driven by falling water.

availability factor

Energy; Energy trade

In a nuclear power plant, the disposable energy which could have been generated during a period, expressed as a percentage of the energy which could have been produced by a continuous power rate ...

average cost pricing

Energy; Energy trade

A pricing mechanism based on dividing the total cost of providing electricity incurred in a period by the number MWh (wholesale) and kWh (retail) sold in the same period.