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Determining the Most Liquid North American Power Markets with ZEMA
An Overview of North America’s Electricity Market
The North American power markets are not only large, but also multi-faceted, varying by location, season, and state. The area it covers ranges from the small population of Delaware, who consume about 8.6 million MWh in a year, mostly during the long winters, to the people of Texas, who ...
A Brief Analysis of U.S. Power Market Dynamics: East Coast vs. West Coast
Many power traders and analysts study different factors that impact the dynamics of the electricity market. Factors like seasonality, time of the day, and unusual weather conditions can affect the load, which will in turn affect prices. In this blog, I analyze recent temperature fluctuations in the U.S. to find a correlation between electricity prices ...
The US Environmental Agenda Might Finally Bring an Electric Power System Operator to the West
The last 20 years or so have been very eventful for the U.S. power industry, with markets opening and the government exercising its authority by stipulating what type of generation should be used for electricity production. It has been less than 20 years since FERC’s Order 888 of 1996 effectively unbundled the generation and transmission ...
CAISO Dealing with Renewable Generation: Staying Competitive with More Data
The ever-evolving deregulated power markets in North America are certainly keeping market participants on their toes. As data volumes and publication frequencies increase, so does the risk of making misinformed business decisions. With the growing influence of environmental regulations on the power markets, along with advancements in electrical grid technologies, market players must stay on ...
California ISO Unveils Roadmap for Electric Vehicle-Grid Integration
Californians love their cars and have a reputation for being environmentally conscious, so it is no surprise that the state leads the nation in green vehicle purchases. According to the Detroit News, roughly 50,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in the U.S. in 2012. California accounted for just under one-third of those sales. In 2013, ...
Complimentary Enterprise Data Management Workshop – New York City
Join our free Enterprise Data Management (EDM) workshop happening January 14th, 2011 in New York City. This workshop will review the challenges of data management and systems integration within the complexity of the energy and commodities market. The workshop will provide an educational environment for market participants to be able to understand the challenges and ...