Mid-Week Market Update
This report contains a brief update on New England wholesale market pricing and congestion, published on the last business day of the week, generally covering the preceding Monday through Thursday. Access the most recent full week’s report, which is published on Wednesdays.
This report covers Monday, May 13, 2013 through Thursday, May 16, 2013.
Notable Events
- None.
Peak Load
- 15,347 MW (preliminary), was recorded in the hour ending 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013.
LMP Statistics
|
Hub/ Load Zone |
Avg DA LMP ($/MWh) |
Avg RT LMP ($/MWh) |
DA as % of Hub |
RT as % of Hub |
RT as % of DA |
|
Hub |
$38.77 |
$37.15 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.96 |
|
ME |
$38.11 |
$36.47 |
0.98 |
0.98 |
0.96 |
|
NH |
$39.18 |
$37.28 |
1.01 |
1.00 |
0.95 |
|
VT |
$38.76 |
$36.91 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
|
CT |
$38.97 |
$37.41 |
1.01 |
1.01 |
0.96 |
|
RI |
$38.87 |
$36.74 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
|
SEMA |
$38.72 |
$37.07 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.96 |
|
WCMA |
$39.04 |
$37.33 |
1.01 |
1.00 |
0.96 |
|
NEMA |
$39.06 |
$37.43 |
1.01 |
1.01 |
0.96 |
Day-Ahead Price Separation
- On Monday-Thursday, May 13-16, elevated pricing in the Rhode Island (RI) Load Zone was caused by a binding constraint on the RI-Import Interface due to the planned outage of the 303 (Berry St.-Bellingham) line. The outage is expected to end May 24.
Real-Time Price Separation
- None.
Real-Time Price Corrections
- None.
Posted 5/17/2013 - Original