This is a commercial entity responsible for facilitating the development of transparent spot prices for energy capacity, and/or ancillary services.
A spot price pool that is governed and operated separately from the independent system operator (ISO). In a Power Exchange/ISO model, the spot price pool schedules generation and provides price bids to the ISO. The ISO may then use the sets of price bids provided by the Power Exchange to establish congestion prices, match actual demand to available supply, and facilitate the efficient short-term operation of the integrated generation and transmission system.
Entity established in California to provide an efficient competitive auction, open on a nondiscriminating basis to all electricity suppliers, that meets the loads of all exchange customers at efficient prices.
Part of the new framework, a spot price market for electricity.
An organization established to facilitate the trading of and creation of a spot market for electricity. In some regions the Power Exchange has been incorporated in the Independent System Operator (ISO).
an entity set up to provide an efficient, competitive trading arena, open on a non- discriminatory basis to all electricity uppliers, which meets the loads of all exchange customers at efficient prices.
An entity providing a competitive spot market for electric power through day- and/or hour-ahead auction of generation and demand bids.
An independent agency responsible for conducting an auction for the generators seeking to sell energy and for loads, which are not otherwise being served by bilateral contracts. The Power Exchange will be responsible for scheduling generation in its scheduling (e.g., day-ahead, hour-ahead) markets, for determining hourly market clearing prices for its market, and for settlement and billing for suppliers and UDCs using its market.
A spot market for electricity in competitive marketplaces.
The financial clearinghouse for all electricity movement through the grid in a given region. Functions much like a commodities exchange but does not normally deal in futures or other commodity-based derivatives. Sometimes called the regional power exchange (RPX).