Energy Market Update
Electricity Markets The suppressed activity on the energy markets continued into the last week of March. ERCOT was the only market that saw a slight tick up on the electric market, while the other ISO’s held steady.
Electricity Markets The suppressed activity on the energy markets continued into the last week of March. ERCOT was the only market that saw a slight tick up on the electric market, while the other ISO’s held steady.
Electricity Markets The downward trend in the electric and natural gas markets continued over the report week. With the erosion of demand in correlation to the Coronavirus, this should come as no surprise. ERCOT has come down quite a bit, starting to approach last year’s lows. Strong, favorable pricing remains in NYISO, ISO-NE and PJM.
Electricity Markets Pricing held steady across New York, New England, and PJM this past week as the underlying cost of natural gas remains historically low. Texas saw a drop in forward rates after ERCOT announced no concerns for capacity restraints in their spring forecast as well as confidence in their summer season.
Electricity Markets Pricing remains low across ISOs this week as the underlying cost of natural gas continues to be extremely low. Halted LNG exports due to the fear of the Coronavirus are a contributing factor.
Electricity Markets Pricing fell across all ISOs as the underlying cost of gas dropped over the last market week.