| ▲ | hackitup7 10 hours ago | |
Temperature and weather can have a huge impact on power prices. Small examples: * 90 degree day => more air conditioning usage => power goes up * 70 degree sunny day => that's also July 4th (holiday, not a work day when factories or heavy industry are running) => lots of people go outside + it's a holiday => power consumption goes DOWN * 10 degree difference colder/hotter => impacts resistance of power lines => impacts transmission congestion credits => impacts power prices It's a fascinating industry. One power trading company that I consulted for had a meteorologist who was also a trader. They literally hired the dude from a news channel if I remember it correctly. | ||