Navigating energy price peaks
Avoid peak real-time market price peaks in ERCOT
While the vast majority of hours in the Texas energy markets see relatively low prices, under certain circumstances prices can spike and in addition to the impact of rising real-time prices, businesses on block and index contracts will be exposed to periods of price spikes, such as those seen during Storm Uri. The overall impact of price spikes in 2021 was $123.45/MWh, or 74% of the total average price.
But what can large energy users do to limit their expose to the real-time market.