Palo Verde climbs ahead of 100 F temperatures

摘要

Higher temperatures boosted Palo Verde day-ahead prices Wednesday,while Mid-Columbia prices slipped, as markets traded on an alteredschedule ahead of Good Friday.In the Southwest, Palo Verde on-peak day-ahead rose $1 andtraded in the upper $10s/MWh on the Intercontinental Exchange forFriday-Saturday delivery.High temperatures in Phoenix are forecast to range from the mid-90s to low 100s Fahrenheit on Friday and Saturday, well above theseasonal average of 88 F, according to CustomWeather.