SPP MMU suggests creating seasonal availability market to ease energy transition

摘要

Southwest Power Pool’s market monitoring unit is floating the idea of creating a seasonal availability market as a novel alternative to a capacity market to ensure that resources show up when they are needed most, the MMU told stakeholders May 24. “If availability isn’t valued and priced separately from energy, reliability is being socialized across the region without the right market signals to improve it,” John Luallen, a manager at the SPP MMU, said during a meeting of the Market Working Group.