Author Kassia Micek
Houston — Weakening spot natural gas prices pulled down Southwest Power Pool wholesale power prices nearly 31% year on year in February, as wind generation continued to displace coal-fired power for a second straight month.
SPP peakload dropped 3.6% year on year to average 33,165 MW in February as wind-powered generation has averaged more than 32% of the total fuel mix so far this year, compared to coal at 28.7%, according to …