An expansion of heat levels high enough to prompt use of gas-fired peaking generation units to meet rising air conditioning demand, abetted by a 20-cent futures advance a day earlier, resulted in weekend price gains at most points Friday. The Weather Channel (TWC) reported that with a cold front being held at bay around the Canadian border, “two-thirds of the states will see highs above 90 by Sunday.”
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Prices Mount Strong Rally Across the Board
The earliest-ever formation of a fifth named storm in an Atlantic hurricane season in more than a century of record keeping, abetted by gradual increases in heat levels in some areas, was responsible for large price gains at all points Tuesday.
July 13, 2005