Abetted

Heat Resurgence, Futures Boost Most Points

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.”

June 18, 2007

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
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