ECONOMIC

RATES

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 the amount of money the utility charges per unit of energy consumed (usually defined in terms of kilowatt hours) or per unit of

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REAL-TIME ENERGY MARKETS

“Lights template Electricity Transport Network Tech Background Energy lights” by tOrange.biz is licensed under CC BY 4.0 non-discriminatory transaction platforms for providing necessary grid-balancing services, where the nodal

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REGULATION MARKETS

Image Courtesy: PJM Interconnection markets that provide compensation to resources that have the ability to adjust output or consumption in response to an automated signal to

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SPARK SPREAD

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 a common metric for estimating the profitability of natural gas-fired electric generators. The spark spread is the difference between the price

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TAX DEDUCTION

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 lowers a person’s tax liability by lowering his or her taxable income. Pros Improves the return from an investment Cons You need

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STRANDED COST

“Demolition of the ECVB power plant” by Stephane Gaudry is licensed under CC BY 2.0 existing infrastructure investments owned by a public utility, which may become redundant due to substantial

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TAX CREDIT

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 an amount of money that can be offset against a tax liability dollar-for-dollar. In RE development, federal tax credits have come

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TAX DEPRECIATION

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 can be listed as an expense on a tax return for a given reporting period under the applicable tax laws, used to reduce the amount

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VERTICAL INTEGRATION

“Integration in English” by Andrew c is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 an arrangement in which a company owns its own supply chain , as opposed to a more

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WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS

von Meier, Alexandra. “Stakeholder Processes.” markets that accommodate the buying and selling of power between generators and resellers, the latter of which may include electricity

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