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Alberta Power Market - Understanding Alberta’s Wind Discount and Lower Capture Rates

Understanding Alberta’s Wind Discount and Lower Capture Rates | BLG Skip Links February 28, 2017 ARTICLE We explained in last week's post that all generators in Alberta are paid the hourly determined Pool Price (per MWh) for the electricity that they generate and deliver to the grid in any given hour. This Pool Price in Alberta changes each hour of a day depending upon the principles of supply and demand. For example, Pool Prices are higher during the hours of the day when electricity demand is the greatest- the so-called peak periods of the day when businesses and consumers are using the most

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