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Warm weather, low natural gas prices hold down wholesale power prices this winter

TODAY IN ENERGY: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Warm weather, low natural gas prices hold down wholesale power prices this winter

Average daily power prices in the Northeast and Midwest have been unusually low. The driving factor is warm weather, which decreases demand for both power and natural gas, putting downward pressure on spot prices.

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