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Spark spread

The spark spread is the theoretical gross margin of a gas-fired power plant from selling a unit of electricity, having bought the fuel required to produce this unit of electricity. All other costs (operation and maintenance, capital and other financial costs) must be covered from the spark spread. The term was coined by Tony West's trading team on the…

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Clean spread

Carbon dioxideCap and tradeEUSpark green spreadOpportunity cost
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Definition of spark spread

MUNatural gasBtuEfficiencyHeat rate
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Power plantElectricityFuelMaintenanceCapital
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Spark spread

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Avg. degree1.94
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related to Clean spread · 11
Spark spread → Carbon Price, Clean Spark Spread, Emission, EU, European Union Emissions Trading, In, January, MWh, Scheme, The Clean Spark Spread, Therefore
related to External links · 5
Spark spread → French, German, Mission, Provides, Tendances Carbon
related to Definition of spark spread · 4
Spark spread → Conceptually, Electricity, MWh, SS
related to Spark spread as cost of replacement power for intermittent renewables · 2
Spark spread → In, Spark
is a · 1
Spark spread → theoretical gross margin of a gas-fired power plant from selling a unit of electricity

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Spark spreadis atheoretical gross margin of a gas-fired power plant from selling a unit of electricity0.90text
a European Union Allowanceinstance ofThis spread is calculated by adjusting the cost of natural gas for the efficiency of the generation and subsequently applying the market cost of procuring or opportunity cost of…0.80text
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadIn0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadEuropean Union Emissions Trading0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadScheme0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadEmission0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadEU0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadJanuary0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadThe Clean Spark Spread0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadMWh0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadTherefore0.60section
Spark spreadrelated to Clean spreadClean Spark Spread0.60section

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