Sellers can compete only with one number, and many of you saw those numbers flicker down on your computer screens during the July 6 auction. Regulated utilities focus on paying no more than published prices at the time of delivery and feel comfortable with market related long term contracts.
Price risk is passed on to the ratepayers.
Deregulated utilities must bear price risk themselves and thus have a need to minimize uncertainty. Call us to see how you can lock in the best future prices now.