A measurement of the difference between the price that a generator can obtain from selling one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity and the cost of the natural gas needed to generate the MWh of electr [..]

A form of analysis used to compare gas prices with electricity prices, by converting the gas price into a price per MWh and subtracting it from the electricity price in that period, taking into accoun [..]

Basically, the cost difference of converting natural gas into electricity. It can also be the difference between gas and electricity futures prices. Marketers use the spark spread as an arbitrage oppo [..]

The difference between market price and the cost of gas fired electricity generation.

The spark spread represents the difference between the cost of fuel and the price of electric power produced. A positive spread indicates that the price of the power is higher than that of the fuel, a [..]

The spark spread reflects the costs or anticipated costs of producing power from a specific facility. It can be used as a method of converting millions of Btus to megawatt hours and vice versa, and thus relates well to the electricity and natural gas futures contracts. The spread is simply the heat rate (a proxy for efficiency) of a specific genera [..]

the difference between the price of electricity sold by a generator and the price of the fuel used to generate it, adjusted for equivalent units. Sometimes it is referred to as the price of electricit [..]

The difference between the fuel costs to generate electricity and the price at which electricity is sold SPP

The difference between the market price of power and the cost to produce the power burning natural gas. It is a profitability measure for power plants. Usually calculated with a 7,000 Btu/kWh heat rat [..]

A measure of profitability for power plants. It’s the difference between the sales price of power (per megawatt hour) and the cost of fuel to produce it.

(idiomatic) The difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.