05.07.2009
PPAs are signed for instance when a consumer enters into an agreement to purchase electricity from an IPP or when the main utility (IEC in the case of Israel) purchases electricity from an IPP
Means the maximum rate of energy production that the purchasing utility is obligated to purchase under the applicable power purchase agreement
A power pool consists of two or more utilities who combine their resources to better meet their individual needs. These resources can include generating facilities, transmission system access, emergency response capability and even accounting and billing databases. This pooling of resources allows utilities to keep costs low and insure higher reliability through “strength in numbers”. Pooling is an accepted, desirable and often mandatory efficiency strategy in regulated energy markets, but in deregulated markets it is usually a voluntary activity
The difference between electricity input and output as a result of an energy transfer between two points.