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Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) and SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) reliability regions minus the portions of SERC in the Midwest ISO (MISO) and in PJM.
| Geography |
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States covered: All or most of Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and parts of Missouri, Kentucky and Texas.
Reliability region: Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC) and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) [NERC regions map
] Balancing authorities: List | NERC balancing authority map
Hubs: Entergy, Southern, TVA
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None
| Generation/Supply |
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Marginal fuel type: Coal and natural gas
Generating capacity (summer 2006): 299,712 MW
Capacity reserve (summer 2006): 64,188 MW
Reserve margin (summer 2006): 27%
| Demand |
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All time peak demand: 237,100 MW (2005)
In summer of 2006, demand in parts of the region, such as the Southern Company service area, reached record levels on several occasions due to extremely hot weather.
Peak demand growth: -0.6% (2006–2005)
| 2005 | 2006 | |
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| Summer Peak Demand (MW) | 237,100 | 235,524 |
| Source: Derived from SERC and FRCC data and discussions | ||
| Prices |
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Annual Average of Daily Bilateral Day Ahead On-Peak Prices
Platts “Into Southern” Index
2004: $48.64/MWh
2005: $70.84/MWh
2006: $55.50/MWh
2007: $59.10/MWh