Best Practice Guide

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HEDGING CONTRACTS Return to list of terms

Contracts that establish future prices and quantities of electricity independent of the short-term market. Derivatives may be used for this purpose. (See Contracts for Differences, Forwards, Futures Market, and Options.)

Source: California Energy Commission