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Free Simple Glossary of Energy Trading terms
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Accrual | ||
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A known future cash flow that has not been invoiced For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Underlier | ||
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Something physical or tangible that may be referenced by a contract or trade For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Quark spread | ||
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Spread between the price of nuclear fuel and power For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Terminal | ||
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Usually used in the context of Natural Gas - an entry or exit point into a regional gas network or National Transmission System For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Arbitrage | ||
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The difference in cost of achieving the same outcome through different means For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Virtual | ||
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Something that behaves like something else but is not really that thing For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Novation | ||
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A generic legal term for transferring existing contracts from one legal entity to another For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Scheduling | ||
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Often used as a term for the Operational activities involved in gas and power For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Line Loss | ||
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When transmitting Electricity via Interconnector, some of the power is lost and that's called Line Loss. For UK-FR interconnector line loss factor is 1.17% For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Tolling Agreement | ||
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A general term used to describe an agreement in which one party (the toller) provides an input product to the other party, and the other party provides another product (usually derived from the input product) in return For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||