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• The difference in price between electricity purchased from the grid and electricity generated from, for example, purchased natural gas. Also, the difference between gas and electricity futures prices.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Spark spread. (n.d.). Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spark-spread.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Spark spread. www.ferc.gov. Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spark-spread (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Spark spread." Guide to Market Oversight Glossary. FERC. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/spark-spread.

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