Energy Market terms starting with S

10 terms

  1. Safe harbor The ability of management to discuss in good faith a company's prospects and financial projections with analysts and investors without fearing litigation.
  2. Sendout (Natural Gas) Volume of natural gas that is re-gasified and delivered into the downstream natural gas grid from an LNG terminal.
  3. Short position If you sell stock short and have not yet repurchased shares to replace the ones you borrowed, you are said to have a short position in that stock.
  4. Single settlement system A market structure that provides only a real-time market.
  5. Spark spread The difference in price between electricity purchased from the grid and electricity generated from, for example, purchased natural gas.
  6. Spot market Commodities and foreign currencies are traded for immediate delivery and payment on the spot market, also known as a cash market.
  7. Spread trading Buying one instrument/commodity and selling another, with a view to profiting from the change in the gap between the two markets.
  8. Steam plant A plant in which the prime mover is a steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels are burned.
  9. Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) SO2 is a key pollutant in the formation of acid rain and contributes to the formation of fine particles that are associated with significant negative…
  10. Swaps An exchange of streams of payments over time according to specified terms. A common type is a fixed-for-floating swap, in which one party agrees to pay a…