Consumers can play a major role in ensuring reliable electricity supply by reducing their electricity use on days when power demand is high relative to available supply. (eia.gov)
The legislation relating to the Hungarian electricity market, and notably the 1994 Electricity Act, stipulates that electricity price regulation must allow reliable electricity supply at «reasonable» prices. (geni.org)
The transactions permit Google to lock in a fixed price for a long period of time (a hedge) and, in effect, Google is able to trade a low value electricity supply (i.e., intermittent, volatile, unreliable electricity from wind generally produced when least needed) for a much higher value reliable electricity supply for its data centers that is available from the grid whenever needed. (masterresource.org)