Cross-hedging and forward-contract pricing of electricity in the Pacific Northwest
✍ Scribed by Chi-Keung Woo; Ira Horowitz; Arne Olson; Andrew DeBenedictis; David Miller; Jack Moore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0143-6570
- DOI
- 10.1002/mde.1533
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✦ Synopsis
This paper develops a linear regression model for using actively traded NYMEX natural gas futures as a cross-hedge against electricity spot-price risk in the Pacific Northwest and for pricing the forward contracts in the presence of temperature and hydro risks. Our approach comports with reality and provides power purchasers with an effective instrument through which they can hedge their electricity bets through natural gas futures. It also demonstrates the sharp month-to-month variations in the natural gas futures' optimal hedge ratios and hedge effectiveness. Finally, it finds significant risk premiums in the Pacific Northwest forward prices, supporting the hypothesis that forward-contract buyers are relatively more risk-averse than sellers.