Wholesale electric power market
- Wholesale electric power market
The purchase and sale of electricity from generators to resellers (retailers), along with the ancillary services needed to maintain reliability and power quality at the transmission level.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms .
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