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Capacity transaction

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000221

The acquisition of a specified quantity of generating capacity from another utility for a specified period of time. The utility selling the power is obligated to make available to the buyer a specified quantity of power.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000221
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000221",
  "term": "Capacity transaction",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The acquisition of a specified quantity of generating capacity from another utility for a specified period of time. The utility selling the power is obligated to make available to the buyer a specified quantity of power.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/capacity-transaction/"
}

Record 221 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.