Problem 2: Company Trading Portfolio. (3 points) Central Florida Energy is a utility that owns power plants and serves customers. From 2pm to 3pm on October 10, 2023, Central Florida Energy has the following loads to serve: \begin{itemize} \item A long-term contract for the sale of 200 MWh at price of 15.00 $/MWh to an industrial customer. \item Residential customer load is 300 MWh, and the retail rate is 25 $/MWh. \end{itemize} The utility also participates in a futures and options market, and has the following positions: \begin{itemize} \item A futures contract for the purchase of 100 MWh at 17.00 $/MWh. \item A put option for 250MWh at an exercise price of 20.50 $/MWh. The option fee is 1.00 $/MWh. \end{itemize} In addition, the utility participates in a spot electricity market. The spot market price during the hour is 21.00 $/MWh. The power plants produce 600 MW at an average cost of 14.00 $/MWh. Calculate the profit or loss made by Central Florida Energy during that hour.
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The customer load is 300 MWh and the retail rate is $25/MWh. So, the cost of the customer load is 300 MWh * $25/MWh = $<<300*25=7500>>7500. Show more…
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