Idiom
spark spread
Meaning
The difference between the cost of the fuel required to produce a unit of electricity, and the price of that same unit of electricity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The spark spread affects how much profit a power plant makes.”
“When natural gas prices dropped, the spark spread improved and electricity became cheaper to produce.”
“Analysts watched the spark spread closely, knowing that even a small shift in fuel costs could determine whether the aging plant would operate at a profit or shut down for the season.”
Examples
simple
“The spark spread affects how much profit a power plant makes.”
contextual
“When natural gas prices dropped, the spark spread improved and electricity became cheaper to produce.”
complex
“Analysts watched the spark spread closely, knowing that even a small shift in fuel costs could determine whether the aging plant would operate at a profit or shut down for the season.”
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