Market

Dynamic pricing

A contract whose electricity price follows hourly wholesale market prices: advantageous for anyone who genuinely shifts consumption, riskier otherwise. Requires a smart meter.

Also known as: dynamic tariff, dynamic contract

Source: CREG

Terms used in this definition

• Smart meter

In the same category

• Greenwashing
• Injection contract
• Residual mix
• Supplier
• Tariff sheet

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