Total wholesale power sales in the first quarter of 2020 came at 1.33 billion MWh, a decline of 4.2% from Q1 2019, according to data filed with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and compiled by S&P Global Platts. The decline was due in large part to warmer-than-normal winter weather and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The wholesale power sales reported to FERC by over 550 generating companies, and marketing and trading firms, was 58 million MWh less than the 1.39 billion MWh of sales reported in Q1 2019. According to the data, the top wholesale power seller was Exelon Generation & Affiliates, which sold 121.66 million MWh in Q1 2020, giving it a 9.1% market share. Its sales were up 1.9% from its Q1 2019 sales. Second ranked Vistra Energy, however, saw its […]