Spot Market

For short-term contractual commitments.

Last Updated:  June 20, 2025

Tags:  

# market    # ferc

Definition by FERC

Source:

The natural gas market for contractual commitments that are short term (usually a month or less) and that begin in the near future (often the next day, or within days).

In electricity, spot markets are usually organized markets for day-ahead and real-time electricity run by an independent system operator or regional transmission organization.