Load shifting is a type of arbitrage based on the fact that it takes about 24 hours for changes on spot prices at the NYMEX to feed into gasoline prices at the wholesale level, according to Mossman.

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To Koch, animal feed is like gasoline.

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The fire department's Twitter feed said they were filed with gasoline.

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