As clean power reshapes the U.S. energy mix - driving nearly 80% of new capacity - market volatility, resource adequacy, and financial viability have become mission-critical topics.
Visit the Ascend Analytics booth #1421 for our "Coffee & Current Trends" series - short, candid sessions unpacking the latest market signals, pricing dynamics, and asset optimization strategies. Or book a meeting with one of our Experts for a personalized discussion.
Whether navigating curtailment, structuring merchant revenue, or aligning clean energy procurement with emissions impact, these conversations offer practical insights and new angles for strategic decisions.
Expert Insights: Engage with Ascend's team on topics like wholesale electricity markets, resource planning, clean energy procurement, battery storage, and merchant portfolio management.
Interactive Demonstrations: Experience our cutting-edge tools, including PowerVAL™, SmartBidder™ and PowerSIMM™, designed to optimize energy decision-making.
Networking with Peers: Connect with energy experts across utilities, CCAs, developers, and regulatory bodies in a relaxed setting.
Complimentary Coffee: Enjoy a freshly brewed cup while discussing the future of clean energy.
Join us for our "Coffee & Current Trends" series - short, candid sessions unpacking the latest market signals, pricing dynamics, and asset optimization strategies - available each day of the conference, May 20 to May 22. Book a meeting with one of our on-site Ascend Analytics Experts for company specific strategy discussions.
Coffee & Networking at the Booth #1421
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CleanPower Presentation:
The Evolving Opportunity for RECs and Achieving 24/7 Clean
Speaker: Dominique Bain, PhD, Ascend Analytics
Location: Level 3 on the Nex Stage
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Coffee & Networking at the Booth #1421
Coffee & Current Trends Presentation:
Is the Sky Falling? - Data Centers, Tariffs and PPA Prices
Speaker: Dominique Bain, PhD, Ascend Analytics
Location: Booth #1421
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Coffee & Current Trends Presentation:
Optimizing Storage Amid Increasing Ancillary Saturation
Speaker: Fred Rapant, Ascend Analytics
Location: Booth #1421
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Coffee & Networking, Book a Meeting with Ascend Experts
Dr. Dominique Bain oversees initiatives focused on emerging resource adequacy programs and wholesale market reforms and is an authority on locational marginal emissions (LME). Dr. Bain’s expertise spans resource planning, production cost modeling, renewable energy forecasting and integration, hydropower modeling, and the policy frameworks shaping the future of clean energy.
Book MeetingWilliam Hargett leads business development for Ascend Analytics' PowerVAL business, a platform which provides developers, investors, and utilities with bankable and regulatory accepted wholesale and retail price forecasts for their projects by performing dispatch simulations to match customers' specific use cases. Mr. Hargett has extensive expertise in market strategy and execution, project acquisition and Mergers & Acquisitions, and tenders and competitive bids.
Book MeetingRahm Orenstein leads Ascend Energy Exchange – Asset Sales, an analytics-based marketplace that enables Ascend customers to buy and sell high quality energy storage and renewable energy projects in a streamlined and efficient way, wrapped by Ascends’ unique suite of analytical and consulting services, thereby maximizing reach and value.
Book MeetingJonah Simon applies his extensive expertise in ISO Market Forecasting and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) dispatch optimization to oversee and ensure the successful deployment of the Ascend Analytics PowerVAL and the SmartBidder products.
Book MeetingFred Rapant runs business development and commercial management activities for Ascend Analytics' SmartBidder, the leading energy bid optimization and scheduling platform for standalone, co-located, or hybrid renewable energy and storage projects.
Book MeetingErik Schwartz runs Business Development activities for Ascend Analytics' PowerVAL platform which provides developers, investors, and utilities with bankable and regulatory accepted wholesale and retail price forecasts for their projects.
Book MeetingAscend Analytics is a leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the energy transition. Our offerings enable decision-makers in power supply, procurement, and investment markets to plan, operate, monetize, and manage risk across any energy asset portfolio. From real-time to 30-year horizons, our forecasts and insights are foundational to over $50 billion in project financing assessments.