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Ascend Analytics Market Intelligence (Ascend MI) announces its 4.2 release of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Market Report and Price Forecast.

Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), a community choice aggregator (CCA) in CAISO, announces a request for proposals to meet its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and reliability goals.

Former Ormat Technologies executive and former CEO of Sunflower Sustainable Investments Ram (Rahm) Orenstein joins Ascend Analytics as Managing Director of its Ascend Energy Exchange™ (AEX).

The CalCCA Annual Conference brings together state and local elected officials, energy policymakers, and distinguished energy industry thought leaders for unparalleled learning opportunities and insights. Meet Ascend Analytics, a Megawatt Sponsor, at this event in San Jose, California.

In the NYISO and ISO-NE electricity markets, increasing concerns about the costs of the energy transition has led to project and contract cancellations, while a shift to marginal ELCC accreditation in capacity markets puts downward pressure on storage project returns. Clean energy initiatives such as the Massachusetts Clean Peak Standard and New York’s 10-Point Action Plan will continue to influence development as will load growth in a more capacity-constrained grid.

The need to maintain profitability amidst razor-thin margins and unpredictable market dynamics necessitates advanced hedging strategies for Energy Retailers.  Join Ascend Analytics as we share how to:

• Evaluate the impact of extreme events on retail margins
• Identify risk failure points such as counter-party credit risk, PFE, cash flow and revenue forecasting  
• Optimize hedge ratios and minimize downside risks effectively

Ascend Analytics (“Ascend”), a leading provider of energy transition analytics solutions, has secured a strategic growth investment led by  Rubicon Technology Partners  ("Rubicon"), a private equity firm which is focused exclusively on investing in and growing software companies. Rubicon is joined by climate investment firm  Galvanize Climate Solutions, which invests in companies and solutions advancing the energy transition, and  Silversmith Capital Partners, a technology focused growth equity firm.

Energy transition software and consulting business Ascend Analytics has closed a second insurance deal that guarantees a minimum level of revenue for energy storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

Financial risks of merchant storage operations are stymying investment in storage development. This webinar provides real applications of Revenue Insurance to advance the financing of storage on a merchant basis.

Takeaways include:  

• How Revenue Insurance provides additional value to tolling agreements  
• Financial strategies applying Revenue Insurance to align with goals of risk mitigation and upside realization
• Realizing debt financing with Revenue Insurance

USQRisk, LLC (“USQ”), the international managing general agent specializing in alternative risk transfer solutions, and Ascend Analytics, LLC (“Ascend”), an industry-leading energy software and consulting firm, announce the launch of an innovative solution to provide more efficient financing for utility-scale energy storage projects.  

Solar power purchase agreement prices rose on average 3% in the final three months of 2023 but overall PPA prices will likely remain on a long-term, downward trend, according to Ascend Analytics. Read the fully story published in Utility Dive.

The Ascend Summit brings together prominent electric power experts to offer fresh perspectives on wholesale electricity.