Capacity and transmission charges have become one of the largest and fastest-growing line items on the power bill for data centers, commercial and industrial facilities, and other large loads.  

Winter peaks and data center load growth are reshaping capacity markets, and the coincident peak charges tied to them are rising in step. In this webinar, Ascend Analytics will review how capacity and transmission prices got here, walk through several future capacity scenarios in PJM, and explain why our retail rate capacity forecasts diverge from our wholesale market outlook. Attendees will leave with a clearer view of the risk and reward facing behind the meter (BTM) systems and how to value them with PowerVAL’s new Behind the Meter Asset Valuation.

• Review historical capacity and transmission price trends, the growing impact of winter peaks, and where prices are headed
• Analyze what the future of the PJM capacity auction means for the revenue and cost picture of BTM systems
• Understand why retail rate capacity forecasts diverge from wholesae auction forecasts
• Value coincident peak mitigation, demand charge avoidance, and retail rate arbitrage in PowerVAL using Ascend's BTM Asset Valuation

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Ascend Analytics is the leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the power industry.

The company’s offerings enable decision makers in power development and supply procurement to maximize the value of planning, operating, and managing risk for renewable, storage, and other assets. From real-time to 30-year horizons, their forecasts and insights are at the foundation of over $50 billion in project financing assessments.

Ascend provides energy market stakeholders with the clarity and confidence to successfully navigate the rapidly shifting energy landscape.