Accelerate the Path to Reliable, Affordable, and Clean Power
From data center expansion to enterprise energy procurement, corporations rely on Ascend’s market intelligence and advisory expertise to evaluate opportunities faster, manage risk, and secure power with confidence.
$50+ Billion
Project Financing Assessments
10M+ MWh/year
Renewable Energy Procured Annually
100% Coverage
Across the US
Trusted by the World's Largest Corporate Energy Buyers
“With IKEA retail operations in 31 markets around the globe, Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. As part of their effort to support the transition towards renewable energy, Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, partnered with Apex Clean Energy and Ascend Analytics to optimize live bidding operations for Cameron Storage through Ascend’s SmartBidder™ platform.”
Turn Energy Commitments Into Competitive Advantage
Ascend helps hyperscalers and industrial corporates procure clean energy with financial rigor, optimize portfolios, and meet sustainability goals with confidence.
Optimize Large Load Siting
- Identify high-value nodes and siting opportunities with 50,000+ US nodes modeled
- Calculate substation headroom and key inflection points
- Understand the quality of power deliverability and identify ideal sites that benefit from flexible load
- Capture and communicate broader grid, community, and affordability benefits
Optimize Large Load Siting
- Identify high-value nodes and siting opportunities with 50,000+ US nodes modeled
- Calculate substation headroom and key inflection points
- Understand the quality of power deliverability and identify ideal sites that benefit from flexible load
- Capture and communicate broader grid, community, and affordability benefits
Manage Portfolio Risk Across a Changing Grid
- Quantify financial exposure from wholesale price volatility and renewable generation variability
- Model portfolio performance under multiple price and policy scenarios
- Track projected Scope 2 emissions alongside portfolio cost and risk in one integrated platform
Manage Portfolio Risk Across a Changing Grid
- Quantify financial exposure from wholesale price volatility and renewable generation variability
- Model portfolio performance under multiple price and policy scenarios
- Track projected Scope 2 emissions alongside portfolio cost and risk in one integrated platform
Align Energy Strategy with Corporate Growth & ESG Goals
- Align power procurement strategy with policy requirements, load growth timelines, and location preferences
- Model annual and 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) performance across your portfolio
- Measure marginal carbon abatement impact of prospective clean energy projects
- Optimize long-term decarbonization pathways
Align Energy Strategy with Corporate Growth & ESG Goals
- Align power procurement strategy with policy requirements, load growth timelines, and location preferences
- Model annual and 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) performance across your portfolio
- Measure marginal carbon abatement impact of prospective clean energy projects
- Optimize long-term decarbonization pathways
Optimize PPA Value, Not Just Cost
- Evaluate the full financial value of each PPA (and VPPA) alternative, including congestion, curtailment, and basis risk
- Compare procurement scenarios across markets, technologies, and contract structures
- Evaluate both behind-the-meter and front-of-meter options and determine the value of adding battery storage to your current portfolio
Optimize PPA Value, Not Just Cost
- Evaluate the full financial value of each PPA (and VPPA) alternative, including congestion, curtailment, and basis risk
- Compare procurement scenarios across markets, technologies, and contract structures
- Evaluate both behind-the-meter and front-of-meter options and determine the value of adding battery storage to your current portfolio
How Ascend Helps
Ascend provides the market intelligence, powerful software, and procurement expertise corporations need to secure energy quickly at competitive terms, while managing portfolio risk and delivering on clean power commitments.
For Corporates
Corporate energy procurement carries irreversible financial stakes. Effective strategy demands investment-grade market insight, rigorous bid evaluation, and the procurement infrastructure to attract the best available supply.
Ascend Analytics Helps Corporates:
- Maximize PPA portfolio value through competitive procurement processes that attract a broader developer field
- Reduce utility bill spend and forecast utility rates, price changes
- Evaluate every bid across energy price, congestion, curtailment, emissions, and cost-of-capital dimensions
- Model portfolio performance and Scope 2 emissions under variable market and policy scenarios
- Develop behind-the-meter (BTM) strategies and compare BTM technologies to reduce utility costs
- Plan for and operate battery energy storage systems
- Align energy procurement strategy with data center siting, load growth timelines, and ESG commitments
For Corporates
Corporate energy procurement carries irreversible financial stakes. Effective strategy demands investment-grade market insight, rigorous bid evaluation, and the procurement infrastructure to attract the best available supply.
Ascend Analytics Helps Corporates:
- Maximize PPA portfolio value through competitive procurement processes that attract a broader developer field
- Reduce utility bill spend and forecast utility rates, price changes
- Evaluate every bid across energy price, congestion, curtailment, emissions, and cost-of-capital dimensions
- Model portfolio performance and Scope 2 emissions under variable market and policy scenarios
- Develop behind-the-meter (BTM) strategies and compare BTM technologies to reduce utility costs
- Plan for and operate battery energy storage systems
- Align energy procurement strategy with data center siting, load growth timelines, and ESG commitments
A Unified Product Ecosystem that Powers Planning through Performance
Maximize long-term value and decision-making speed while managing risk with Ascend's unified ecosystem of software, intelligence, and consulting solutions.
