AscendMI™ Market Forecasts are bankable power market forecasts designed to reflect the new market dynamics of the energy transition to renewables and storage. Ascend provides 20+ year forecasts for day-ahead and real-time power prices for major trading hubs, ancillary services prices, and capacity prices, as well as nodal basis forecasts for every major market. Ascend's forecasts are widely relied on by developers, offtakers, utilities, and financiers in the renewable and storage sectors across the US to support critical investment decisions.
In a future dominated by renewables and storage, market dynamics that determine value will change dramatically. AscendMI™ market forecasts capture changes in price volatility, curtailment, real-time market dynamics, and ancillary services markets.
See market reports & videosDecisions on long-lived physical assets are risky. Utilities, developers, and financiers need deep insight to manage risk while also getting deals done.
Seamless integration into the PowerSIMM and BatterySIMM platforms.
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Ascend’s forecasting framework ensures that outputs are aligned with inputs in a realistic way, enforcing long-run equilibrium and accounting for critical non-economic driving forces that include off-takers demand for clean energy and anticipated developments in public policy.
"Ready to Roll" analytics and preconfigured models for any region or node
Critical insights for portfolio management in a high renewables future
Our expertise includes planning, valuation, risk management & ISO operations