The PowerSIMM™ Suite is an Energy Analytics Platform that captures the new dynamics of electricity markets to optimize your operational & planning needs. Used by utilities, public power entities, renewable companies and community choice aggregators, PowerSIMM provides the robust analytics needed for optimal energy portfolio management, resource planning and optimization.
Analytics for portfolio management & resource planning throughout the energy transition
By incorporating physical and market uncertainty into the decision making process, PowerSIMM provides the insights necessary to reduce uncertainty in future cash flows. PowerSIMM enhances resource planning and term portfolio management through stochastic analytics that add "meaningful uncertainty" to improved decision analysis. A hosted solution with automated process flows, data integration, validations and close client support, Ascend provides a framework for streamlined energy portfolio decision making.

- Continuously optimize profit maximizing strategies for generation and load
- Optimize ISO bidding for day ahead and real-time markets
- Manage forecast error, market exposure, and gas nominations
- Determine short-term trade strategies and track profitability
Predict & Optimize Generation
LEARN MORE- Optimize portfolio and hedge strategies
- Assess position and gross margin risk to variability in prices, load, gen, and weather
- Conduct full risk reporting: including CFaR, VaR, MtM, P&L
- Manage physical and financials of wholesale and retail portfolios
Evaluate Risk & Return
LEARN MORE- Optimize capacity expansion planning and resource selection
- Evaluate reliability of renewables and storage
- Value sub-hourly dynamics of battery storage & EV planning
- Fundamental modeling of transmission, demand and supply
Select Optimal Resource Plan
LEARN MORERenewable integration creates opportunity

Distinguishing the Ascend Software Suite from the Competition
Specialized PowerSIMM™ Modules
- Continuously optimize profit maximizing strategies for generation and load
- Optimize ISO bidding for day-ahead and real-time markets
- Integrate predictive analytics with optimization
- Manage forecast error, market exposure and gas nominations
- Determine short-term strategies and track profitability
LEARN MORE- Calculates resource adequacy: loss of load probability (LOLP), MW Short, unserved energy, and required reserve margin
- Determines impact of extreme weather on resource adequacy and renewable capacity credit
- Account for joint relationship of weather on load and renewable generation
- Detailed simulation of thermal generation outages
LEARN MORE- Management of counter party agreements and deal details
- Contract management approval and tracking
- Notification of key deal dates and credit limits
- Capture master agreement details and netting rules
- Manage counter party exposure and collateral requirements
LEARN MORE- Determines impact of wind and solar on flexible resource requirements
- Calculates flexible resource requirements to maintain CPS2 and RBC as a function of renewables
- Assess the impact of spatial diversity on flexibility requirements
- Provides strong visuals of system conditions
- Supports determination of integration resources and costs
LEARN MOREThe Ascend Advantage

Ready Analytics
"Ready to Roll" analytics and preconfigured models for any region or node

Insights
Provide critical insights for portfolio management in a high renewables future

Expertise
Our expertise includes planning, valuation, risk management & ISO operations