SmartBidder

SmartBidder

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Optimal bidding and resource scheduling services for energy storage and renewables

The SmartBidder™ platform provides automated ISO bids and Scheduling Services to optimize storage, renewables, hybrids, and load. SmartBidder enables highly customized bid strategies based on market fundamentals and risk preferences using hybrid machine learning models. The platform continuously re-optimizes based on changing fundamental market conditions.

SmartBidder has proven performance across markets with over 6 GW of operating resources. Building on Ascend's proven track record in portfolio management, SmartBidder maximizes each project's value while minimizing risk.

SmartBidder Insights

Using market fundamentals to forecast system conditions and pricing, SmartBidder applies an ensemble machine learning approach to feed into our reinforced learning bid optimization model. SmartBidder's adaptive and risk-adjusted recommendations, combined with in-depth data and performance reporting, enabling users to define and track multiple strategies based on risk and strategic objectives.

System & Price Forecasting

Price Conditions Forecast for a Battery.  Forecast Price Spreads for a Battery.

AI models probabilistically forecast price conditions for each asset, including likelihood of extreme events, price spreads, and likelihoods

Revenue Maximization

Maximize Revenue on a Battery.  Hedging Risk on ISO Bidding.

Evolving physical and virtual bidding strategies are paired with hedging to provide risk-adjusted, optimal returns while following all warranty and physical constraints

SmartBidder Advantage

The platform supports customized bidding strategies and tracks relative risk performance of these strategies. SmartBidder constantly informs each strategy with the latest information on the physical state of the power system.

Market Fundamentals

Customized ISO Bidding Strategies using Market Fundamentals, Transmission Flows, Outages, and Supply Conditions.

AI models utilize market fundamentals, such as transmission flows, outages, and supply conditions

Risk Based Bidding

Customized Risk-Based ISO Bidding.   Inform the Physical State of the Power System.

Bidding strategies account for client's risk tolerance when maximizing risk-adjusted returns

SmartBidder Capabilities

Automated ISO Bidding, Nodal Forecasting, State-of-Charge Management, Physical Hedging, and Strategy Adaptation for a Storage Asset.

SmartBidder automates ISO bids to maximize revenue based on forecast market conditions, renewable generation forecasts, battery state of charge, risk tolerance, and operational limitations.

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The Ascend Advantage

Ready Analytics

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

Insights

Critical insights for portfolio management in a high renewables future

Expertise

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