by David Nurse | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Locational Marginal Pricing |
Congestion costs represent the price of congestion at binding constraints on the power system. Congestion costs arise when, in order to respect constraints in the transmission system, higher cost generation must be used to meet load as opposed to lower cost generation...
by David Nurse | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog, Locational Marginal Pricing |
LMPs are made up of System Energy Price, Congestion Costs, and Losses. System Energy Price represents the cost to serve power on a system, ignoring transmission and congestion costs. In organized markets, power plants are dispatched lowest cost to highest cost;...
by David Nurse | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Locational Marginal Pricing |
What is Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP)? LMP stands for Locational Marginal Pricing and represents the cost to buy and sell power at different locations within wholesale electricity markets, usually called Independent System Operators (ISOs). Examples of ISOs...
by David Nurse | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog |
Energy Acuity FAQs How does EA get its data? Primary & proactive research, web & news monitoring, public resource aggregation, and expert analysis. How often is the tool updated? Energy Acuity’s platform is updated every 24 hours. How does EA ensure...
by David Nurse | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog |
To complement our existing Smart Grid primary research, Energy Acuity has begun interviewing electric utilities about upcoming transmission and substation projects in order to identify pre-RFP investment opportunities. Source: Energy Acuity Grid Platform Request a...
by David Nurse | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog |
With tools built to allow easy analysis on both a macro and micro level, EA provides even more layers to help you better understand PPA landscapes, plant output, and plant efficiency. Specifically, target at the plant level, or get a broader market level analysis by...
by David Nurse | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog |
The ability to view Energy Acuity data in map view just got even better. In addition to solar, wind, transmission, substation and downstream energy project mapping, users can now take advantage of the following new and improved features. Energy Storage Project Mapping...
by David Nurse | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog |
If you’re wondering what factors play into whether or not utility-scale projects become reality, you’re in the right place. Here are two of several predictors you and your team can use as a framework for determining which development projects have the greatest...
by David Nurse | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog |
If you’re looking to get in on the ground floor of wind development projects in the U.S. and Canada, building relationships with wind energy developers and wind turbine companies and suppliers are critical to your success. Because wind energy developers are involved...
by David Nurse | Nov 20, 2017 | Smart Grid, Grid |
Our 2016 Smart Grid report has everything you need to know about the biggest smart grid companies in the industry—including RFPs by region, RFP technology types by region and utility issuer, top utility issuers of 2016, utility conversations, and more. But we know...
by David Nurse | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Renewables |
When we talk about renewable energy project finance, we separate the audience into two types of people: developers who build and sell when the project is live, and others who build a project to own. For developers who build to sell, finding buyers is a key component...
by David Nurse | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog |
Where is it “smart” to look for opportunities with smart grid companies? We took a look at data from across the United States (featured in our Energy Acuity Grid Platform) in order to provide a smart grid market forecast comparison for vendors and other interested...
by David Nurse | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog |
Recently, I dropped my phone on a hot sidewalk. The screen cracked like a piece of peanut brittle, and I was forced to use an old phone I’d saved until I could get a replacement for my broken phone. I had to laugh—that old phone was simply inadequate. It couldn’t do...
by David Nurse | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog |
Over the past decade, the U.S. smart grid industry has exploded in response to aging utilities in need of repair. Just five years ago, in 2012, the smart grid market represented $33 billion for the utility industry. As quoted in this article from Pinnacle Business...
by David Nurse | Sep 7, 2017 | Press Release |
DENVER, CO SEPTEMBER 07, 2017 Energy Acuity, the leading provider of data, intelligence, and analytics on the power markets, announced that it has added a new database focused on Energy Storage to its product suite. The addition is one of many product enhancements...
by David Nurse | Aug 31, 2017 | Transmission, Smart Grid, Grid |
To get involved in electric transmission projects in the U.S., one of the best things you can do is identify the leading electric transmission companies and work to build relationships with them. These companies are involved in projects from the inception, and...
by David Nurse | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog |
For vendors interested in energy opportunities with smart grid companies, learning about and understanding smart grid opportunity trends is simply something you can’t ignore. By paying attention to what’s going on in the smart grid industry, you’ll have a better grasp...
by David Nurse | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog |
Are you familiar with integrated resource plans (IRPs)? Take a look at this primer on IRPs and see why you should be aware of them. What is an integrated resource plan? An integrated resource plan is a roadmap that large utilities use to plan out generational...
by David Nurse | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog |
If you’re a developer about to invest nine figures into a renewable energy project, the most important thing you can do is make sure your project’s return on investment is sound. It’s not easy to build these massive projects. So much goes into the process—from...
by David Nurse | Aug 14, 2017 | Press Release |
DENVER, CO AUGUST 14, 2017 Energy Acuity, a leading provider of data, intelligence, and analytics on the power markets, announced that it has added new data on locational marginal pricing (LMP) to its product suite. The newest update includes information on nearly...
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