Generators
For operators of power generation assets of all scales, technologies, and commercial structures
Increase gross margin by 15%
Simultaneously reduce operating costs and identify opportunities to increase revenue
Real time reaction
React to changes in power prices, fuel costs, customer demands and asset performance
Flexible, transparent modelling
Model single generating units to complex, interconnected, cogeneration networks
Multi-unit power stations
Co-located dispatchable units with shared fuel sources and financial structures.
Make optimal operational decisions with VOLT Live
- What is the trigger price of peaking assets?
- How long should peaking assets run to maximise gross margin?
- How should units be bid into pool and reserve markets?
- How should units with different heat rates coordinate to minimise fuel use?
- What is a fair price for spot gas?
- When should fuel sources change?
Make optimal strategic decisions with VOLT Planning
- What is the value of re-powering existing assets?
- What is the impact of acquiring new assets on margin and dispatch of existing assets?
- What is the value of alternative fuel sources?
- What is the impact of hedging on dispatch?
- What is the impact of my dispatch on wholesale market prices?
Multi-station portfolios
Geographically separated power stations with shared commercial structures.
Make optimal operational decisions with VOLT Live
- How do restrictions such as fuel supply or market rules impact dispatch?
- How should stations coordinate to meet a common traded position?
- How should scheduled assets react to wind and solar assets in the portfolio?
Make optimal strategic decisions with VOLT Planning
- Is there value in coordinating the dispatch of separate stations?
- Should they be treated as separate portfolios?
- What is the impact of my dispatch on wholesale market prices?
Semi-scheduled units and microgrids
Solar and wind farms operating in a wholesale market or decentralised grid.
Make optimal operational decisions with VOLT Live
- When should semi-scheduled assets be ramped down to avoid low prices?
- When should batteries charge and discharge to maximise revenue?
Make optimal strategic decisions with VOLT Planning
- What is the value in adding storage to the network?
- What are optimal dispatch patterns over long time frames?
- What is the impact of my dispatch on wholesale market prices?
- How will changes in asset characteristics impact gross margin?
