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I enjoyed sharing Ascend's "opportunity cost modeling" approach as an advanced form of "production cost modeling" and discussing the limitations of legacy models and the effect of "model limited choice" to fairly value energy portfolios on the United States Energy Association Podcast. Listen today at

Join Ascend for our live webinar on An Exercise in Trust: Netherlands and Great Britain Outlook ?? https://okt.to/8krZAX While the UK and the Netherlands have aggressive clean energy policies, a variety of market structures and operating rules obscure or diminish the value of renewables and storage. Project development in these regions must trust in evolving policy and market structures to support continued entry of clean energy resources. Join Gary Dorris, Ph.D. and Brent Nelson, Ph.D. on Dec. 12th to discuss the differences with U.S. markets and opportunities for clean energy project development.

Headed to Reuters Energy LIVE 2024? Meet Ascend at Booth 511 to dive into asset opportunities for long-term profitability and scaling emissions reduction technology. Let's connect before the event ?? https://okt.to/nC1SW0

How will data from accelerated computing impact modeling energy portfolios accurately? As part of the United States Energy Association podcast, reporter Herman Trabish spoke with Gary Dorris, Ph.D. about the outlook for risk management, asset valuation, and long-term resource planning in the energy transition. Listen to the podcast today: https://okt.to/2lsftx

Wind variability and reduced solar output shook up the ERCOT market last week. How should battery operators strategically optimize as a result? Read more about SmartBidder ERCOT insights from last week, and email [email protected] today to learn how SmartBidder can augment your revenue profile. Optimize today with SmartBidder at https://okt.to/p1RBDX

Join Michael Fisher today at 1 pm PT as he joins the California Energy Commission's webinar series on the Economics and Financing of Long Duration Energy Storage. Register at https://okt.to/jbmysh

How will data from accelerated computing impact modeling energy portfolios accurately? As part of the United States Energy Association podcast, reporter Herman Trabish spoke with Gary Dorris, Ph.D. about the outlook for risk management, asset valuation, and long-term resource planning in the energy transition. Listen to the podcast today: https://okt.to/2lsftx

Headed to the Battery Asset Management Summit? Meet us at the Ascend Analytics tabletop to discuss bid optimization, scheduling services, and asset operations for energy storage and renewables! Be sure to catch Gary Dorris, Ph.D. presenting on "Bid Optimization: Maximizing Battery Storage Revenue" today at 1:40 pm.

Facing aggressive load growth and approximately 40 GW of retirements by 2030, PJM Interconnection is increasingly relying on its capacity market to signal the need for new resources. What does its request to delay the 2026/2027 auction reveal about the state of the market? A few thoughts as a sneak peak for tomorrow's webinar: - This delay may place more downward than upward pressure on prices, as incoming resources gain time to assess availability, demand resources coordinate further, and thermal resources evaluate the economics of retirement. - Even with an auction delay, PJM is undergoing a structural transition that will require new capacity over the next decade. PJM's preferred resource to meet rising demand is new gas units, and Ascend expects prices to remain at levels that would incentivize new gas unit entry. This would require persistent prices above $200/MW-day. Interested in learning more about Ascend's outlook for PJM? Register for our live webinar taking place tomorrow, Nov. 7th, The Coal Catch-22 ?? https://okt.to/rKp4Th

Our PJM and MISO webinar covering the Q4 2024 outlook for renewables + storage is in 2 days! Register today ?? https://okt.to/9hb2vP In this live webinar and Q&A, join Gary Dorris, Ph.D. and Brent Nelson, Ph.D. as they speak on energy transition opportunities in response to the region's aging thermal fleet.