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Simulate the valuation of a new portfolio or hypothetical plant. Customize your financing assumptions. Understand how multiple forecasting scenarios impact your bottom line.

Power Evaluator
Asset Builder

The processes of origination and early-stage project analysis are multifaceted and require a comprehensive approach. The Asset Builder on Power Evaluator seamlessly integrates weather data, forecasting information, and nodal pricing within a sophisticated tool tailored to deliver accurate projections of future project value.

With the ability to modify financing metrics and locations, conduct sensitivity analyses, and rapidly evaluate potential value at a vast number of locations, Asset Builder expeditiously assesses the viability of power projects at scale with lightning speed.

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Simulation options for plant technologies

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Solar, wind, and battery project specification adjustments

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Weather metrics impacting generation shaping and valuations

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Modeled and calculated metrics for sensitivity comparisons and simulations

  • Robust Site Selector
  • Technical Specs for Renewable Project Simulation
  • Nodal Interconnection Optimizer
  • Sensitivity Impact Charting
  • LCOE & Contracting Analysis
  • Weather & Physical Risk

Simulate a power project build at any node, latitude and longitude brownfield site, IRA community, and more.

  • Select a site to simulate a plant build from 15 different modes:

Balancing Authority Brownfield Opportunity County
Custom Coordinates (Lat/long) Projects in early development Interconnect
IRA Coal Closure Energy Community IRA MSA Energy Community IRA Non-MSA Energy Community
ISO Zone ISO/RTO NERC Region
NERC Subregion Node State

  • Choose from any technology and fuel combination
  • Attach a zonal or nodal level forecast methodology
  • Leverage historical weather patterns or forecast assumptions for renewable generation shaping

Technical Specs for Renewable Project Simulation

Solar

  • Adjust system tilt, type, and azimuth to get a snapshot of the project generation profile, capture factor, and curtailment risk

Wind

  • See expected wind power curves from 50+ common turbine models
  • Adjust turbine rating, cut-in/cut-out speed, and rated win speed to see impacts on capture factor, ELCC, and curtailment risk on your site
  • Instantly view a wind rose to highlight historic wind direction

Batteries

  • Edit duration, cycle time, roundtrip efficiency, depth discharge, and degradation to see impact on battery utilization, capture factor, and ELCC

Interconnect your simulated project to an off-the-shelf AI-powered nodal basis and LMP forecasts.

  • Access a comprehensive database of over 40,000 LMP and basis forecasts
  • Locate potential nodes through targeted search by name or proximity
  • Obtain real-time confidence scores, historical basis data, and renewable generation-weighted pricing for any potential node
  • Utilize our mapping and distance system for effortless navigation and streamlined results

Perform site-specific sensitivity analysis, utilize real-time modeling, and efficiently compare and benchmark results for contracting and valuation purposes.

  • Analyze the correlation between various metrics to gain insight into their mutual influence.
  • Examine the effect of Capacity Credit, Capture Factor, Target DSCR, and over 30 other metrics on Fair Market Value.
  • Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of fuel and technology options at your site to determine the most advantageous project to pursue.

Gain analysis of levelized cost of energy breakdown and breakeven contracting metrics.

  • Custom LCOE calculation for any site and fuel/technology pairing
  • Access detailed breakdown of cost components such as including Capital Expenditure, Fixed & Variable Operations & Maintenance, Insurance, and Taxes
  • Calculation and visual representation of the breakeven point for the power purchase agreement

Access data about the historical weather and forecasted physical risks for a specific location.

  • Our comprehensive weather data collection offers 26 metrics, including wind direction, solar irradiance, and precipitation, all readily accessible for any desired location.
  • Access our seamless integration of weather data that allows for efficient generation shaping.
  • Use our advanced technology that provides normalized physical risk scores tailored specifically for your site.

  • Robust Site Selector
  • Technical Specs for Renewable Project Simulation
  • Nodal Interconnection Optimizer
  • Sensitivity Impact Charting
  • LCOE & Contracting Analysis
  • Weather & Physical Risk

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