PRISM is an integrated Power and Coal Model for the US and Canada, and a linear optimisation model designed to dispatch the US and Canadian electricity grid in the least cost manner to meet electricity demand
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The features of this model include:
- Comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date coal supply curves, with individual mine costs and reserves, divided into different coal types and origins
- Optimisation of dispatch, coal choices and equipment decisions
- Equipment decisions include choice of retro-fitting emissions controls and/or new plant construction
- New coal plant choices include IGCC as well as PC
- Models covering the entire US and Canada
- Models RTO transmission charges, both postage stamp and license plate
- Time periods modeled include peak, off-peak and super-peak daily, 4 seasons, 54 time blocks
- Simultaneous interplay of pollutant limits - SO2, NOX, Hg, and CO2
- Year-by-year forecasts of prices for power, coal and emission allowances
- Marginal prices for constrained generation or transmission capacity
- Easily varied environmental scenarios
Benefits to subscribers include:
- Functionality to develop bespoke scenarios and input own proprietary information
- The ability to run different scenarios to develop the optimum business plan that mitigates risk
- The ability to use the model to develop strategic long term and short term plans
- Understand the future dynamics of the interplay between coal and power and other fuel types such as gas
- The combination of all Hill and Associates core knowledge of the coal industry and power industry with Wood Mackenzie's knowledge of the oil and gas sector in North America
- Access to in-depth proprietary coal supply data
- The ability to benchmark against internal analysis
For more information on PRISM, email contactus@woodmac.com.
Contact Us
Europe:
+44 (0)131 243 4477
eurhelpdesk@woodmac.com
Americas:
+1 713 470 1700
amhelpdesk@woodmac.com
Asia Pacific:
+65 6518 0888
aphelpdesk@woodmac.com
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