PRISM

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 further information please contact francesca.levoir@woodmac.com, +44 131 243 4273 or sheana.cross@woodmac.com, +1 410 295 4207.

Americas:

+1 713 470 1700
amhelpdesk@woodmac.com

Asia Pacific:

+65 6518 0888
aphelpdesk@woodmac.com

Europe:

+44 (0) 131 243 4477
eurhelpdesk@woodmac.com

All Other Enquiries:
Francesca Levoir

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