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| Both the number and complexity of the power supply choices available continue to expand rapidly. Conventional long term contracts with clear transmission paths and costs are increasingly difficult to find. Boom and bust construction cycles with changing mixes of utility and merchant plants have become common. Fuel prices are increasingly volatile. Transmission paths with available capacity are difficult to find and even more difficult to price for the long run. In this environment, nearly all possible strategies involve higher risks than they had historically.
PSE assists clients in identifying, evaluating and contracting for asset portfolios which are aligned with their cost and risk tolerance. Optimum mix analyses help to select among baseload, intermediate, and peaking capacity as the most cost effective capacity additions. Fuel supply and price risks must be evaluated. Contract offerings must be carefully weighed to establish the most favorable option. Financial analyses are commonly prepared to identify payback capacity and the impact of decisions on rates by following economic evaluations to select the best options.
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- Forecasts of energy and demand requirements.
- Identification of design loads.
- Identification of the most attractive technology mix at present and in the future.
- Estimation of costs to construct various units.
- Fuel price forecasts.
- Contract evaluations.
- Preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFP).
- Market-based valuations of generating assets.
- Comparison of buy versus build strategies.
- Risk comparisons.
- Evaluation of hedging strategies.
- Economic ranking of alternatives.
- Financial forecasts based on the selected alternatives.
- Carbon strategies.
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