Product Description

Let "ESP" guide your electric energy decisions using proven and accepted analytical methodology and procedures.

The Electricity SMP Predictions include:

• Two-page short-term summary report of the detailed hourly forecast (balance of current year plus 1 year)
• Electronic data files that include all hourly data
• Forecast hourly Alberta pool prices derived from a dispatch of all generation unit capacity to meet hourly demand
• Stochastic price distributions are generated from natural gas price volatility and generation outages through multiple simulations
• Easy to read graphical representation of electricity pricing information
• Maintenance schedule for Alberta generation units
• Monthly Alberta Natural Gas (AECO-C) pricing, monthly peak demand and energy forecast assumptions

Who could benefit from ESP?

• Generators / Retailers
• Ancillary Service Providers
• Price Sensitive Industrial & Commercial Load Customers
• Marketers / Importers
• Power Pool Participants
• Risk Managers or Production Schedulers

Value to the Client:

• Most economic way to stay on top of the week by week movements in short-term hourly wholesale electricity prices
• Provides forward hourly price information to assist in your energy procurement or production planning decisions or budget and risk management activities
• Up-to-date electric price forecasts based on current market supply and demand fundamentals and natural gas price to spot market risk or opportunities

Subscription terms:

Electricity SMP Prediction (ESP)

• Issued every Monday (except on statutory holidays)
• 52 consecutive issues (1 year contract)
• 26 consecutive issues (6 month contract)
• Single issues available

Note: Report and data file are delivered electronically