3TIER applies cutting edge science and robust super-computing capabilities to solve the problem of renewable energy variability. Our PowerSight Regional Wind Forecasting package has been developed to give energy traders, schedulers, and asset managers the information they need to reduce risk and make smarter day-to-day financial and operational decisions. Our day- and week-ahead forecasts enable you to bid into the day-ahead market and proactively manage your assets based on scientifically supported predictions rather than reacting to real time constraints.
As wind generation continues to penetrate the U.S. energy supply, its growing impact on the energy market makes understanding and predicting wind behavior more crucial than ever before. In the face of wind volatility, 3TIER's Regional Wind Forecast gives you the critical competitive edge to increase efficiency and financial gain through improved market participation of your energy resources. This forecast also enables efficient and optimal resource scheduling, helping mitigate the combined impact of wind plant concentration, dramatic energy price fluctuation, transmission congestion, and the very nature of wind variability.
With 3TIER, you can count on the most accurate and reliable information at the right time. Our Regional Wind Forecast is designed for optimum accuracy and usability, providing a market-wide view of current aggregate power and wind speed as well as what lies ahead. This forecast also allows both region-wide insight as well as perspective on each sub-region. We guarantee 24/7 access and will customize the definition of each sub-region to your specific needs.
Both forecasts include hourly values for aggregate power in megawatts, generating capacity by percentage, and aggregated capacity-weighted wind speed.
Aligned with 3TIER's commitment to using state-of-the-art, proven, and transparent methods, our regional wind forecast system is a combination of publicly available global and regional weather forecasts, high resolution surface data, and highly customized mesoscale numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. The result is an aggregate wind speed forecast converted into real world values of hourly power generation in megawatts using asset-specific manufacturer power curve data. Where aggregate power data is publicly available, the forecast will incorporate observations to make statistically corrected power forecasts.
In order to provide regional wind power forecasting, 3TIER only requires you to select your region of interest and provide sub-region geographic boundary specifications or wind plant lists.
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