AMS | California ISO Energy Market Optimization

ARE YOU PREPARED TO TRADE

YOUR BATTERY IN CAISO?

Conventional bidding approaches can’t handle the complexity of operating energy storage.

The AMS trading platform captures revenue across

energy and ancillary services with AI-powered trading software.

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BATTERIES REQUIRE A NEW APPROACH

KNOW WHEN TO
BUY AND SELL

Operators need accurate short-term price forecasts managing many different signals - market behavior, prices, weather, load - to drive battery market decisions

BATTERY FLEXIBILITY CREATES COMPLEXITY

With thousands of decision variables, maximizing revenue requires optimization algorithms beyond the speed of humans with spreadsheets.
Batteries can flexibly deliver energy and ancillary services as
both generation and load

SOFTWARE WILL DRIVE STORAGE ROI

Power producers and utilities need new bidding software that can fully unlock the speed, flexibility, and revenues of storage in energy markets

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MAXIMIZE CAISO REVENUE WITH

AI OPTIMIZATION

INCREASE ENERGY STORAGE PROFITABILITY

WITH AMS

AMS AI predicts future prices and calculates optimized bids that maximize wholesale revenues in the California ISO market.

Maximizing CAISO revenue requires forecasting and optimizing in different markets & across different market products:

Products

Energy
Reg Up & Down
Spin & Non-Spin Reserve

Markets

Day Ahead Market
Fifteen Minute Market
Real-Time Dispatch

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INCREASE ENERGY STORAGE REVENUE WITH AI BIDDING

PREDICT THE FUTURE

AI machine learning produces probabilistic price forecasts that minimize error and enables maximized returns

PROTECT YOUR WARRANTY

Incorporates warranty constraints and degradation costs as part of the optimization to increase asset ROI while maintaining coverage

FOCUS ON STRATEGY

Leverage AMS’s bidding expertise and automated bid execution to improve operational efficiency

OPTIMAL OUTCOMES

Co-optimize sales across energy and ancillary service products in day-ahead and real-time markets, managing contracted commitments

ALWAYS UPDATED

AMS stays ahead of new CAISO rules and products, e.g. flexible ramp, so you don't miss revenue opportunities

BEYOND HUMAN

Execute complex bids that are impossible for humans to manage

HOW THE AMS PLATFORM WORKS IN CAISO

THE PLATFORM CREATES OPTIMIZED BIDS EVERY 15 MINUTES BASED ON REAL-TIME MARKET DATA

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1. FORECASTING

To predict future market prices, AMS uses machine learning to analyze thousands of variables every 15 minutes

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2. OPTIMIZATION

The platform calculates the optimal bids for market products, considering price forecasts, operational constraints, and business objectives

3. BIDDING

AMS software creates market-compliant bid files and sends to the scheduling coordinator or customer's trading desk

POWERFUL TOOLS SUPPORT TRADING DESK OPERATIONS

SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT

Experiment with simulated assets to make better business decisions

ADJUSTABLE RISK PROFILE

Instantly tailor risk preferences to fit your portfolio goals

MANUAL BIDDING OVERRIDE