“The knowledge of the presenters is very specialized and can be intensely technical, but their ability to field all questions from people of different levels of experience was impressive.”
ERM Power Operations Analyst, CMS Energy
April 29 - 30, 2026 Online :: Central Time
“The knowledge of the presenters is very specialized and can be intensely technical, but their ability to field all questions from people of different levels of experience was impressive.”
ERM Power Operations Analyst, CMS Energy“The course offered an in-depth understanding of congestion and its driving components that has greatly increased my understanding of electricity markets. I look forward to applying the principles in my day-to-day.”
Business Development Associate, LS Power Development, LLCThis course examines LMP basis risk, an essential – but often overlooked or misunderstood – concept that renewable developers must build into their project development financials. Failure to assess and quantify LMP basis risk can weigh down renewable energy projects so they find themselves “underwater”, even after an otherwise solid due diligence and bidding process.
The methodology presented in this program will benefit anyone on a renewable energy project development team who deals with estimating, trading, negotiating and decision-making that must take into account current and future locational marginal pricing (LMPs) in wholesale electric markets. Following a review of LMP basis risk assessment, real-world situations will be dissected using publicly available data and scenarios. Case studies and worked examples using analytical tools will illustrate the impact of LMP basis risk on the “bottom line” of renewable energy projects. And subject matter experts will discuss best practices to address:
Using real-world situations and illustrative examples, this instructional course will:
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Central Time
Online
Prediction Under Uncertainty – Drivers
All Day One Content Delivered by:
Nicholas Pratley Principal Pratley Group Energy Advisors
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Central Time
Online
Wearing basis risk skillfully often separates a successful renewable energy project from one that does not hit all its financial marks. EDF Renewables, a leading North American independent power producer, will discuss approaches and methodologies to forecasting basis risk including production cost simulation modeling, strategies for risk mitigation including sponsored upgrades, FTRs, transmission planning advocacy and grid-enhancing technologies.
Alexandra Miller Senior Director – Transmission Analytics & Policy EDF Renewables North America
This presentation will delve into key transmission and market rules and processes that can impact congestion risk in the market. It will examine opportunities for new transmission build under RTOs’ transmission planning processes and interconnection studies and FERC policy, as well as other market developments with impact on congestion patterns. These include aspects such as power-gas market coordination, distributed resources and generation retirements.
Bruce Tsuchida Principal The Brattle Group
Reconfiguration services are an important tool in relieving constraints that contribute to LMP basis risk confronting renewable energy IPPs, load serving entities, and RTOs. This presentation will provide examples of type of constraints that can be addressed by reconfiguration and how topology optimization can be a win-win for the market by materially reducing or eliminating congestion on limited facilities on the grid within short lead times. NewGrid, a firm that specializes in the deployment of reconfiguration services, will discuss the challenges and barriers to topology optimization and other grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) that can reduce basis risk.
Pablo Ruiz Co-founder CEO & CTO NewGrid
This discussion will cover a typical scope for congestion basis studies, including how certain key assumptions are determined and validated; typical results and outputs that a basis study should include; and, key observations on basis risk based on markets and technology. nFront, a leading consultancy in the congestion assessment arena, will discuss best practices gleaned from many years of basis studies for renewable projects across the U.S. and technologies.
Neil Copeland Director – Transmission & Delivery nFront Consulting
The subject matter experts will discuss the possible impacts on basis risk likely to flow from these U.S. initiatives enacted during the past year, including:
Neil Copeland Director – Transmission & Delivery nFront Consulting
Alexandra Miller Senior Director – Transmission Analytics & Policy EDF Renewables North America
Pablo Ruiz Co-founder, CEO and CTO NewGrid
Bruce Tsuchida Principal The Brattle Group
Nicholas Pratley Principal Pratley Group Energy Advisors
Director – Transmission & Delivery
nFront Consulting
Senior Director, Transmission Analytics & Policy
EDF Renewables
Principal
Pratley Group Energy Advisors
Co-founder, CEO and CTO
NewGrid
Principal
The Brattle Group
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This program will use PowerPoint Presentations and group discussions.
Participants must log in each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the event to be eligible for continuing education credit.
Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.
Course CPE Credits: 11.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None
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