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A Unified Product Ecosystem that Powers Planning through Performance

Maximize long-term value and decision-making speed while managing risk with Ascend's unified ecosystem of software, intelligence, and consulting solutions.

Supporting Customers Through the Full Product Lifecycle
Strategy, Research & Analysis
Planning
Siting, Valuation & Financing
Development
Asset Transactions & PPAs
Commercialization
Bidding, Dispatch & Scheduling
Operations
Portfolio & Risk Management
Ongoing

Ascend’s Capabilities, Your Advantages

Capture more value from every decision with integrated intelligence, valuation, and optimization across planning, investment, and operations.

Market Intelligence & Forecasting

Anticipate and understand market shifts with bankable price, supply, and policy insights that optimize planning, investment, and performance.

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Power & Storage Project Valuation

Evaluate power and storage investments using bankable valuations that maximize returns, minimize risk, and support confident decisions.

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Data Center & Power Project Siting

Identify optimal sites with integrated power market, infrastructure, and cost insights that maximize speed, minimize risk, and support long-term project viability.

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Energy Project Finance & Investment

Structure and finance energy projects with confidence using robust analytics and market insights that help attract capital and optimize investment performance.

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Energy Asset Sales

Increase asset transaction value with expert Ascend advisors, neutral bankable valuations, market insights, and a deep network of buyers and sellers.

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Storage Bid Optimization

Maximize risk-adjusted revenues with advanced bid optimization that captures market opportunities and improves dispatch decisions across volatile energy markets.

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Portfolio & Risk Management

Manage portfolio performance and exposure with integrated analytics that quantify risk, optimize positions, and drive informed decisions.

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Integrated Resource Planning & Strategy

Develop no-regrets energy strategies that align resource decisions with market realities, policy goals, and long-term system needs.

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Power Procurement & Contracting

Secure reliable, cost-effective power through data-driven procurement and contracting support that helps evaluate options, negotiate effectively, and manage long-term risk.

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Ascend’s Product Suite

Enabling decision makers across the power industry to maximize value and manage risk in planning, financing, and operations.

Market Intelligence Price & Market Forecasts

Make confident decisions with trusted, bankable market insights

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Energy Storage & Renewable Valuation

Optimize asset values and investment returns with precise valuations

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Renewable Energy & Storage Marketplace

Unlock maximum asset value and close better deals faster

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Nodal Price Forecasting & Custom Bid Optimization

Maximize risk-adjusted revenue with AI-assisted bid strategies that  consistently outperform

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Portfolio Risk Management & Resource Planning

Reduce risk, improve portfolio performance, optimize capacity and resource planning

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Streamlined Power Procurement at Scale

Secure reliable, high-value power contracts faster

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Key Resources

Publications

Data Center Siting: Six Factors That Determine Success

As hyperscalers and data center developers race to meet surging AI-driven demand, speed to market is paramount – which means site selection can make or break a project.

Case Studies

Ascend's ELCC Analysis Informs PJM Investment Strategies, Forecasts Future Impacts

Learn how Ascend Analytics modeled PJM ELCC accreditation to validate existing models, forecast future dynamic, and inform investment and policy choices.

Case Studies

Adapture Renewables Leverages Ascend's SmartBidder to Optimize First-Ever Utility-Scale BESS Projects in ERCOT

Adapture Renewables, Inc. is a US-based utility-scale energy developer, owner and operator with more than 340 MW of solar projects in operation across 12 US states.

Articles

How Should Power Market Forecasting Adapt to an Increasingly Complex Grid?

Learn how evolving power market complexity demands new forecasting approaches, and why Ascend Analytics developed the Enhanced Opportunity Cost Forecasting Framework to meet the challenges of the data center era.