Energy Market Modelling Service Sheet

National Electricity Market (NEM)

FTI Consulting’s energy market model is a dispatch optimisation software based on a detailed representation of market supply and demand fundamentals. Reporting at a half-hour granularity helps businesses confidently make decisions, supported by detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Running on the commercial modelling platform PLEXOS®, FTI Consulting’s NEM-Lab covers all jurisdictions across the National Electricity Market (“NEM”) in Australia, utilising data and assumptions constructed by FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon Energy.

PLEXOS® accounts for various characteristics, including:

Power plant characteristics
Minimum generation levels
Variable OPEX
Realistic bidding patterns by generators
Market-driven basis for the endogenous building of new capacity
Transmission and interconnectors
Unit-commitment plant constraints.

Our Difference

Our energy team uses AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (“ISP”) as a neutral starting point before augmenting inputs and assumptions with our own market intelligence and commercial insights. This ensures our clients receive strong technical, economic, market and commercial advice.

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