PMA for Coal Companies

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Coal has gone through a tremendous change as natural gas and renewables have impacted coal demand from the power sector.  Understanding the drivers of the power market can provide key insights for short-term operational decisions and longer-term contracting, pricing, hedging and planning decisions.

Supply and Demand balance can shift rapidly.   Utilities coal purchasing is likely in flux.  Coal markets need better insights to power markets.

Coal supply numbers are fairly easy to predict, however demand can swing wildly due to:   (1) weather events; (2) fuel switching in the electric power industry.   The solution is to develop accurate and reliable forecasts of coal demand.

In 2013, coal demand for power sector represented 93% of total demand.   The impacts of coal demand for the power sector will result from (1) weather-related demand for electric power; (2) economics driving demand for coal within the U.S. power generation fleet.  For number 1, a load model is needed to understand how weather impacts demand for electric power.   Number 2 requires further analysis plus new skill sets as electric markets are dependent on various commodities (e.g. gas, coal, nuclear, and oil) and regional polices (e.g. CO2, Renewable Mandates).

Power Market Analysis (PMA) is here to solve #1 and #2 modeling methods for you.  Sophisticated understanding of electric power markets coupled with detailed modeling of power generation fleet.   Years of testing have validated the accuracy of the model.  Prime subscribers get additional analysis such as the Summer 2014 Report – Download Free Version.

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