Service 3 of 4 · Portfolio & dispatch optimisation

Energy portfolio and dispatch optimisation for maximum value at acceptable risk.

Production cost modelling and optimisation that show how to dispatch, maintain, fuel and hedge a generation and storage portfolio, from the next day to the next decade.

What it is

How do we run our portfolio for maximum value at acceptable risk?

We model your generation, storage and contract portfolio in detail, including unit characteristics, fuel and emissions costs, outages and network constraints, to find the operating strategy that maximises margin. The same models quantify how much of that margin is at risk and how hedging changes the picture.

Where transmission matters, nodal and congestion analysis shows how network constraints affect prices and dispatch at your locations. The result is analysis that operations, trading and risk teams can all use, built on one consistent view of the system.

From unit commitment to hedging strategy: optimisation that informs the trading desk.
From unit commitment to hedging strategy: optimisation that informs the trading desk.
Why it matters

The value to your business.

Higher gross margin

Optimised commitment, dispatch and maintenance timing capture more value from the same assets.

Better-informed hedging

Volume and price risk are quantified, so hedge decisions are grounded in the portfolio's real exposure.

Storage that earns its keep

Battery and pumped-storage dispatch is optimised across markets and constraints.

Network-aware decisions

Congestion and nodal analysis reveal location-specific risks and opportunities.

How we do it

Our method, step by step.

01
Portfolio representation
  • Model units, storage, contracts and fuel supply
  • Capture technical constraints, outages and emissions
  • Represent relevant network and market rules
02
Optimisation and simulation
  • Unit commitment and economic dispatch
  • Storage and flexibility optimisation
  • Maintenance scheduling and fuel planning
03
Risk and hedging analysis
  • Quantify volume and price exposure across scenarios
  • Test hedging strategies against portfolio outcomes
  • Provide inputs to trading and risk processes
04
Network and congestion analysis
  • Nodal and zonal congestion studies where relevant
  • Locational price and curtailment risk
  • Insights for siting and operational decisions
What you receive

Deliverables

Practical, reusable outputs that your team owns.

Optimised dispatch and commitment schedules
Gross margin forecasts by asset and portfolio
Storage dispatch strategy
Exposure and hedging analysis
Maintenance and fuel planning inputs
Congestion and locational risk analysis
When to engage us

Is this the right next step?

  • You operate a generation, storage or mixed portfolio
  • Your hedging strategy is not linked to modelled exposure
  • You are adding batteries or flexible assets
  • Network congestion is affecting your prices or output
Why Orivyn

Why clients choose us.

  • Experience with PLEXOS, PROMOD and BID3 optimisation
  • A link between modelling, trading and risk teams
  • Pragmatic models sized to the decisions at hand
  • Integration with your ETRM/CTRM landscape

Planning a trading system change or a modelling project?

Book a 30-minute review with a senior consultant. We'll discuss your landscape, your priorities and the options available, with no obligation and no vendor agenda.