Integrated Portfolio Design

In today's energy industry, electricity and natural gas markets have converged. Wind-generated energy, geothermal energy, and other forms of renewable energy are also competing for investor and utility portfolios and consumer choices. In response to these trends, an increasing portion of TEA's services to clients involves Integrated Energy Consulting.

Portfolio Planning

TEA assists utilities and other clients in designing integrated portfolios of resources that commonly include:

• Hydro resources such as the Bonneville Power Administration's "Slice of the System" Product
• Combined-cycle baseload or intermediate-load gas-fired electricity generation
• Simple-cycle gas-fired electricity generation for peaking requirements
• Wind and other renewable resources
• Transmission assets for electricity and natural gas

Such integration requires comparative economic analysis of the various energy sources, and a methodology for dispatch decisions. TEA designs and manages integrated portfolios for utility clients.