ADI Analytics was asked to provide an outlook for natural gas-fired power generation capacity for a shale gas producer. Key contributions included the following:
- Assessed the economics and competitiveness of natural gas- and coal-fired power plants.
- Provided a forecast of coal-fired plant retirements and renewable power capacity growth.
- Evaluated historical capacity factors and developed an analytical model to forecast capacity factors.
- Analyzed initiatives from utilities and assessed the regulatory landscape.