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Trade & Risk Management

RISK STRATEGY

• Trade and Risk Strategy for an Irrigation District: a comprehensive analysis of the trade and risk practices to develop a competitive strategy and help align the district’s electric utility operation with the market.
• Trade and Risk Strategy for Utility Integrator: trade and risk strategy for an aggregator of municipal utilities and included requirements for function initiation, portfolio management and information technology.
• Power Trading Subsidiary Relations Report: outline of all consideration for the development of a new competitive power services corporation and the relation of the company to the parent, prepared for a power developer seeking to diversify its market position through the creation of a power-trading firm.
• Strategy for an Industrial Customer's Power Procurement: a power procurement strategy for a large industrial customer helping the client choose the best rate and market options for its plants.

TRADING AND RISK POLICY

• Trading Through the California Power Exchange (PX) Report: a market research paper assessing positioning and viability of PX products relative to market needs and making recommendations for future directions.
• Trade and Risk Operation Review for a Distributor Report: an operational review of trade, risk and resource planning performed for a distribution utility to facilitate the selection of service options provided and guide the utility in long-term resource planning.
• Operational Control of Trade and Risk Report: the document for a joint action agency to develop controls and limits on its trade and risk activity and outline the operational procedures required to undertake daily activities on behalf of the agency and its member utilities.
• Strategic Evaluation of an RFP for Power Purchase Report: an economic analysis of the RFP and supply options and the development of bid recommendations. ZE was instrumental in aligning and negotiating the terms of agreement. This power contract was one of the most significant and longest power contracts signed in the region.

CREDIT RISK

• Credit Management Policy: a full credit policy and methodology, including the development of automated tools for counter party credit analysis.

VALUE-AT-RISK AND HEDGING

• Hedging of Power Supply Portfolio: risk evaluations and power supply hedging recommendations for a utility managing a portfolio of natural gas-fired and hydro- generation assets, detailed analysis of natural gas and power forward curves and forward/futures premiums. Value-At-Risk is calculated via parametric method.
• Hedging of Natural Gas Procurement Portfolio: financial modeling of mid-term natural gas procurement portfolio for a large utility. The model calculates Value-At-Risk (VAR) via Monte-Carlo simulation and allows analysis of various hedging strategies via VAR scenario analysis, and VAR decomposition, effect of hedging costs on ratepayers.
Stress Testing of Hedging Strategy: hedging strategy of a natural gas distribution company tested via VAR model based on historical market price simulation and extreme value analysis.

ENERGY MARKETING

• Energy Marketer for Cities of Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge: ZE was engaged for the cities of Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge as an energy marketer for these three cities in 1996 for a two-year period.
• IPP Energy Marketer Infrastructure Development: developed the trade, risk and credit risk policies for IPP’s marketing subsidiary.

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