GENCOs portfolio management using "STRATEGIST" in deregulated power markets

STRATEGIST is a software package that is coded in FORTRAN and C++ for GENCOs' portfolio management in deregulated power markets utilizing COUGER which is a unit commitment software package coded in FORTRAN for profit maximization. STRATEGIST incorporates a probabilistic approach for the evaluation of composite reliability of generation, load forecast and fuel prices using different probability distributions. STRATEGIST analyses the risk in an uncertain power market. This package is to be used by GENCOs to maximize their profit as well as to hedge the GENCOs to against crucial loss of profit. A typical scenario for applying this package is a GENCO which tries to supply its native load and trade bilateral transactions and would be interested in determining the risk associated with different alternatives. STRATEGIST is designed based on a comprehensive analysis of various risks in a portfolio.