Our Services

Energy West offers the following services, but generally speaking can provide most services related to commercial activity (retail or wholesale) in the WECC.  Energy West typically does not perform Integrated Resource Plans, full Cost of Service Studies, or Transmission and Distribution planning.

We offer:

  • Portfolio Optimization

  • Maximizing value from resources or portfolios

  • Negotiation of sales to California entities

  • Structured transactions involving gas, power, environmental benefits, transmission, Schedule Coordination, risk mitigation, etc.

  • Negotiation of credit documents and enabling agreements.

  • Hydro optimization.

  • PCC1, PCC2, PCC3 transaction advising and execution.

  • Procurement of power for large industrial loads

  • Advising and executing derivative strategies (options, collars, swaps, etc.)

Previous and Current Clients

  • Previous client #1

    Energy West worked with an electric cooperative to develop an Analysis, Executive Summary, and Board Presentation that addressed everything from market structures to BPA contract options to risks and opportunities associated with current low wholesale prices and California RPS challenges.

  • Previous client #2

    Energy West worked with a biomass producer to find best price for its surplus energy, walking arm in arm through the complex vetting, buyer selection, power purchase agreement negotiation, and soon…implementation of the new long term PPA.

  • Previous client #3

    Energy West advised new load regarding the availability in the Northwest of wholesale power supply, and distribution facilities ready to serve load.

  • Current clients #1

    Energy West is working with utilities with complex portfolios to address and mitigate risk, and identify, quantify, and optimize all aspects of their portfolio including the carbon profile and intra-hour flexibility.

  • Current clients #2

    Our current set of clients include municipal utilities, investor-owned utilities, forest products companies, and consortiums. Past clients include large industrial customers, Indian Tribes, and a generation and transmission company.