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Shadow Settlement: Catching ISO/RTO Invoice Errors Before They Cost You

ISO and RTO invoices run to thousands of charge codes and are routinely wrong. Shadow settlement independently recomputes your charges to catch variances before the true-up window closes.

Tom Becker·Feb 11, 2026·7 min read

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Markets 7 min

Shadow Settlement: Catching ISO/RTO Invoice Errors Before They Cost You

ISO and RTO invoices run to thousands of charge codes and are routinely wrong. Shadow settlement independently recomputes your charges to catch variances before the true-up window closes.

TBTom Becker·Feb 11, 2026

Grid 8 min

Clearing the DER Interconnection Queue With Hosting Capacity Analysis

Interconnection backlogs grow because every DER request triggers a manual feeder study. Hosting capacity analysis pre-computes the headroom and turns months of study into a lookup.

EVElena Vargas·Jan 21, 2026

Storage 7 min

BESS Dispatch Economics: Turning Battery Data Into P&L

A battery only earns money when dispatch decisions account for round-trip efficiency, degradation, and the DART spread. Here is how to turn telemetry into a real profit and loss view.

MLMarcus Lee·Dec 3, 2025

Grid 8 min

Load Forecasting in the Age of Data Centers and Electrification

Hyperscale data centers and electrified end uses are breaking forecasts tuned for a slow-growth grid. Here is what changes for MAPE, coincident peak, and weather normalization.

PRPriya Raman·Nov 6, 2025

Compliance 7 min

Automating NERC GADS Reporting: From Spreadsheets to Source-Cited EFOR/EAF

Manual GADS reporting buries reliability metrics in fragile spreadsheets. Here is how to build a source-cited pipeline for EFOR, EAF, and event records that survives audit.

DWDana Whitfield·Oct 14, 2025

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