US ISO Market Software
Integrated tools for Western market success
As energy market dynamics shift across the Western U.S., PCI’s software solutions provide a robust foundation for participants in both CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), SPP’s Markets+, and the unified SPP RTO. Whether you’re entering one market, or multiple, or evaluating your options, PCI’s tools and expertise empower you to manage operations seamlessly, optimize bidding strategies, and achieve sustainable growth.
Unlike competitors with bolted-together systems, PCI offers a fully integrated platform built over three decades of customer-driven innovation. This seamless, unified approach ensures reliability, scalability, and unmatched flexibility for participants across EDAM, Markets+, and SPP RTO.
Choose the right path: EDAM, Markets+, or SPP RTO
Comprehensive solutions for any path you choose
PCI offers specialized solutions tailored for CAISO EDAM, SPP Markets+, and SPP RTO, each with unique capabilities:
CAISO EDAM
- Enhance operational efficiency, integrate renewables, and reduce costs across the Western Interconnection with PCI’s industry-leading tools
SPP Markets+
- Optimize energy trading, ensure regulatory compliance, and prepare for a renewable-driven future with PCI’s flexible platform
SPP RTO
- Strengthen grid reliability, support resource adequacy, and foster regional collaboration across the Eastern and Western Interconnections with PCI’s comprehensive RTO solution
Master your market
PCI’s New West Markets solutions offer comprehensive software tools and market expertise to empower participants in EDAM, Markets+, SPP RTO, and future Western initiatives.
ISO Communication
- Enable seamless data exchange across EDAM, Markets+, and SPP RTO markets
- Maintain compliance with ISO requirements through automated workflows
LMP Forecasting
- Generate accurate day-ahead and real-time LMP forecasts for multiple markets
- Leverage advanced analytics to maintain a library of historical “similar-day” profiles
Bid Formulation
- Build and manage bids tailored to each market’s unique structure
- Automatically adjust bids based on real-time changes in fuel costs, heat rates, and system constraints
Bid Evaluation
- Analyze day-ahead and real-time bids for profitability and feasibility
- Validate ISO market awards and perform multi-case scenario analyses for strategic decision-making
Settlement
- Automate settlement processes across EDAM, Markets+, and SPP RTO to reduce errors and save time
- Create shadow settlements to verify ISO invoices and generate next-day preliminary settlements
- Manage and track disputes effectively with intuitive tools
Market Integration
- Transition smoothly between Western markets with PCI’s unified platform
- Reduce operational complexity by consolidating workflows for multiple ISOs
PCI Clients
We work to support a broad range of market participants
- Generation Companies
- Independent Power Producers
- Energy Providers
- Power Marketing and Trading Organizations
- Load Serving Entities
Expertise to support you in any power market
Partnering for successful market participation
We are a time-tested partner to energy companies in implementing customized software solutions with coordinated, expert support to guarantee long-term customer success.
Market Expertise
- Whether holding ISO round tables or attending ISO events, we make it our business to participate
- We monitor and respond to market changes and updates so you don’t have to worry about nasty surprises
Tailored Software
- We’re acknowledged market experts and lean on our experience, and that of our customers, to create the best software available for any ISO
- PCI is a true enterprise solution, customizable to your particular workflows and to the demands of evolving markets
World-Class Support
- A dedicated Client Services Group with an on-call Escalation Team
- Optional 24/7 support available where on-call
- Technical Analysts address concerns within 15 minutes.
- “Customer Success” is our core cultural value
By the Numbers
50%+
More than 50% of all power generated in North America is optimized using the PCI Platform.
Proudly built on the PCI Platform
At PCI, we aim for our technology to hit the sweet spot between reliability, performance, flexibility and ease of use.
