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The only ETRM software built for power market participants

Our power and fuels-focused ETRM platform can save you time and money by consolidating multiple vendors and spreadsheets into a multi-commodity trading platform built and optimized for ISO trading and bilateral markets.

Real-Time 360º View

Everything you need in an ETRM system and nothing you don’t

Unlike legacy ETRMs, our power trading software focuses on customers who trade physical power and fuels.
We understand what you need in an ETRM platform and what is dead weight.

Full Transparency

Enhance coordination with real-time data available across all desks
Improve outcomes by basing decisions on a single source of record
Report with confidence with robust analytics and reporting at every level

Automate and Optimize

Quickly identify hidden deal opportunities
Automate deal to tag and tag to deal workflows for faster, seamless scheduling and more profitable trades
Optimize your hedging strategy with energy trading automation software
Automate emissions tracking and management

Low Maintenance

Capitalize on high availability in a cloud-based, flexible architectur
Maximize value by paying for only the functionality you need (and none that you don’t!)
Count on evergreen customer support for disruptive technologies and market changes from a provider focused on physical power

Client Testimonial

"In the first six months of using PCI's ETRM tool, we saw initial savings of over $160,000 just due to efficiency gains. The savings have only increased since we added system enhancements."

Client Testimonial

"PCI has proven to be a very reliable partner in support of our trading activities. They’ve really helped speed up our back-office workflow to close the book faster, identify meter data errors, and validate complex settlement calculations."

An ETRM built for Bid-To-Bill

Optimize all your workflows

Maximize efficiency by managing every workflow connected to power delivery, trading, settlements, reporting, and compliance. Powered by our cutting-edge ETRM system, the ultimate solution for seamless integration and success.

Deal Management & Capture

Seamlessly integrate with exchanges like ICE
Access real-time analytics and pricing insights
Streamline position management for greater control

Power & Fuel Scheduling

Intuitive Power Scheduling and Gas & Fuels Management
Integrate seamlessly with North American ISOs
Automate deal-to-tag and tag-to-deal workflows
Upgrade to modern, automated e-Tagging workflows with PCI’s e-Tag+
Optimize transmission with Transmission Portfolio Optimization
Centralize scheduling, reporting, and tracking in one platform

Risk Management

Understand the value of your portfolio
Model your assets holistically
Maintain tight audit adherence with granular trade controls
Monitor credit in real-time to avoid End of Day delays

Settlements

Create statements and invoices using system data and flexible calculations
Spot discrepancies early with detailed shadow settlements
Streamline contract settlement for power and fuel commodities
Seamlessly integrate with your existing ERP/GL system

Compliance and Reporting

Generate FERC, EIA and regulatory reports
Easily extract data for analytics
Conduct post-analytics
Enjoy peace of mind with secure audit reports and controls

Take a video tour of our Fuels & Power ETRM Platform

This five minute video tour gives you a high-level overview of our ETRM software

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A Better Way

You don't have to settle for a legacy ETRM

If you find your ETRM difficult to maintain, expensive to upgrade, or if it has struggled to keep pace with energy market changes, you should consider changing it. Our team have experience supporting companies as they switch from legacy ETRM systems.

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"With their success in building a base of referenceable clients in Europe, Australia, and Central & South America, we do anticipate that PCI will become a strong competitior in many, if not most, ETRM power and fuels deals around the globe."

Front to back-office

Front-office

GenManager®, PCI’s front-office solution, enables you to build sets of bid/offer strategies in-advance for day-ahead and real-time, then quickly scrutinize awards to make well-informed strategic trading decisions, fast.

Automatically download exchange executed trades, or simply enter trades quickly
Gain efficiency in your scheduling workflows by easily creating and linking e-Tags for power, automatically submitting nominations to pipelines for natural gas, or importing train manifests for coal management
Quickly view up-to-the-minute accurate position reports, from 20 years out to 5 minute real-time granularity
Evaluate trading opportunities with our Real Time Pricing tool to maximize trade values

Mid-office

PCI’s ETRM Platform helps to tightly integrate middle office with sales and trading teams, providing them with support on market risk positions, risk compliance, and quantifying their financial impact. It also helps to meet transaction reporting requirements by ensuring initial trade bookings, amendments, allocations and novations all happen in a timely manner.

Analyze commodity trading activities and monitor market risk and internal compliance
Prepare exposure and Mark-to-Market reports
Easily manage a portfolio of trading counterparts
Enjoy best in class P&L attribution and drill down capabilities across complex derivatives and physical power businesses

Back-office

End-to-end workflow support for both ISO-controlled and bilateral trading markets with robust functionality for optimizing settlements for a wide array of market instruments.

Allocate settlement charge amount to pre-defined buckets based on rules.
Run and distribute automated reports on settlement data or access it directly.
Shadow and verify ISO charge codes.
Quickly identify discrepancies. Dispute, track and resolve settlements.

By the Numbers

1-2% of total gas costs saved

Cost savings from utilizing PCI’s gas Management Solution range from 1-2% of total gas costs on average, depending on the size of your portfolio.

Unified platform and team

"I think the fact that multiple departments can use the same tool, it kind of helps bring all of us together speaking the same language."

- John Mayhew, Senior Real Time Trader, PNM

More time for analysis

"We're able to do our jobs faster and easier, and it just gives us time to focus on analyzing the data, instead of preparing data."

- Brad Lafler, Market Optimization Lead, Lincoln Electric System

Trust through transparency

"I see our PCI relationship more like a peer or a teammate than just a provider or supplier."

- Juan Guichard, CEO, Ammper Energia

Integrated suite of tools

"Having one vendor where all of those different tools and solutions work with each other, it just made sense for us instead of having a vendor to do this and a vendor to do that."

- Jason Smith, Senior Engineer, Santee Cooper

Rapid ROI realized

"PCI's integrated solutions have delivered significant cost savings and efficiency gains for Santee Cooper. Their tools and support have been invaluable to our business."

- Chris Moore, Business Analyst, Santee Cooper

Tailored software solutions

"If PCI isn't able to find a solution directly in their products, we work with them in several different capacities to come up with customizable solutions in their product. And those have worked very well, even through upgrades in their system."

- Tucker Smith, Sr. Market Coordinator, Basin Electric