Case Study: a power generation service provider recaptures wind turbine curtailment losses with Seeq Corporation

Power Generation Service Provider - Customer Case Study

The power generation service provider, a renewable energy company, was frequently experiencing costly curtailments where their wind turbines were shut down by the grid operator. They were unable to accurately quantify the lost revenue during these curtailments and the subsequent six-to-eight-hour ramp-up periods, making chargebacks to the utility difficult. Their previous spreadsheet-based method was unworkable for calculating these losses across their fleet.

Using Seeq, the company calculated wind generation potential and identified curtailment and ramp-up periods. Seeq, integrated with OSIsoft PI Asset Framework, automated this process across hundreds of turbines, replacing the cumbersome manual method. This solution enabled the provider to accurately calculate commercial losses, resulting in recaptured revenue exceeding $30,000 per windfarm per year through precise chargebacks to the grid operator.