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What's New - February 2025

Team Energy Exemplar : Mar 18, 2025 11:51:53 AM

PLEXOS Aurora Product Update Adapt2

At Energy Exemplar, we’re continually advancing energy modeling and simulation. We've rolled out major performance improvements and new Datasets to help you optimize workflows and gain deeper market insights.

We’re evolving from a cloud-first analytics platform to the definitive energy intelligence solution—delivering critical insights precisely when and where businesses need them. This transformation empowers customers with data-driven intelligence, enabling strategic decisions in dynamic energy landscapes.

Energy intelligence is advancing with this February's PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2 updates, introducing new capabilities that enhance market participation, large-scale simulations, and operational insights.

From Adapt2 enhancements for ISO-NE, PLEXOS 11.0 R02 updates, to a free trial of Aurora on PLEXOS Cloud to new and existing Aurora customers, these updates remove bottlenecks, accelerate processes, and improve visibility into your energy strategies.

In this What's New:

Adapt2
PLEXOS
PLEXOS Cloud Enhancements
Aurora
Simulation Ready Datasets

Adapt2

Adapt2 Bid–to-Bill (B2B)

Better Market Participation with ISO-NE DASI Front Office

The ISO-NE Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Initiative (DASI) is bringing new constraints and products to the market, and now Adapt2 B2B fully supports these changes. With this update, customers can seamlessly submit ancillary service offers and benchmark overrides, ensuring compliance and access to key market opportunities. Plus, new price feeds for ancillary services (AS) and AS strike prices make it easier to navigate evolving market dynamics. This is a must-have for generators, utilities, and Adapt2 customers participating in the ISO-NE market.

Faster Data Processing with PowerGrid Performance

For customers handling massive datasets, Adapt2’s PowerGrid module just got a major performance boost—loading times are now 60% faster! This enhancement builds on previous API improvements, making the entire data-heavy calculation process smoother and more efficient. Whether you’re a front-office trader preparing bids or a settlement analyst working with large invoice templates, this update delivers significant time savings.

Adapt2Green

New Batch Workflow Automation

Manually handling individual trades and invoices can be tedious and time-consuming. The new workflow wizard in Adapt2 Green changes that by allowing users to batch-process trades and invoices with just a few clicks. This streamlined process reduces manual effort, speeds up operations, and gives traders and settlement analysts more time to focus on strategic decision-making.

PLEXOS

Major Enhancements with PLEXOS 11.0 R02

The latest PLEXOS 11.0 R02 release delivers a suite of new features designed to improve long-term planning and gas market modeling. Updates include generalized transport capabilities in the universal library, new input and output properties for gas plants and gas fields, expanded virtual networks for gas nodes, and P2X enhancements that improve the accuracy and flexibility of energy system modeling. These continuous upgrades ensure PLEXOS remains one of the leading simulation platforms for energy professionals tackling complex forecasting and planning challenges.

PLEXOS Cloud Enhancements

PLEXOS Cloud Excel Add-in: 5x Faster for Complex Playbooks

If you’ve ever found yourself waiting too long for large Playbooks to load in Excel, this update is for you. The PLEXOS Cloud Excel Add-In is now up to five times faster, cutting down processing times for datasets with complex transformations and formulas. This means less waiting and more doing—allowing users with Playbooks to analyze and act on insights more efficiently than ever.

Aurora

Aurora on PLEXOS Cloud – 6 Months, 10,000 Credit, Free Trial for Existing and New Aurora Customers

The integration between Aurora and PLEXOS Cloud is taking a huge leap forward, with Aurora now running natively on PLEXOS Cloud performance machines. This means customers can utilize cloud-based speed and scalability to process large datasets up to 60% faster, all while sharing Cloud credits between Aurora and PLEXOS simulations.

This trial is a great opportunity for existing and new Aurora customers looking to enhance their modeling capabilities and streamline workflows using a single cloud-based environment. If you're interested, now is the time to explore the benefits firsthand!

Connect with your Customer Success Manager, or talk to an expert, to get started.

Simulation Ready Datasets

Customers can now access these datasets on the customer portal.

Now Available

PLEXOS Dataset for Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) Zonal
PLEXOS Dataset for Mexico
PLEXOS Dataset for North America – Gas
Aurora Dataset for EIC Zonal
PLEXOS Dataset for EIC Nodal
PLEXOS Dataset for Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal
PLEXOS Dataset for Europe – Electric and Hydrogen
PLEXOS Dataset for Europe – Gas and Hydrogen
PLEXOS Dataset for Philippines

Energy Exemplar remains dedicated to continuous development, bringing you the most powerful and user-friendly energy modeling solutions available. Stay tuned for even more exciting features coming soon!

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