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Energy Projects
Power Pool and ISO Representation
Sigma has extensive experience managing and representing generation and supplier interests before the FERC, ISO's, Power Pools and state utility commissions. Sigma has actively managed these efforts before a wide variety of RTO and stakeholder committees, and regulatory forums throughout the Northeast.
Market Rule and Tariff Development
Through efforts in stakeholder committees, direct consulting support to ISO’s, and FERC and state regulatory testimony and filings, Sigma has been integrally involved in the development and administration of deregulated market rules. This includes energy, capacity and ancillary services markets, as well as new generator interconnections.
Mystic Combined Cycle Project Boston, Massachusetts, USA Sigma managed the interconnect studies,
negotiated the interconnect agreement with the local utility, directed various FERC, NEPOOL, NPCC, and ISO filings, and oversaw
interconnection construction by both the utility and the developers
contractor for this 1,600-megawatt gas-fired project.
Fore River Combined Cycle Project
Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sigma managed the interconnect studies, negotiated
interconnect agreements with three local utilities, and oversaw
interconnection construction by both the utility and the
developers contractor for this 800-megawatt combined cycle generating plant.
San Roque Multipurpose Project Pangasinan
Province, Philippines
Sigma updated the 15-year-old EIA for the BOT
developer so that construction of the 345-megawatt project-financed
hydroelectric and irrigation facility could begin within eight months of notice to proceed.
Sigma satisfied the
environmental conditions precedent contained in the JBIC loan documents and
liaised with JBICs environmental consultant for the project.
NEES and GPU Due Diligence
Northeastern USA During the generation divestitures of the New England
Electric System and General Public Utilities, Sigma performed the regulatory
and environmental due diligence during all phases for bidder interested in the
NEES and GPU hydroelectric projects.
CBK Due Diligence
Island of Luzon, Philippines Sigma performed the environmental and regulatory
due diligence for the successful bidder for three hydroelectric projects (two
conventional and one pumped storage) that were auctioned by the National Power
Corporation of the Philippines.
Competitor Intelligence
Databases
USA Sigma has developed
databases that track the competitive status of all existing and planned
electric generation projects in the New England and Midwest markets. These databases are used to determine the
economic and electrical viability of plants in the competitive market and assist in power marketing and strategic planning.
Electrical Siting Advice USA
In competitive markets, siting of energy projects must consider location within the existing electrical system and the resulting ability to economically sell energy, capacity and ancillary services. This is in addition to the availability of fuel, proximity to transmission, and lack of environmental or social fatal flaws. Sigma can provide these services.
Allegheny 8 & 9 Transmission
Line Northwestern Pennsylvania, USA Sigma selected the route,
managed the design, obtained the permits, and purchased the land for the 40-mile
long, 138-kilovolt transmission line in northwestern Pennsylvania. Because Sigma was responsible for all
aspects of the transmission line project, we carefully balanced the tradeoffs
in every phase as each had implications for the succeeding phases.
Independence Transmission Line
Owego, New York, USA Sigma selected the route after balancing economic,
environmental, regulatory, land acquisition considerations, then purchased all
land (and houses) required for the new 345-kilovolt transmission line that
interconnects the 1,000-megawatt Independence gas-fired plant to the grid.
Pakistan Hydro Project
Lahore, Pakistan Sigma acted as the developers on-site
representative for the feasibility studies that the Pakistani national
power agency, WAPDA, was conducting for a major hydroelectric project.
Allegheny 5 & 6 Hydro Projects
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA Sigma obtained the regulatory approvals
and coordinated with the developer to arrange the project financing for the
hydro projects on the Allegheny River.
After construction was completed, Sigma managed compliance activities associated with the FERC licenses for
the projects.
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