PROPRIETARY COMPETITIVENESS EVALUATIONS

• Can a specific unit, plant or utility change this projected competitive balance by forcing on clean-up equipment, even though the forecast analysis suggest that it is more "optimal" for their "neighbor" to install the equipment?
• Who are the new "winners" if continued regulation forces Best Available Control Technology (BACT) on everybody?
• On the coal side, which mines are most vulnerable to a drop in coal prices?
• How does competitiveness among coal producers change if two of the four major railroads raise their rates by 25%?
• What happens to coal prices, and which mining areas are hurt the worst, if continued regulation forces Best Available Control Technology (BACT) on all electric plants?
• How long would a specific mine need to get its cash costs to make it immune to the new environmental rules?
• How much would the merger of two of your competitor coal producers affect your competitiveness against them?

The answers to these sample questions, and many others, can be derived from proprietary modeling projects for clients.