PBA Pillar 02 · Curtailment & Congestion

Probabilistic Boundary Assessment.

The maximum megawatts you can push across each boundary — under every credible N-1.

PBA walks transfer up until the first contingency binds, with quad-boosters and HVDCs optimally re-dispatched at every step. The output is a defensible, industry-standard transfer capability per boundary.

Boundary & monitored circuitsStep transfer upOptimise QB · HVDCCapability at first binding N-1

Why it matters now With a record build-out queuing behind the same transmission corridors, the first question on any connection is no longer whether the plant works — it's how much the boundary can carry before it has to be reinforced. Price that wrong and the offer is either undeliverable or needlessly capped. PBA finds the true transfer limit, contingency by contingency.

Industry context, 2025 — IEA, Ember, market forecasts and a 2025 survey of 100+ energy professionals.

8Boundaries assessed
+18%Avg uplift · QB+SW+HVDC
17.4 GWMax transfer · Boundary A
Boundary DBinding bottleneck
The signature output

Transfer capability — base vs asset-optimised.

Each boundary's secure transfer limit, before and after optimal dispatch of quad-boosters and HVDCs. Hover a bar for the binding detail.

Boundary transfer capability · monitored N-1 · 2030 horizon
Boundary D is the bottleneck — asset optimisation lifts capability but still misses the planning target. PBA hands the gap (in MW) the next reinforcement must close.Hover a boundary bar for detail
Inside the engine

How a defensible transfer figure is built.

01

Boundary definition

Zone-to-zone map, monitored circuits and the monitored contingency set per boundary.

02

Step transfer up

Transfer is walked up incrementally until the first credible N-1 contingency binds.

03

Asset optimisation

Nearby quad-boosters and HVDC set-points are optimally re-dispatched at every step.

04

Capability output

The secure capability at first binding — base and optimised — with the binding contingency tagged.

The read

Boundary D is the bottleneck — optimisation lifts it +21% but it still misses the planning target. PBA quantifies exactly the gap the next reinforcement, HVDC bootstrap or storage must close.

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