Use Cases – Cap and Trade

Use Case	Market Tracking & Trends	Price Discovery & Mark-to-Market	Understanding Regulation & Legistation	Trading Decisions	Long-term Compliance and Decarbonization Strategies	Project Financing	Horizon Risk Management
Client’s Headaches:	Falling behind market developments now	Pricing uncertainty & Balance-sheet risk	New regulatory burdens & pen-stroke risk	Market volatility & timing of execution	Future price risk in compliance vs opportunity cost of investing other renewable electricity options	Persuading investors to back projects / deciding which projects to back	Trends in corporate or state utility demand for RECs, and the projections of supply and demand in US regions
cCarbon's Solution:	Monthly Market Reviews, Commentaries Articles & Interviews Core Market & Deep-Dive Dashboards	Price Windows CAFE APIs Aggregated Exchange & Broker Prices Consistent multi-year price histories to download (membership-dependent)	Legislative Landscape – A tool showing updated North American Cap-and-Trade bills and policy in progress by state and program Webinars on Newest Developments Expert & Insider Interviews – From developers, regulators, and buyers alike. Learn from the leaders, first-movers, and wise old heads	Trader’s View – Trading Outlook Models – high frequency & resolution – Correlation & Comparison Analysis – Key metrics for market trends & position analysis Bank Index – Comparison of net-supply-demand tensions across investable markets to identify trading opportunities	Carbon.Outlook Models – Renowned fundamental, net-stock, and price forecasting capability Compliance Strategy Calculator – Offset-saving discount – NPV & Cost of Carry analysis	Carbon.Outlook Price Models – Renowned fundamental, net-stock, and price forecasting capability Analyst Hours: Tailored consulting projects	InSight Reports & Analyst Notes – Examining the trends and technologies of Tomorrow – Primers on upcoming market and new opportunities
Compliance Entities
Financial Investors & Traders
Project Developers & CleanTech
Banks & Financial Institutions
Consultants Legal, & Advisory Firms