About Power Auctions LLC

Power Auctions LLC is a provider of software, technology, consulting services and associated intellectual property for advanced auction applications. Over the last 11 years, the Power Auctions team has built up an unparalleled track record in the design and implementation of high-stakes clock auctions for many different organizations throughout the world.

Power Auctions LLC (PA) is a leading international provider of expert auction services and web-based auction software for high-stakes auctions. We have extensive experience in providing market analysis, auction design, implementation services, software, and auction bidding advice in the electricity, natural gas, resources and telecommunications sectors. Our auction experts have regularly worked with large corporations, government regulators and partner firms to ensure the auction design is consistent with client objectives and policies.

A unique characteristic of PA is the continuity and the seamless integration of its auction design, software development, and auction manager teams. Many of the critical team members have interacted continuously since 2001 in bringing the more than 100 high-stakes multi-round auctions to fruition.

Power Auctions LLC is known for a number of innovations. We implemented the first VPP auction (2001), first commercial simultaneous ascending-clock auction (2001), first greenhouse gas auction (2002), modernized the auction design for natural resources (2008), and our auction experts were two of the creators of the combinatorial clock design (2003). We continue to bring the latest in economic research to the forefront of practical auction implementations.

Our auctions vary in their size and complexity, from one to dozens of products. The common theme to our auctions is that they all involve high stakes and use powerful but simple techniques to improve auction efficiency. All of our auctions use our Power Auctions™ software platform, which is now in its third major release. It fully supports a variety of auction formats, including combinatorial clock auctions (also known as package-clock and clock-proxy auctions), SMRA, ascending clock auctions, descending clock auctions, and sealed-bid multi-unit auctions.

ISO New England's 5th Forward Capacity Auction

Holyoke, MA—June 27, 2011—ISO New England Inc., operator of the region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets, today announced the successful conclusion of the region’s fifth Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. Power Auctions advised the ISO on the auction design, developed the software, assisted with training bidders, and conducted the auction. Full Article.

Australian Communications and Media Authority Spectrum Auction

Canberra, Australia—September 28, 2011—The ACMA has announced that Power Auctions LLC is the successful tenderer for the provision of spectrum auction capability, implementation and related advisory services for the 700MHz and 2.5GHz (digital dividend) spectrum auction, expected to take place in the second half of 2012.  The auction will use a Combinatorial Clock Auction design. Full Article.

Auctions for Natural Resources

Power Auctions has implemented a highly innovative auction-based sales channel, based on the ascending clock auction format, in the natural resources sector.  The auctions have been used for a number of commodities, including rough diamonds.   As a result of its initial success and strong customer support, one client moved all of its auctions to the PowerAuctions™ auction platform, which has helped to enhance competition in its market, both for short-term and long-term contracts.