Decision-Grade Standards

DG-PFF is designed to produce a clear decision signal before capital is committed.

Failure to apply DG-PFF can result in misclassification of parity and misallocation of capital. The standards define the method, conformance artifacts show how it is evaluated, and Insight articles demonstrate applications in live decision contexts.

Intended use: capital-relevant TEA, diligence, investment screening, and benchmark-anchored analytical review. Analyses labeled DG-PFF must define explicit parity and collapse thresholds, identify where previously viable conditions become non-viable, and present structured Go/No-Go outputs with ranked sensitivities.

DG-PFF Operational Standard (Public Specification)

Scope

Applies to clean energy projects approaching pre-FID or internal capital decisions where cost parity claims materially influence investment outcomes.

Required Evaluation

• Delivered cost at the point of use, not nominal or input pricing
• Explicit capacity factor definition, including operational basis
• Policy dependence, including applicable credit tiers and conditions
• Sensitivity to utilization and input price variation

Mandatory Stress Testing

• Capacity factor variation under realistic operating conditions
• Electricity price variation based on delivered cost exposure
• Policy degradation scenarios, including partial or full loss of support

Required Output Classification (Go / No-Go Gate)

Compliance Statement

Analyses that do not apply structured stress testing, threshold evaluation, and explicit classification cannot be considered decision-grade under DG-PFF. Full implementation, including calibrated thresholds and scenario structures, is applied within Insight Quantix decision-grade engagements.

Standards

Conformance Artifacts

For applied case studies using these methods, see Analytical Notes →