Decision-Grade Standards

Insight Quantix Standards Registry

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 Insight Quantix standards define minimum methodological requirements for decision-grade techno-economic analysis used in capital allocation contexts.

The DG-TEA standard establishes validation discipline, while DG-PFF extends the framework to evaluate parity-driven fragility in investment decisions.

Standards define the method, conformance artifacts show how it is evaluated, and Insight articles demonstrate applications in live decision contexts.

Intended use: For capital-relevant TEA, diligence, investment screening, and benchmark-anchored analytical review.

Registry logic: DG-TEA defines methodological requirements for decision-grade TEA. DG-PFF provides the parity-fragility framework used when parity claims drive investment decisions. Conformance materials demonstrate how compliance with these standards is evaluated.

Minimum bar: Analyses labeled DG-PFF must define explicit parity thresholds, define explicit collapse thresholds, identify where previously viable conditions become non-viable, and present structured Go/No-Go outputs with ranked sensitivities. Outputs missing any mandatory element are non-conformant.

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

All DG-PFF compliant analyses must include:

• 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

Analyses must evaluate, at minimum:

• 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)

All DG-PFF compliant analyses must produce explicit decision outputs. A valid DG-PFF output must end in an explicit Go / No-Go-class decision signal:

• Parity: Holds / Fails
• Fragility: Low / Medium / High
• Decision Signal: Proceed / Caution / Rework / No-Go

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

Conformance artifacts remain at v0.9 pending alignment to the next consolidated release cycle.

For applied case studies using these methods, see Insights.