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Consulting services, namely, providing economic consulting services in the field of quantitative economic analysis for energy, energy-related, environmental and utility industries, and in the field of interaction and integration of related markets, exchanges and auctions, the potential for market participants to manipulate markets, exercise market power or exploit inefficiencies in structure or design, the relationship of markets, exchanges and auctions to the operation of the underlying industrial and network systems, and evaluating the potential effects of proposed mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures or other like combinations or investments on the relevant markets; Business operation consultation services for the energy, energy related, environmental and utility industries relating to the operation of bi-lateral, pool and derivative markets, physical, forward and derivatives exchanges, and auctions, price formation in auctions, markets and exchanges; Analyzing and compiling data for measuring the performance of financial markets for the energy, energy-related, environmental and utility industries relating to bi-lateral, pool and derivative markets, physical, forward and derivatives exchanges, and price formation in auctions, markets and exchanges; Database management consultation services to the energy, energy-related, environmental and utility industries; business evaluation of the potential effects of proposed transmission, generation, load or network interconnection projects on wholesale power markets; Business advice and consultation in the field of the standards, rules and procedures governing operation and the interaction between markets, exchanges and auctions in order to detect design flaws or structural problems; Business consultation and advice to market administrators, network system operators, stakeholders, regulators and policymakers about the structure of monitored markets, the standards, rules and procedures applicable to such markets, and the development of proposals to rectify identified deficiencies and/or achieve greater efficiency; Public advocacy services, namely, promoting the economic organization of the energy industry in the fields of legislation, regulation, and market rules, by proposing, advocating, negotiating and providing advice to regulators, industry participants, market participants and the public

Education and training services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, webinars in the fields of regulating, administering and participating in energy, energy-related, environmental, and utility and networks or similar markets, auctions and exchanges

Database development consultation services to the energy, energy-related, environmental and utility industries; application service provider, namely, hosting, managing, developing, and maintaining applications, software, websites and databases in the field of analyzing and monitoring transactions on electronic trading systems, market performance, systems for procurement and usage of network facilities; Consultation and advice in the field of setting and providing the standards, rules and procedures governing operation and the interaction between markets, exchanges and auctions in order to detect design flaws or structural problems for accreditation purposes

Regulatory compliance consultation and advice to market administrators, network system operators, stakeholders, regulators and policymakers about the structure of monitored markets, the standards, rules and procedures applicable to such markets, and the development of proposals to rectify identified deficiencies and/or achieve greater efficiency; Evaluating, designing and implementing investigative and enforcement procedures to assure compliance with market rules and to deter manipulation of such rules; Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on procurement standards, policies and procedures and the development of mechanisms, methods and practices for procurement to ensure compliance with public sector procurement laws and regulations; Consulting services to the energy, energy-related, environmental and utility industries in the field of maintaining the security and integrity of databases