Data quality in portfolio management: making sense when volume doesn’t equal value
Without data, there is no information. Without information, there is no reporting. And without reporting, there are no decisions. Every renewable portfolio depends on data: production numbers, revenues, weather patterns, forecasts, O&M logs and yet, a single figure in isolation says almost nothing. Take the statement: “Plant A generated 100,000 kWh yesterday.” On its own, is that good or bad? Was it above or below budget? Did curtailment play a role? Did the market price make those kilowatt-hours more or less valuable? Raw data without context doesn’t guide a decision, and this is where many organizations fall short: they confuse having data with having clarity.
