Data in Action with MDA

Weather Services and ZEMA

Suite

Presented by ZE PowerGroup Inc. and

MDA Weather Services

August 21, 2013

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Presenters

Presenter Ian Mathieson Business Analyst ZE PowerGroup

Moderator Karen Hung Business Analyst ZE PowerGroup

Presenter Eric Wertz Manager, Weather Data MDA Weather Services

Presenter Chris Hyde Director, Weather Marketing MDA Weather Services

#DataInAction

• Introduction to the ZEMA Suite

• Introduction to MDA Weather Services

• Demonstration of MDA Weather Services

Data through ZEMA 4

• Questions?

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Agenda

ZE is a best of breed solutions provider focused delivering first class services, software and

consultative support to participants in the commodities and energy markets. We provide

subscription and enterprise level solutions to help facilitate access to, analysis of and

integration with the vast array of industry related data available across the marketplace.

• Established 1995

• 175 + employees

• 75 + clients worldwide

• 24 X 7 X 365 operations

• Global client base

• Developers of ZEMA

Our Services includes:

• Software Development

• Consulting

• Managed Services

• Hosting Services

• 24/7 Support Desk

• Training

ZE PowerGroup Inc. (ZE)

Energy Risk Data Management House of the Year for 5 Years in a Row

2010, 2011, 2013 and 2103 Energy Risk Magazine Annual Software Survey Data Management Category:

• #1 Preferred System

• #1 Ease of System Integration

• #1 Customer Service

2011 Innovator and Partner of the Year

Cool Vendors in Energy and Utilities, 2010

Industry Recognition

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The Data Mess

MULTIPLE PROCESSES

MULTIPLE DATABASES

MULTIPLE SYSTEMS

PROCESS A PROCESS B PROCESS C PROCESS D PROCESS E

MULTIPLE PROCESSES

MULTIPLE SOURCES

MULTIPLE FORMATS & GRANULARITIES

MINUTELY

HOURLY

WEEKLY

DAILY

PROCESS A PROCESS B PROCESS C PROCESS D PROCESS E

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The ZEMA Solution ANY SOURCE ANY FORMAT ANY FREQUENCY

BACK OFFICE

Settlements ERP

Billing & Invoicing Accounting

MID OFFICE

C/ETRM Custom Applications

Risk Analysis Curve Management

FRONT OFFICE

Market Development Dashboards

BI Tools Web Portals

DATA LAYER

INTEGRATION LAYER

ANALYSIS LAYER

ZEMA is an end-to-end enterprise data management and analysis solution that provides rapid access to data, supports advanced analytics and simplifies system integration.

• Real time scheduling

• Entitlement management

• Data validation

• Single point of data access

• Visualization

• Process automation

• Systems integration

• Data distribution

ZEMA Application Flow

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Trade & Risk

Management

Business Intelligence and Analytical Tools

Enterprise

Information

Integration

Other

Internal

Systems

ZEMA Solution Positioning

•Allegro

•Triple Point

• Open Link

• Amphora

• SolArc

• SunGard

•DMS

•Internally Built

•Tibco

•Rabbit MQ

•Biztalk

•Web Methods

•Web Portals

•Custom Apps

•SAP

•SharePoint

•Settlements

•Metering

•Operations

•Billing/Accounting

•Cognos

•Business Object

•Oracle Hyperion

•Spotfire

•FinCad

•SAS

•Tableau

•Matlab

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History of MDA

• Started as EarthSat in 1969

• Acquired by MDA in 2003

• Parent Company – MDA is located in Richmond, BC

• MDA Information Systems LLC is located in

Gaithersburg, MD

• Commercial weather group started in the 1980s

• Weather Operations in Gaithersburg, MD and Field Office

in the United Kingdom to support international expansion

Who is MDA Weather?

“The MDA Weather Division exists to help clients make optimal risk management decisions by providing unique

state-of-the-art services, products, tools and systems using weather as the entree.”

• Government

• Conventional Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Agriculture

• Geospatial Solutions

• Mapping Tools

• Energy and Ag Marketing & Trading

• Food Processing Companies

• Farmers

• Hedge Funds and Banks

• Utilities and Gas/Oil Companies

• Weather Risk/Insurance Companies

• Roofing/Housing Supply Companies

• Intel and Defense Departments

Most products focus on weather’s impacts on key agriculture and energy

commodities. Clients mitigate their risk according to MDA’s proprietary forecasts.

Hundreds of companies, with thousands of users, across N. America, S. America,

Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia

• Largest market share in the commodities industry

• Longest experience supporting the commodities industry

• Providing what matters

– Products focused on our clients’ business goals and needs

– Cutting edge technology to bring best solutions to our clients’ problems

– 24/7/365 support desk with Meteorologist always on call

Leveraging Weather To Provide Solutions

MDA Weather’s Value Proposition

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MDA Weather Data Details

• Historical Data

• Thousands of locations

• Extensive histories

• Have at least 10-yr normals for 6000+ stations

• Cleaned – no missing values!

• Ongoing Actuals

• Forecasts

• Temperature, precipitation, and more

• 15-days: Daily and hourly

• Customized delivery

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ZEMA 4 Demonstration Agenda

• Gas vs. Temperature

• PJM System Load vs. CDD

• Weather Forecast Accuracy

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Networking Event

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Questions for Presenters?

Presenter Ian Mathieson Business Analyst ZE PowerGroup

Moderator Karen Hung Business Analyst ZE PowerGroup

Presenter Eric Wertz Manager, Weather Data MDA Weather Services Eric.Wertz@mdaus.com 240.833.8306

Presenter Chris Hyde Director, Weather Marketing MDA Weather Services Christopher.Hyde@mdaus.com 240.833.8322

Thanks for your time and business!!!