Avoiding Peak Pricing Windows: Recurring Curtailment Scheduling for Regulated Market Operators

The Challenge

In regulated power markets, electricity prices aren't flat — they spike during high-demand periods, often predictably and on a recurring schedule. Summer afternoons are a common example: grid demand peaks, prices climb, and any load you're running during those windows is costing you significantly more.

For mining operators on time-of-use or peak pricing agreements, this creates a straightforward problem: you need to curtail during expensive windows and restore load when prices drop. Done manually, that means someone is rebuilding the same schedule week after week, or worse, forgetting to and absorbing the cost.

The Solution: Recurring Events

Recurring dispatches let you configure a curtailment window once and repeat it on a defined schedule. Set the start time, end time, and recurrence pattern, and Foreman executes each event automatically.

This is particularly well-suited to seasonal peak-pricing programs where curtailment windows are consistent and predictable.

How It Works

1. In your Foreman dashboard, create a dispatch event for your curtailment window (e.g., weekdays 2 PM – 7 PM).
2. Enable recurrence and set your desired schedule by choosing specific days of the week.
3. Foreman executes the curtailment and restoration automatically on schedule.

When the dispatch event fires, Foreman curtails your fleet using your configured execution sequence, if defined.

Getting Started

1. Navigate to Power from the left-hand menu, then select Command Center 

2. Click Add Event to open the modal, then click Add Dispatch

   

3. Name your Dispatch (required), add a reason (optional), then select your Power Target (Full Site or A Subset of Miners or Setpoint)

   

4. If Full Site is selected, you'll then set your Ramp Interval 
5. If A Subset of Miners is selected, you'll then choose the Miner Target Type and any following steps to identify your subset of miners
6. If Setpoint is selected, you'll need to define your setpoint target
7. For Schedule, you'll select Recurring
8. Then choose your remaining fields:
   - Day(s) of week 
   - Time of Day
   - Timezone (default will be your user timezone, but can be set to another timezone for this event)
9. Then click Save to add your new event

Key Benefits & Things to Know

• Eliminates the need to manually create or update curtailment schedules each week.
• Ensures you never miss a peak pricing window due to oversight.
• Helps ensure compliance with utility contracts and demand response agreements by executing curtailment windows consistently and on time.

       → Automated Scheduling supports all dispatch Power Target types except Buffered Dispatches. For sites with both scheduled curtailment needs and variable generation, both systems can run simultaneously.

Have more questions or need help configuring your recurring event(s)? Submit a request below or reach out to the customer success team directly. We'd be happy to help!