Final Standings
10

Rank 10 of 22

ACE

Best run 6 June 2026, 07:59 pm

639.37

total points

6 / 6 scenarios scoredTop scenario The Gauntlet (161.78 pts)

Points contributed to total (Gauntlet ×3)

Per-scenario results

Duck Curve

Solar curtailment and a battery-throughput budget under a steep evening ramp.

97.72

points

Cost $852,359 · naive $973,334 · optimal $849,541

Renewable share

40.1%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$680,494
Export credit−$30,810
Carbon cost$82,419
Diesel fuel$0
FCAS revenue$0
Peak demand$93,900
Battery wear$26,256
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$100
Overvoltage$0

Frequency Frenzy

First forecast: ride noisy demand and price swings with lookahead dispatch.

107.57

points

Cost $1,168,917 · naive $3,327,933 · optimal $1,320,760

Renewable share

29.9%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$800,545
Export credit−$133
Carbon cost$122,931
Diesel fuel$20,225
FCAS revenue$0
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$54,329
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$51,019
Overvoltage$0

AI Grid Shock

FCAS reserves and regime-aware MPC absorbing sudden grid shocks.

113.49

points

Cost $1,233,707 · naive $5,761,212 · optimal $1,772,024

Renewable share

34.5%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$778,625
Export credit−$6,375
Carbon cost$159,762
Diesel fuel$1,000
FCAS revenue−$2,400
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$69,300
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$62,795
Overvoltage$0

The Operator's Mandate

Parse prose ops-briefs into JSON constraints - with a phishing trap.

82.47

points

Cost $31,441,033 · naive $45,262,339 · optimal $28,503,218

Renewable share

39.4%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$28,881,601
Export credit−$5,396
Carbon cost$105,427
Diesel fuel$475
FCAS revenue−$2,000
Peak demand$180
Battery wear$35,103
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$37,643
Overvoltage$0

Cybersecurity

Adversarial signals, intrusion detection and attack-aware control.

76.34

points

Cost $1,847,265 · naive $2,838,664 · optimal $1,540,000

Renewable share

40.3%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$1,048,253
Export credit−$12,701
Carbon cost$119,389
Diesel fuel$34,660
FCAS revenue−$1,200
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$24,864
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$85,373
Overvoltage$0

The Gauntlet

×3

72-hour finale folding every mechanic together. Weighted ×3 in the total.

53.93

points

161.78 to total

Cost $6,055,983 · naive $9,937,694 · optimal $2,739,445

Renewable share

31.1%

Unmet demand

5 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$1,768,218
Export credit−$16,321
Carbon cost$137,121
Diesel fuel$1,588
FCAS revenue−$1,920
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$24,531
Blackout penalty$572,124
Ramp charge$120,140
Overvoltage$0

Best-performing controller code

The highest-scoring submission this team made for each scenario. Read-only.

My first strategy · submitted 6 June 2026, 07:11 pm
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