Rank 3 of 22 · Bronze

SnackOverflow

Best run 6 June 2026, 07:59 pm

785.41

total points

6 / 6 scenarios scoredTop scenario The Gauntlet (200.67 pts)

Points contributed to total (Gauntlet ×3)

Per-scenario results

Duck Curve

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

91.09

points

Cost $860,573 · naive $973,334 · optimal $849,541

Renewable share

40.8%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$667,019

Export credit−$27,536

Carbon cost$81,999

Diesel fuel$0

FCAS revenue$0

Peak demand$111,500

Battery wear$27,408

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$183

Overvoltage$0

Frequency Frenzy

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

110.27

points

Cost $1,114,657 · naive $3,327,933 · optimal $1,320,760

Renewable share

28.4%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$770,709

Export credit−$8

Carbon cost$123,309

Diesel fuel$21,475

FCAS revenue$0

Peak demand$119,000

Battery wear$58,582

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$21,589

Overvoltage$0

AI Grid Shock

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

116.95

points

Cost $1,095,958 · naive $5,761,212 · optimal $1,772,024

Renewable share

34.0%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$779,690

Export credit−$5,520

Carbon cost$159,447

Diesel fuel$1,000

FCAS revenue−$57,600

Peak demand$120,000

Battery wear$61,555

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$36,385

Overvoltage$0

The Operator's Mandate

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

150.00

points

Cost $8,580,558 · naive $45,262,339 · optimal $28,503,218

Renewable share

37.6%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$8,187,584

Export credit−$11,013

Carbon cost$106,470

Diesel fuel$232,875

FCAS revenue−$6,000

Peak demand$180

Battery wear$14,527

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$25,936

Overvoltage$0

Cybersecurity

Adversarial signals, intrusion detection and attack-aware control.

116.43

points

Cost $1,326,628 · naive $2,838,664 · optimal $1,540,000

Renewable share

40.0%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$939,685

Export credit−$11,571

Carbon cost$114,061

Diesel fuel$82,540

FCAS revenue−$3,900

Peak demand$118,000

Battery wear$19,070

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$43,242

Overvoltage$0

The Gauntlet

×3

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

66.89

points

200.67 to total

Cost $5,122,769 · naive $9,937,694 · optimal $2,739,445

Renewable share

34.7%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾

Import tariff$1,490,516

Export credit−$13,838

Carbon cost$133,767

Diesel fuel$112,500

FCAS revenue−$1,500

Peak demand$119,420

Battery wear$44,870

Blackout penalty$0

Ramp charge$76,711

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, 03:21 pm

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