Final Standings
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Rank 1 of 22 · Gold

watt ahead

Best run 6 June 2026, 07:58 pm

827.52

total points

6 / 6 scenarios scoredTop scenario The Gauntlet (207.98 pts)

Points contributed to total (Gauntlet ×3)

Per-scenario results

Duck Curve

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

113.14

points

Cost $833,273 · naive $973,334 · optimal $849,541

Renewable share

41.3%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$666,732
Export credit−$30,825
Carbon cost$80,467
Diesel fuel$0
FCAS revenue$0
Peak demand$84,745
Battery wear$32,023
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$131
Overvoltage$0

Frequency Frenzy

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

111.07

points

Cost $1,098,521 · naive $3,327,933 · optimal $1,320,760

Renewable share

30.0%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$744,344
Export credit$0
Carbon cost$122,003
Diesel fuel$61,038
FCAS revenue$0
Peak demand$88,000
Battery wear$68,264
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$14,872
Overvoltage$0

AI Grid Shock

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

115.92

points

Cost $1,136,934 · naive $5,761,212 · optimal $1,772,024

Renewable share

32.6%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$840,610
Export credit−$3,964
Carbon cost$157,560
Diesel fuel$0
FCAS revenue−$57,600
Peak demand$118,000
Battery wear$47,156
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$34,173
Overvoltage$0

The Operator's Mandate

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

150.00

points

Cost $8,470,272 · naive $45,262,339 · optimal $28,503,218

Renewable share

35.8%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$8,156,821
Export credit−$9,930
Carbon cost$102,222
Diesel fuel$262,500
FCAS revenue−$106,650
Peak demand$156
Battery wear$13,204
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$16,949
Overvoltage$0

Cybersecurity

Adversarial signals, intrusion detection and attack-aware control.

129.41

points

Cost $1,158,084 · naive $2,838,664 · optimal $1,540,000

Renewable share

41.8%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$944,719
Export credit−$6,540
Carbon cost$111,518
Diesel fuel$6,358
FCAS revenue−$87,845
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$26,509
Blackout penalty$0
Ramp charge$29,739
Overvoltage$0

The Gauntlet

×3

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

69.33

points

207.98 to total

Cost $4,947,449 · naive $9,937,694 · optimal $2,739,445

Renewable share

32.6%

Unmet demand

0 kWh

Controller errors

0

Steps completed

288

Show cost breakdown ▾
Import tariff$1,644,873
Export credit−$10,696
Carbon cost$133,505
Diesel fuel$0
FCAS revenue−$80,640
Peak demand$120,000
Battery wear$29,098
Blackout penalty$57,600
Ramp charge$28,034
Overvoltage$0

Best-performing controller code

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

My second duck · submitted 6 June 2026, 06:16 pm
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