Forecast Face-off
Observed and Forecasted Inflows at Wilder Dam
Evaluation report ↗Day 1
Each forecast's number for the day you're scheduling — click one to load it.
1,000 (min flow)10,000 = turbine max · above that spills
Day-ahead price–
Your bid–
Current and forecasted reservoir elevation
380.5
379.5
optimal elevation
380.00
Green band = FERC license · Teal line = pond now
Colored ticks = where each forecast lands you tomorrow, in feet
Week complete
$0
Your week, day by day
What you committed, what the river delivered, and what it cost you.
How the forecasts actually performed
n = 5 days — illustrative, not a rigorous skill claim.
Questions to reflect on and discuss with the group
- You held the reservoir elevation within the FERC band on –. After playing the game and seeing the forecast metrics, how would you have changed your strategy?
- What parts of this game were easy and hard? What was most surprising to you?