Project Meridian
Meridian Park (fictional) · Meridian Park Electric (fictional) · Project owner: Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Requested
- 250 MW
- Stronger/committed
- 250 MW
- Initial increment
- 250 MW
- Full-capacity target
- June 30, 2029
- Full-capacity utility forecast
- June 30, 2029
- Risk status
- Low
Executive Summary
A 250 MW agreement-supported program has recovered its June 2029 target after a route access issue was resolved. The forecast improved by 62 calendar days; the access risk and associated decision are closed.
Recorded context
The fictional access condition was resolved; the forecast improved from August 31 to June 30, 2029.
September 24 → October 1, 2026
MW
- Requested
- 250 MW
- Initial increment
- 250 MW (Phase 1)
- Additional increments
- 0 MW
- Stronger/committed
- 250 MW
- Energized
- 0 MW
- Evidence state
- 250 MWContracted
- Remaining conditions
- 1 recorded conditions
Date
- Initial-service target / forecast
- June 30, 2029 / June 30, 2029
- Full-capacity target / forecast
- June 30, 2029 / June 30, 2029
- Schedule variance (full capacity)
- At target0 days vs target
- Forecast movement since prior period
- Initial: −62 days versus August 31, 2029
Full: −62 days versus August 31, 2029 - Forecast source and date
- Utility letter: Meridian fictional utility update (September 30, 2026) as of September 30, 2026
Cost
- Company forecast
- $32M
- Prior comparable forecast
- $32M
- Change
- $0M
- Total infrastructure estimate
- $48M
- Approved budget
- $38M
- Budget variance
- −$6M
- Estimate confidence
- Illustrative study / facilities forecast
- Scope / allocation basis
- View scope and allocation
Risk
- Highest active severity
- Low
- Top recorded issue
- Design interfaces require routine coordination
- Mitigation
- Maintain the weekly interface review.
- Owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Trigger
- An interface owner misses an agreed response.
Decision
No open decision recorded for this scope.
Capacity increments
Phase 1
Contracted- Increment
- 250 MW
- Cumulative
- 250 MW of 250 MW requested
- Stronger/committed
- 250 MW
- Energized
- 0 MW
- Evidence status
- Contracted · Active
- Conditions
- Delivery remains subject to the listed utility upgrades and readiness milestones.
- Target
- June 30, 2029
- Utility forecast
- June 30, 2029
- Actual energization
- Not energized
- Forecast source
- Utility letter: Meridian fictional utility update (September 30, 2026) as of September 30, 2026
- Dependencies
- Upgrade scope: Meridian fictional delivery scope
Cost scope and allocation
- Scope
- Study, utility connection, allocated network upgrades, and utility-related customer facilities; excludes electricity purchases, unrelated campus work, standalone security, and contingent cancellation scenarios.
- Allocation basis
- Fictional company-assigned share of defined infrastructure scope; unchanged between snapshots unless explicitly recorded.
- Contingency included
- Yes
- Change reason
- No change in the company cost forecast is recorded for this reporting period.
- Currency
- USD
Upgrade scopes
Meridian fictional delivery scope
- Description
- Defined fictional utility delivery work; referenced by phases and constraints, not an additional project or cost bucket.
- Status
- Resolved access dependency
- Cost in company forecast
- Included — counted once in the project forecast
- Owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
Lifecycle & Milestones
Lifecycle stage: Engineering / Procurement · Remaining full-capacity pathway
- 01Screening
- 02Utility Engagement
- 03Preliminary Feasibility
- 04Formal Request
- 05Study
- 06Upgrade Definition
- 07Commercial Negotiation
- 08Agreements Executed
- 09Engineering / Procurement
- 10Construction
- 11Commissioning
- 12Energized / Ramping
- Scope
- Remaining full-capacity pathway; already agreed initial phases are recorded separately.
- Notes
- Illustrative milestone dates, not asserted utility process durations. Permitting/procurement gates may overlap.
- Sources
- Utility letter: Meridian fictional utility update (September 30, 2026)
Shown once for all milestones; any milestone with a different scope, note or source lists it under its name.
| Milestone | Planned | Forecast | Actual | Status | Owner | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screening review complete | May 25, 2025 | May 25, 2025 | May 25, 2025 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | — |
| Utility inquiry acknowledged | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Screening review complete |
| Preliminary assessment received | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Utility inquiry acknowledged |
| Formal request accepted | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Preliminary assessment received |
| Study review complete | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Formal request accepted |
| Upgrade scope defined | Mar 21, 2026 | Mar 21, 2026 | Mar 21, 2026 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Study review complete |
| Commercial positions agreed | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Upgrade scope defined |
| Required agreements executed | Jul 19, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 | Complete | Jamie Finch (fictional) | Milestone: Commercial positions agreed |
| Engineering and long-lead procurement gateCritical path | Jan 1, 2029 | Jan 1, 2029 | — | In progress | Meridian Park Electric (fictional) delivery lead (fictional) | Milestone: Required agreements executed |
| Construction completeCritical path | Apr 1, 2029 | Apr 1, 2029 | — | Planned | Meridian Park Electric (fictional) delivery lead (fictional) | Milestone: Engineering and long-lead procurement gate |
| Commissioning acceptanceCritical path | Jun 16, 2029 | Jun 16, 2029 | — | Planned | Meridian Park Electric (fictional) delivery lead (fictional) | Milestone: Construction complete |
| Full requested capacity in serviceCritical path | Jun 30, 2029 | Jun 30, 2029 | — | Planned | Meridian Park Electric (fictional) delivery lead (fictional) | Milestone: Commissioning acceptance |
Technical Constraints
Access condition resolved
Resolved- Description
- Route access issue resolved in the fictional record
- Triggering condition / contingency
- Fictional study/record condition; confirm the assumptions before treating it as a delivery conclusion.
- MW threshold
- 250 MW
- Candidate mitigation
- Retain the executed access record and monitor the next design interface.
- Related scope cost
- $12.8MIllustrative related work only; included in the authoritative project forecast.
- Schedule impact
- See phase and milestone dates; do not infer recovery.
- Confidence
- Illustrative study / record basis
- Upgrade scope
- Upgrade scope: Meridian fictional delivery scope
Commercial Commitments
Study deposit
Study agreement (fictional)
$0.5MOne-time
- Due date
- August 15, 2026
- Refundability
- Conditional
- Trigger
- Formal study acceptance
- Credit / forecast treatment
- Included in the company forecast; any refund depends on the fictional agreement terms.
- Risk note
- Payment does not establish a capacity commitment.
- Notes
- Fictional paid deposit, not additional forecast exposure.
Risks & Mitigations
Route access issue resolved in the fictional record
LowClosed- Category
- Permitting
- Probability / impact
- Moderate / Moderate
- Description
- A 250 MW agreement-supported program has recovered its June 2029 target after a route access issue was resolved. The forecast improved by 62 calendar days; the access risk and associated decision are closed.
- Mitigation
- Retain the executed access record and monitor the next design interface.
- Owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Trigger
- Recorded condition remains unresolved at the relevant delivery or commercial gate.
Design interfaces require routine coordination
LowMonitoring- Category
- Stakeholder
- Probability / impact
- Low / Low
- Description
- Residual low-severity coordination risk after access resolution.
- Mitigation
- Maintain the weekly interface review.
- Owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Trigger
- An interface owner misses an agreed response.
Decisions & Options
Select the access agreement path
Question: Which access agreement path should advance?
- Why it matters
- Route access controls the design sequence.
- Decision owner
- Demo investment decision owner (fictional role)
- Prepared by
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Due date
- September 29, 2026
- MW implications
- No capacity quantity change.
- Date implications
- Current full-service forecast restored to June 30, 2029.
- Cost implications
- Within forecast.
- Risk implications
- Recorded access condition resolved; residual coordination risk is tracked separately.
- Recommendation
- Recommendation not recorded
- Recorded outcome
- Fictional access path selected September 28; executed access evidence recorded September 30.
- Dependencies
- Upgrade scope: Meridian fictional delivery scope
Options (1)
| Option | MW impact | Schedule impact | Cost impact | Risk impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance the scoped access agreement | No new MW secured. | Could restore the target subject to confirmation. | Within existing fictional forecast. | Resolves access condition if executed. |
Options are choices for review. No approval or recommendation is recorded unless shown above.
Compare with previous period
| Field / scope | PreviousPrior record · September 24, 2026 | CurrentCurrent record · October 1, 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility forecastCapacity · Phase 1 | August 31, 2029 | June 30, 2029 | 62 calendar days earlierMaterial change |
| SeverityRisk · Route access issue resolved in the fictional record | High | Low | Severity changedMaterial change |
| StatusRisk · Route access issue resolved in the fictional record | Open | Closed | Status changedMaterial change |
| ForecastMilestone · Engineering and long-lead procurement gate | March 4, 2029 | January 1, 2029 | 62 calendar days earlierMaterial change |
| ForecastMilestone · Construction complete | June 2, 2029 | April 1, 2029 | 62 calendar days earlierMaterial change |
| ForecastMilestone · Commissioning acceptance | August 17, 2029 | June 16, 2029 | 62 calendar days earlierMaterial change |
| ForecastMilestone · Full requested capacity in service | August 31, 2029 | June 30, 2029 | 62 calendar days earlierMaterial change |
| StatusDecision · Select the access agreement path | Open | Closed | Status changedMaterial change |
| Recorded outcomeDecision · Select the access agreement path | No decision recorded | Fictional access path selected September 28; executed access evidence recorded September 30. | Outcome recordedMaterial change |
Contacts
Demo Utility Contact Meridian
Large-load relationship lead (fictional)
- Organization
- Meridian Park Electric (fictional)
- Relationship owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Email placeholder
- meridian.utility@example.com
- Phone placeholder
- Fictional placeholder — no number
- Notes
- All identities and organizations are demonstration content.
Demo Consultant Meridian
Study review lead (fictional)
- Organization
- Demo Grid Advisory (fictional)
- Relationship owner
- Jamie Finch (fictional)
- Email placeholder
- meridian.consultant@example.com
- Phone placeholder
- Fictional placeholder — no number
- Notes
- Consultant findings require utility validation where applicable.
Documents & Evidence
Meridian fictional study / screening recordStudy · Reviewed demo summary · September 30, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
A 250 MW agreement-supported program has recovered its June 2029 target after a route access issue was resolved. The forecast improved by 62 calendar days; the access risk and associated decision are closed.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Study · Reviewed demo summary · September 20, 2026
Agreement-supported 250 MW forecast August 2029 while access condition remained open.
Cited by: Access condition resolved, Meridian fictional delivery scope
Meridian fictional agreement register entryAgreement · Executed for qualifying phase MW only · September 18, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
Fictional executed service coverage: Phase 1: 250 MW. Coverage is conditional on the listed delivery works, customer readiness, and service authorization; forecast dates are not unconditional guarantees.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Unchanged from the prior record.
Cited by: Phase 1, Study deposit
Meridian fictional utility updateUtility letter · Demo summary · September 30, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
A 250 MW agreement-supported program has recovered its June 2029 target after a route access issue was resolved. The forecast improved by 62 calendar days; the access risk and associated decision are closed. The fictional access condition was resolved; the forecast improved from August 31 to June 30, 2029.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Utility letter · Demo summary · September 24, 2026
Agreement-supported 250 MW forecast August 2029 while access condition remained open. Access negotiations unresolved.
Cited by: Phase 1, Route access issue resolved in the fictional record, Screening review complete, Utility inquiry acknowledged, Preliminary assessment received, Formal request accepted, Study review complete, Upgrade scope defined, Commercial positions agreed, Required agreements executed, Engineering and long-lead procurement gate, Construction complete, Commissioning acceptance, Full requested capacity in service
Meridian fictional cost recordCost estimate · Illustrative current forecast · September 30, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
Fictional company forecast: 32000000; gross infrastructure estimate: 48000000; approved budget: 38000000. No change in the company cost forecast is recorded for this reporting period.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Cost estimate · Illustrative current forecast · September 24, 2026
Fictional company forecast: 32000000; gross infrastructure estimate: 48000000; approved budget: 38000000. No change in the company cost forecast is recorded for this reporting period.
Cited by: Cost scope and allocation
Meridian fictional coordination notesMeeting notes · Demo summary · September 24, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
Retain the executed access record and monitor the next design interface.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Meeting notes · Demo summary · September 24, 2026
Conclude the fictional access agreement review.
Meridian fictional commercial correspondenceCorrespondence · Demo summary · September 30, 2026View demo summary
Demo record — no file attachedFictional document summary
Current record · October 1, 2026
Fictional access path selected September 28; access evidence executed September 30. Decision closed and forecast restored to June 30, 2029.
Prior record · September 24, 2026
Correspondence · Demo summary · September 24, 2026
Access negotiations unresolved.
Cited by: Select the access agreement path
This fictional record supports the demo's internal consistency; it is not evidence about a real utility or project.