Predictika · Engine power plant quotes
An AI sales agent prepares an engine power plant quote for a fictional customer: the engine model, number of engines, fuel, site conditions, emissions permit, redundancy, support agreement and delivery time. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against the plant and commercial rules, compares the total the agent states with its own, and returns a verdict with every reason.
This validator models the rules for an engine power plant quote to a utility or power producer. It handles any quote built from these engine families, fuels and terms, not just the scenarios shown below.
It does not cover detailed balance-of-plant design, multi-site or multi-phase projects, financing, or real product ratings and prices. Ratings, prices, lead times and thresholds are estimates from public information.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ or Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator catches | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Engine, fuel and storage fit | Only with workarounds Fuel type, hydrogen readiness and storage are chained conditions across engine families, usually a rule set per engine model. | Each engine is data in a catalog; the same rules evaluate every model and option. |
| Emissions permit and SCR | Only with care Comparing a permit with a model’s emissions, which differ by fuel, and adding SCR needs a validation rule and a price rule kept in step. | Permit, engine emissions, fuel mode and SCR are evaluated together, and the reason names the fix. |
| Site derate and engine count | Only with care Derate, auxiliaries and redundancy combine into an engine count that needs calculated fields and a validation rule. | Net output per engine and the engines needed are derived on each call and compared with the quote. |
| Discount authority bands | Only with care An approval band, a hard maximum and a plant-size tier are separate price and validation rules that must be chained. | Discount, plant size and authority are derived on each call and compared with both thresholds. |
| The total the agent states | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated figure with a computed one means a separate rule per layout, and price rules rarely run on stated figures. | The stated total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed total. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is built, so a problem raised late can hide an earlier one. | Every rule is evaluated at the end of input and all findings come back together. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| Rule | Effect | What it checks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | block | Dual-fuel operation needs a 50DF engine and liquid fuel storage in scope; hydrogen-blend readiness is not offered on the 50DF |
| 2 | block, approval | Site conditions must be within the 50 C / 3,000 m design envelope; derate above 10 percent needs engineering approval |
| 3 | block | The number of engines must cover the required net MW after derate and station auxiliaries, plus one for N+1; at most 24 engines per plant |
| 4 | block | NOx (liquid-fuel value in dual-fuel mode, about 90 percent lower with SCR) must be within the permit limit |
| 5 | block | Grid balancing needs a start to full load within 5 minutes |
| 6 | block, approval | A guaranteed asset performance agreement requires N+1; maintenance and guaranteed agreements must run 5 to 15 years; beyond 12 years needs approval |
| 7 | block | Engine lead time, plus 8 weeks for SCR, must fit the weeks the customer needs |
| 8 | block, approval | A discount above the 3 percent rep authority needs approval; above 7 percent (10 percent for plants of 100 MW or more) blocks |
| 9 | computed | Plant price is engines, SCR, hydrogen kit and balance of plant per kW, plus fuel storage; the agreement is added by installed MW and years |
| 10 | block | The total the agent states must match the validator total within EUR 0.05 million |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Quote for Nordlys Kraft: seven Wartsila 20V34SG engines for 50 MW net with dual-fuel operation, 30 C site at 200 m, NOx limit 250 mg/Nm3, delivery in 60 weeks. Total price EUR 56.31 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Nordlys Kraft: four Wartsila 18V50DF dual-fuel engines with liquid fuel storage and SCR, N+1 redundancy, for 50 MW net at a 30 C site at 200 m, NOx limit 250 mg/Nm3, delivery in 70 weeks. Total price EUR 64.04 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Ostsee Balancing: seven Wartsila 20V34SG engines with N+1 redundancy for 50 MW net, gas, 30 C site at 200 m, NOx limit 75 mg/Nm3, grid balancing, 10-year maintenance agreement, 3 percent discount, delivery in 60 weeks. Total price EUR 66.87 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Ostsee Balancing: seven Wartsila 20V34SG engines with SCR and N+1 redundancy for 50 MW net, gas, 30 C site at 200 m, NOx limit 75 mg/Nm3, grid balancing, 10-year maintenance agreement, 3 percent discount, delivery in 60 weeks. Total price EUR 69.92 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Iberia Baseload Energy: twelve Wartsila 18V50SG engines with hydrogen-blend readiness for 200 MW net at a 35 C site at 1,200 m, 5-year technical support agreement, delivery in 56 weeks. Total price EUR 181.03 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Iberia Baseload Energy: twelve Wartsila 18V50SG engines with hydrogen-blend readiness for 200 MW net at a 35 C site at 1,200 m, 5-year technical support agreement, delivery in 56 weeks. Total price EUR 187.78 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Ostsee Balancing: seven Wartsila 20V34SG engines with SCR and N+1 redundancy for 50 MW net, gas, 30 C site at 200 m, NOx limit 75 mg/Nm3, grid balancing, 10-year maintenance agreement, 6 percent discount, delivery in 60 weeks. Total price EUR 68.14 million. Ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
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