Category Archives: Energy

Optimized labor allocation model for transmission & distribution system construction & maintenance

For a large electric utility client, we optimized the labor allocation to construction and maintenance projects for the transmission and distribution system, providing the client with the ability to shave over $200 million annually from their operating costs. We forecasted … Continue reading

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Electric utility peak load forecasting and weather normalization

A prominent summer-peaking electric utility client faced challenges with system-wide daily peak load forecast accuracy in the hottest periods of the year. We developed an econometric time series forecast model that incorporated sophisticated predictive drivers of daily peak load, including … Continue reading

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Electric and gas demand-side program impact evaluations

We designed and executed over 20 impact evaluations for electric and gas utility demand-side programs. These evaluations combined detailed account demand and billing histories to identify the change in energy demand following adoption of energy conservation and equipment replacement measures … Continue reading

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Electricity, gas and water demand forecasting system

In separate projects for four natural gas LDCs, two electric utilities and one consortium of over 40 regional water utilities, we developed and implemented an econometric demand forecasting system that assisted policy makers in improving the forecast accuracy and delivering … Continue reading

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Natural gas LDC geo-targeting sales and marketing application

For a prominent natural gas local distribution company, we designed and implemented a geo-targeting database and sales targeting system that enabled the LDC’s sales teams to identify residential conversion and cross-sell targets more profitably via enhanced information about each building. … Continue reading

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