Energy analysis grounded in customer and load data

MAISY analysis and consulting

Jackson Associates turns detailed customer, energy-use and hourly-load information into forecasts, market assessments and practical utility planning results.

40+ yearsenergy analysis experience
150+utility and energy clients
7 million+identity-protected customer records
8,760 hourswhole-building and end-use loads
Featured planning service

Grid Impact Model analysis for utility decisions

For electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, investor-owned utilities, G&T cooperatives, engineering consultants and program teams, the Grid Impact Model connects localized residential EV forecasts with grid-risk screening, managed-charging strategy and utility economics.

Where and when will residential EV adoption create local hot spots?
Which transformers may approach planning limits or rated capacity?
Which managed-charging strategy best fits utility objectives and constraints?
Do avoided demand costs and new EV revenue support the business case?
01 / UTILITY PLANNING

Energy use and hourly-load forecasting

Customer-based forecasts reflect technology choices, program incentives, customer characteristics and geographic variation.

  • Utility, ZIP and local-area forecasts
  • EV and building-electrification impacts
  • Rate and cost-of-service analysis
  • Extreme-weather and peak-load scenarios
02 / TECHNOLOGY MARKETS

Product development and market strategy

JA has estimated detailed market potential and sales for more than two dozen companies, including analysis of product-feature tradeoffs.

  • Fuel cells and combined heat and power
  • Solar, storage and flywheel systems
  • EVs, microgrids and customer technologies
  • Customer and geographic market sizing
03 / PROGRAMS

Efficiency, demand response and DER

Scenario analysis connects technology characteristics, customer response and participation with hourly load impacts and program economics.

  • Conservation and load shifting
  • Thermostat and water-heater control
  • Batteries and virtual power plants
  • Incentive and program-design alternatives
04 / CUSTOMER STRATEGY

Sales, targeting and profitability

Statistical profitability and segmentation models identify attractive customers, market segments and sales opportunities for energy providers and ESCOs.

  • Customer profit scoring
  • Market segmentation and profiling
  • Energy-sales and service potential
  • High-value customer targeting
05 / LOAD DATA

Hourly and 15-minute load development

Custom load data can be developed for individual customers, market segments, rate classes and other utility-defined categories.

  • Whole-building and end-use profiles
  • Rate and strategic-pricing studies
  • Engineering-model input files
  • Program and technology analysis
06 / MARKET ENTRY

New-market assessment

Quantitative assessments help retail providers, energy service companies and technology firms evaluate market size, profitability, acquisition and targeting.

  • U.S. and Canadian markets
  • Regulated and competitive markets
  • Customer-acquisition priorities
  • Scenario and sensitivity analysis
Flexible delivery

Use the results in the form that fits your organization

Analysis report

Jackson Associates conducts the analysis and delivers clear findings, assumptions, business-case results and recommended next steps.

Data and model outputs

Receive customer-segment results, 8,760 load profiles and export files for planning, rate or engineering workflows.

Utility-specific model

A model can be prepared and licensed for one utility so the client or its consultant can evaluate additional scenarios in-house.

Relevant experience

Analysis built on decades of energy-market work

Jackson Associates has supported utilities, government agencies, technology companies, retail energy providers, ESCOs, consultants and research organizations. Market-strategy work has included Texas, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, other deregulated states and Canadian provinces.

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Utility load and revenue forecasting
DSM and smart-grid business cases
Technology adoption and market potential
Customer profitability and targeting
Rate and cost-of-service support
DER and non-wires screening
Questions and answers

Analysis and consulting FAQ

What types of consulting does Jackson Associates provide?

Services include utility forecasting, hourly-load analysis, energy-market analysis, technology-market assessment, customer segmentation, DSM and DER analysis, and Grid Impact Model planning support.

How are MAISY databases used in consulting projects?

MAISY databases connect customer characteristics, annual energy use and hourly loads to forecasting, market assessment, program design and utility-planning decisions.

Can Jackson Associates provide analysis without selling software?

Yes. Jackson Associates can conduct the analysis and deliver a utility-specific report, data files and planning results. Utility-specific model licensing is also available when an organization wants to run scenarios in-house.

What does the Grid Impact Model cover?

The Grid Impact Model supports localized planning for single-family residential utility customers, including EV adoption, charging loads, transformer-risk screening, managed charging, DSM, DER and utility economics. It does not cover commercial fleets, school buses or multifamily customers.

Start with the planning question

Tell us the geography, customer segment and decision you need to support. We can help define the appropriate data and analysis.

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