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A narrow forecasting model scoped to route planning alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Aimed at utilities compliance leads, at a tenth of what the enterprise suite charges.
In short: Automated Route Optimiser for Utilities is a forecasting model aimed at utilities compliance leads, covering route planning. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (97) and held back by timing (47). Typical pricing is $2.4k–$47k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $14k–$41k.
Utilities teams lose routes cut once a year and patched ever since. Every utilities team solves this the same way: someone stays late. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
A narrow forecasting model scoped to route planning alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Revenue is usage-based, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.1B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 10% |
| Annual contract value | $2.4k – $47k |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Time to first revenue | 52 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $14k – $41k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. Utilities is growing at roughly 11% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A generalist AI tool | No domain grounding, so output needs full human review |
Integrations with the incumbent system of record are undocumented and gatekept.
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