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Scheduling handled by a forecasting model, with a human signing rather than writing. Aimed at energy asset managers, at a tenth of what the enterprise suite charges.
In short: Energy Scheduling is a forecasting model aimed at energy asset managers, covering scheduling. It scores 76/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (95) and held back by feasibility (37). Typical pricing is $14k–$209k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $34k–$76k.
Energy teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. In most energy businesses this job has never had software written for it. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
Scheduling handled by a forecasting model, with a human signing rather than writing. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 16% |
| Annual contract value | $14k – $209k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 69 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $34k – $76k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. Energy is growing at roughly 18% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A generalist AI tool | No domain grounding, so output needs full human review |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
Every customer wants their own edge cases encoded, so onboarding cost is the real constraint.
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