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A narrow forecasting model scoped to scheduling alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Aimed at energy asset managers, going after the low-value tail everyone else skips.
In short: Scheduling for Energy, Run by Forecasting is a forecasting model aimed at energy asset managers, covering scheduling. It scores 75/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (96) and held back by feasibility (29). Typical pricing is $9.2k–$92k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $33k–$87k.
Energy teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. The work sits between two systems that were never designed to talk. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
A narrow forecasting model scoped to scheduling alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Revenue is site licence, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 19% |
| Annual contract value | $9.2k – $92k |
| Pricing model | Site licence |
| Time to first revenue | 96 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $33k – $87k |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
The buying cycle is slower than the build, so runway assumptions matter more than code.
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