Forecasting

Annual Energy Forecasting Survey 2021

April 27, 2021

Itron’s forecasting group is in the process of conducting their Annual Energy Survey. The survey will close on June 1, 2021. As we have done in previous years, we collect information to assess industry growth expectations and forecast accuracy for electricity and natural gas. We continue to focus on forecasts of customer and sales growth, weather normalized growth and forecast accuracy. All survey participants will receive a summary report. Final results will also be presented during our brown bag seminar on September 21. Register at www.itron.com/forecastingworkshops.

If you have not participated before, you can view the 2019 report. Utility specific data is NOT disclosed. Surveys like this benefit the entire energy community by supplying valuable knowledge. We encourage you to participate and be included in this important survey this year. Contact Paige Schaefer at paige.schaefer@itron.com to receive a link to participate.

By Paige Schaefer


Sr Forecast Analyst


Paige Schaefer is a Product Marketing Manager in Itron’s Outcomes group for the strategy, planning and implementation of projects supporting marketing functions spanning electricity, water and gas business units. She interacts directly with sales, product and corporate marketing to identify new marketing opportunities, recommend actions and the coordination of targeted campaigns to increase brand awareness and market share where she works closely with the teams to develop content and strategies. In addition, she provides website support, event coordination and manages Itron’s Energy Forecasting Group (EFG), which supports end-use data development, the Statistical End-use Approach (SAE) and coordinates their annual meeting for discussing modeling and forecasting issues. Paige has a B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University with an emphasis in Marketing.