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Equa_1 The Difference Between AR(1) and Lagged Dependent Terms Recently, a utilities regulator tried replicating a client’s regression model used for forecasting customer growth. The regulator...

survey The Latest Energy Trends Our third seminar of the year reveals the results of our annual benchmark survey. Survey participants receive a copy of the report with the findings. This is...

temp The Pitfalls and Pain of Aggregation Bias As forecasters, averaging is something that we do a lot. We like averaging because it helps us filter out much of the noise in our data so that we can...

iStock 155389199 The Story is in the Residuals In any field that involves heaps of data and information, details are everything. Load forecasting is no exception. If you’ve spent any amount of time...

iStock 1200326428 The Logit Function: A Tool for New Things With emerging technologies such as electric vehicles and photovoltaics, developing a forecast is challenging due to the lack of history....

Magical_Trinary The Magical Trinary Sometimes things don’t look like they’re supposed to look. Sometimes things don’t look like they’re supposed to look. Just walk into your child’s bedroom. At...

summit 2019 The Mile-High 2019 ISO Forecasting Summit They have a saying in Denver – “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.” While that is clearly an exaggeration, it’s not too far off...

iStock 987986472 Toward an Optimal Combined Load Forecast for System Operations Deep penetration of non-grid connected renewable generation and storage, electric vehicle charging, smart load...

Load_Impact_Trends Trends in Estimated Load Impacts of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies on European and North American Electricity Consumption As previously discussed in the first of this blog series...

Theres More Than One Way to Round a Number There’s More Than One Way to Round a Number When we were in school, we all learned the general rule for rounding – if a significant digit is followed by a...

iStock 1211443622 Through August 2020: Trends in Estimated Load Impacts of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies on European and North American Electricity Consumption March through August 2020 As discussed...

iStock 1211443622 Through September 2020: Trends in Estimated Load Impacts of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies on European and North American Electricity Consumption As previously discussed in the...

iStock 1053001622 Timing is Everything When evaluating peak loads, load forecasters commonly focus on the severity of peak producing weather, considering meteorological factors such as temperature,...

iStock 1160827255 Upcoming Annual Energy Forecasting Webinars Itron continues to monitor and navigate through the coronavirus pandemic, keeping the safety and wellbeing of our employees, customers...

Itron 765x500 Using In-Line Transformation in the Report Object I’m developing a forecast that requires base, high, and low scenarios.  After building the base scenario, the high and low scenarios...

iStock 1211443622 Trends in Estimated Load Impacts of COVID-19 Mitigation Policies on European and North American Electricity Consumption March through December 2020 As previously discussed in the...

Itron 765x500 TVA Forecasting Specialist Positions Available One of our forecasting clients, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is hiring for two forecasting...

forecasting Upcoming Seminar: Budget Forecasting – A Practitioner’s Handbook Our second brown bag seminar of the year is entitled “Budget Forecasting – A Practitioner’s Handbook.” This Brown Bag...

data Using Neural Networks to Build Robust Hourly Models Our first brown bag seminar of the year is entitled, “Using Neural Networks to Build Robust Hourly Models.” Neural networks are flexible...

weather Using the Simulation Object Backward I’m using the Simulation Object in MetrixND to weather normalize historic sales. When configured, the object allows me to simulate the model replacing...

iStock 497130603 When is the R² Not the R²? A recently received support email contains a riddle. “When I build a regression model in Excel and remove the intercept, I get a different R² than when I...

iStock 1017193718 Where Did Durbin and Watson Go Wrong? I’m sure you have all been there—the spot where you mention autocorrelation and the Durbin-Watson statistic. I saw this recently in some...

iStock 1183405643 1 Watch: Short-term Load Forecasts that Account for COVID-19 Mitigation Policies During last week’s virtual Itron Utility Week, did you miss the forecasting team’s presentation...

Itron 765x500 Welcome Welcome to Itron’s Forecasting Blog dedicated to energy forecasting related discussions and ideas. For over 30 years, Itron has worked with electric and natural gas clients...

weather What are Weather Groups? If you’re a user of Itron’s Automated Demand Forecasting System, MetrixIDR, then chances are you’ve probably seen the words “Weather Groups” at some point while...

Electric_Vehicle_Charging_Station What’s Happening with EV Sales? With gas prices hovering just above $2 a gallon, there is less excitement and curiosity about electric vehicles (EV) as there has...

humidity on window When Does Humidity Make the Meter Spin? For anyone that has tried to improve a model by changing the specification, you know it is very much a trial and error process. You create...

iStock 909742720 1 Where Are the Electric Vehicles? I’m the last one in my family to own a Tesla. This is an odd statement until you understand that I live in coastal California where a Tesla is as...

solar Who is Forecasting Long-Term Solar Generation? In this last forecasting brown bag presentation on solar load forecasting, we asked participants who had developed a long-term solar load...

iStock 1020362512 Why the Standard 65 Degree Day Base May Not be the Best Choice The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) often defines heating and cooling degree days using a...

iStock 945549716 Will an Electric Vehicle Be Cheaper than a Gasoline Vehicle? If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, chances are you have thought about the possibility of an electric car....

Ford Will the New Electric Ford F-150 Lightning Change the U.S. EV Market? It wasn’t too long ago when your choices of electric vehicles were limited to a few models from a select number of...

solar 2 Will the Solar Panel Tariff Kill Solar Adoption? The recent U.S. administration’s 30 percent tariff on imported solar cells and modules has not been well received by the solar industry....

C edited 2020: Our Year in Review Despite the challenges of 2020, Itron continued its work toward our mission to create a more resourceful world. With steadfast resolve, our employees banded...

Streetlight 2019: Our Year in Review At Itron, we're dedicated to creating a more resourceful world. Together with our customers, we work to improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and...

2021_YearinReview 2021: Our Year in Review It’s hard to believe that 2021 is coming to an end. It’s hard to believe that 2021 is coming to an end. Despite all the challenges the year brought us, we...

2022 Year in Review 2022: Our Year in Review 2022 was a memorable ride. 2022 was a memorable ride. We worked with our customers and partners to lower carbon emissions, respond to natural disasters...

DISTRIBUTECH 2023 Recap Blog 2023 Marks the Best DISTRIBUTECH Yet With a record-breaking attendance of over 17,000 people, DISTRIBUTECH 2023 was re-energizing! Customers, partners and energy...

2023 in Review Itron's 2023 in Review: A Year of Transforming the Future of Energy and Water As we prepare to turn the page on 2023, we’re taking a moment to pause and reflect on a year that was...

HydrogenBlog A Call to the Natural Gas and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Industry Earlier this year the International Energy Administration (IEA) released its first Global Hydrogen Review urging faster...