Utility operating context
Experience with investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, municipal systems, public power agencies and regional energy organizations.
Jackson Associates Client Experience
Trusted across the utility and energy industry.
Jackson Associates has supported electric utilities, cooperatives, public agencies, national laboratories, technology companies and energy advisors with customer data, hourly-load forecasting and decision-focused analysis.
Why the client history matters
Experience with the organizations, data and decisions behind grid planning
The value is not simply the number of names. It is the range of planning questions, utility structures and technology markets reflected in Jackson Associates' work.
Customer and load detail
Decades of work with building, equipment, demographic, end-use, hourly-load and technology-adoption information.
Decision applications
Forecasting, demand response, technology assessment, investment analysis, market development and utility program planning.
Representative clients
Organizations served across the energy ecosystem
The following names are selected from a larger client history to show the breadth of Jackson Associates' utility, public-sector, technology and advisory experience.
Electric and gas utilities
Investor-owned and large utility organizations
CenterPoint Energy
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Commonwealth Edison
Consolidated Edison
Entergy
Florida Power & Light
Kentucky Utilities
New York State Electric & Gas
PECO Energy
Pennsylvania Power & Light
Rochester Gas & Electric
Southern Company
Tampa Electric
Xcel Energy
Cooperatives and public power
Member-owned, municipal and public agencies
Austin Energy
Bandera Electric Cooperative
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
Bonneville Power Administration
CPS Energy
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Lower Colorado River Authority
Nebraska Public Power District
New York Power Authority
Omaha Public Power District
Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Tennessee Valley Authority
Midwest Energy Cooperative
SLEMCO
Government, research and policy
Public agencies and energy research organizations
U.S. Department of Energy
Electric Power Research Institute
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Northwest Power Planning Council
Rocky Mountain Institute
State of California
State of Colorado
State of Michigan
State of New York
State of Pennsylvania
State of Texas
State of Washington
Ontario Hydro
Technology, industry and advisors
Equipment, automotive, energy-service and consulting organizations
Bloom Energy
Carrier Corporation
Deloitte Consulting
Direct Energy
EnerNOC
Ford Motor Company
GDF Suez Energy
Ingersoll-Rand
PA Consulting
Pratt & Whitney
Sharp Laboratories of America
Sunrun
Toyota Motor Sales
United Technologies Research Center
Context: These representative relationships span different years and a range of Jackson Associates databases, forecasting models, software and consulting assignments. Inclusion does not imply that every listed organization uses the current Grid Impact Model or endorses it.
Experience brought forward
Today's GIM builds on earlier utility forecasting and investment work
Jackson Associates' current Grid Impact Model combines customer-level adoption, localized 8,760 hourly loads, grid-exposure screening and program economics. Its methods draw on decades of applications involving utility customers, emerging technologies, demand response and investment decisions.
The earlier Smart Grid Investment Model supported business-case evaluations for more than two dozen cooperatives and municipal utilities. That experience included technology benefits, vendor proposals, costs, realized benefits and financial decision metrics—the same practical orientation applied in GIM today.
Explore the current Grid Impact Model →Localized EV forecastingCustomer-level adoption probabilities and managed or unmanaged charging loads by block group, ZIP code and service area.
Transformer and feeder screeningPlanning-limit, rated-capacity and potential early-replacement indicators using utility-adjustable assumptions.
Managed charging economicsTelematics, AMI and meter-collar alternatives with payback, NPV, benefit/cost and cash-flow metrics.
Electrification and weather impactsCurrent, 2030 and 2035 customer and hourly-load scenarios under normal and extreme conditions.
DSM, DER, storage and VPPFlexible-load and distributed-resource strategies evaluated against a consistent localized hourly baseline.
Particular relevance for cooperatives
Utility-grade analysis sized for co-op planning realities
Jackson Associates has worked with cooperative and municipal systems directly and through multi-utility initiatives. That experience matters because smaller utilities face the same EV and electrification questions as larger systems—but usually with fewer planning staff, less-integrated data and tighter analytical budgets.
GIM is designed to provide useful localized answers without requiring a major AMI integration project. It supports early screening, scenario comparison and business-case development while clearly identifying where utility measurements and engineering analysis are still required.
The objective is not to substitute general modeling for a distribution engineer. It is to help the utility identify where detailed engineering attention and program investment are most likely to pay off.
Begin without extensive data integrationMAISY customer and hourly-load information provides the starting analytical foundation.
Keep assumptions visibleUtility staff can review and adjust adoption, charging, equipment, participation, cost and planning parameters.
Connect grid risk with economicsLocal transformer exposure and service-area G&T demand effects support a more complete managed-charging decision.
Choose a report or the full modelCommission a focused board-ready analysis or license GIM for continuing in-house scenarios.
How Jackson Associates works
Direct, transparent and decision-focused
Work with the model developers
Clients receive analytical and application support from the people responsible for the data, methods and software.
Understand what drives the results
Inputs, scenarios and limitations are exposed for review rather than hidden behind a generic forecast or score.
Match the answer to the available data
Planning-level screening is labeled as such, with clear recommendations for validation and detailed engineering where needed.
Frequently asked questions
Client experience questions
Do all listed organizations use the Grid Impact Model?
No. The representative client names span different Jackson Associates products and assignments over more than three decades, including MAISY databases, forecasting models, analytical software and consulting. The current Grid Impact Model builds on that broader experience.
Has Jackson Associates worked with electric cooperatives?
Yes. Cooperative clients include organizations such as Bandera Electric Cooperative, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Midwest Energy Cooperative, Pedernales Electric Cooperative and SLEMCO. Earlier smart-grid business-case work also supported more than two dozen cooperatives and municipal utilities.
Does Jackson Associates work only with utilities?
No. Clients have also included federal and state agencies, national laboratories, research organizations, technology manufacturers, automotive companies, energy-service providers and consulting firms.
Can a utility begin with a focused engagement?
Yes. A utility can commission a defined Grid Impact Analysis Report addressing EV load, transformer exposure, managed charging, future load, DSM or VPP questions without licensing the full model.
Put this experience to work on your service area
Review a representative GIM analysis or discuss a focused planning report for your utility.