Forecasting

In-Person Forecasting Training Workshops Are Back!

May 17, 2023

Itron is excited to bring back two different in-person, hands-on training workshops this fall. Both workshops will be two- and a half-day in length in San Diego, California on September 26-28. Energy Forecasting 101 is geared more towards new forecasters while the Fundamentals of Sales and Demand Forecasting workshop builds the basics of linear regression and exponential smoothing in the development of sales, energy and demand forecasts to support the financial and long-term planning processes. Come visit us in sunny San Diego to increase your skillset and network with your peers! Click on the links above for more information and to register. Space is limited.

Still can’t travel or need training sooner? There are still a few spaces left in the Virtual Forecasting 101 Workshop on June 12-15. Please note, the virtual class is limited to MetrixND users.

For more than five decades, Itron has helped energy companies understand and anticipate changes in energy demand; changes that drive both strategy and business operations. Itron combines industry-leading forecasting knowledge with innovative software solutions and services to deliver distinctive business intelligence and outcomes.

To learn more about Itron’s forecasting brown bag webinars, workshops and meetings, go to www.itron.com/forecastingworkhops. Need help with your forecast? Energy providers throughout the world look to Itron as their strategic partner to meet their energy forecasting needs. Learn more at www.itron.com/forecasting or contact us at forecasting@itron.com.

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.