OUR Focus:
Energy Efficiency, Demand Response,
and Distributed Resources operations

We drive operational transformation in energy efficiency, demand response, and demand management organizations. We apply our business architecture, analytics, and infrastructure expertise on behalf of Fortune 500 utility clients and other innovative organizations. Our independent advice allows leaders to refine business strategies, apply new systems and technologies, and create high-performance business processes.
 

Energy Consultants for Demand-Side Initiatives

Operations Transformation: Functionally align operations with your changing business model  
System Selection & Implementation: Independent advice and support for tracking & analytics systems
Business Processes: Standardized, practical, measurable, and consistent
Systems and Infrastructure: Modern, customer-friendly, and practical
 

ANALYtics LEADING TO ACTION:

Engineering Analysis: TRM development, new program measures, and project reviews
Performance Benchmarking: Cross-industry performance and cost analytics
Market Analysis: Focused studies for high-value segments, measures, or delivery methods

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS & ARCHITECTURE

Enabling a business model to succeed in rapidly changing energy efficiency, demand response and distributed energy markets requires an underlying strong, yet flexible business architecture. The Forward Curve advises clients across North America on all aspects of their business architecture:

• Strategy

• Change Management

• Product & Program Design Processes

• Business Process

• Internal Infrastructure

Our team has helped clients to:

• Transform product portfolios

• Innovate business processes

• Modernize systems

• Select vendors

• Restructure vendor relationships

Our consulting model is embedded with a deep knowledge of the latest trends, a reliance on quantitative analysis, and a personal approach to client relationships. 

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MARKET ANALYSIS & ENGINEERING

The Forward Curve team provides a wide range of quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and engineering analysis including:

• TRM Analysis and Design

• Business Cases

• Custom Project Reviews

• Financial Modeling

• Market Potential Analysis

• Efficiency Measure Analysis

• Custom Research

Our clients include:

• Gas and Electric Utilities

• Architectural Firms

• Implementation Contractors

• Software Vendors

• Industry Groups

If you need superior research and analysis to support your strategic or tactical decision-making, contact us.

PROGRAM TRACKING & ANALYTICS SYSTEMS

We function as an independent advisor to your team during all phases of a system implementation.  Our team understands the software tools and vendors across the industry.  Before you select new tracking or analytics systems, we work with your team to build business cases, develop requirements for RFPs, understand available options in the market, and hone selection criteria.  Smart investment choices in systems can transform the capacity and capabilities of demand-side organizations.   We can help with:

• Business Case

• Systems Selection

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• Project Management

• Testing

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About Us

The Forward Curve LLC provides independent advice, consulting, and expertise in the changing Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and Distributed Resources industry. We bring deep expertise in business models for utilities and other organizations, but our real focus is developing practical, flexible, and efficient operations. Our core team is often supplemented by strong partners and other consultants who enable us to flexibly staff to the needs of specific projects and clients. We are a Women Owned Business entity originally founded by President, April Egan, in 1992 as a commodity risk management consulting organization.  

April Egan

President

My career began in risk management and procurement of agricultural commodities. The deregulation of energy commodities created a natural transition to working with utility risk management strategy and policies. Food company and restaurant clients interested in reducing energy costs led to energy efficiency as that is the most straight-forward way to reduce costs and manage risk of variable energy prices. My entrepreneurship-focused MBA is a strength when advising client organizations in product and service development. My career highlights numerous initiatives which stepped beyond the norm to transform organizations and create change; These initiatives include developing initial utility risk management policies, launching new product development processes, and serving as a Board Member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange during its transition to an electronic trading platform.

To learn more, you are invited to view my LinkedIn profile

Kevin Lawless

Principal

Since the early days of my career, I have taken a quantitative, holistic, and systems-oriented approach to managing people and organizations more effectively. That approach led me to a variety of strategy, operational, and project leadership roles at utilities with a long-term focus on demand-side options and resources. With a keen interest in our impacts on climate and the environment, I enjoy applying my economic, industrial organization, and business education to the issues of the energy industry. My main areas of focus are the development and design of all aspects of business architecture, operational performance benchmarking, installation new technology platforms, and integration of business processes with those platforms.  

To find out more about my background and experience visit my LinkedIn profile

Also working with the The Forward Curve Team are Associates, Bill Dow, Cynthia Dahle, Afroz Khan, and Cassia Egan-Lawless.

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The Forward Curve, LLC

612-366-1812

theforwardcurveteam@theforwardcurve.com