LCG Consulting Energy Online

What LCG Consulting Energy Online does

LCG Consulting Energy Online, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Los Altos, California with a European office in Paris, is a private consulting and software firm serving the electricity industry worldwide. The company develops and licenses a proprietary portfolio of energy market simulation and analysis tools — most notably the UPLAN Network Power Model (UPLAN-NPM), with modules including UPLAN-G for gas procurement, UPLAN-ACE for day-ahead and real-time market simulation, PowerMax for short-term portfolio optimization, Generator X for long-term generation and transmission expansion planning, the Uniform Storage Model (USM) for battery simulation, and the PLATO database of plants, loads, assets, and transmission infrastructure. The technical foundation rests on operations research methods: Mixed Integer Programming optimization, Security-Constrained Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch, AC/DC power flow, Locational Marginal Price computation, and Monte Carlo-based structural simulation under the firm's Multi-Commodity Multi-Area Optimal Power Flow framework.

The firm's customer base spans electric utilities, independent power producers and developers, energy traders and risk managers, regional transmission organizations (CAISO, MISO, PJM, NYISO, ERCOT), and state and federal regulatory bodies, with documented engagements for clients such as the California Public Utilities Commission, Taiwan Power Company, Eastern Kentucky Power Cooperatives, Alliant Resource Energy, WPS Energy, and 7X Energy. LCG monetizes through three streams: subscription-based licensing of its software products and recurring forecast/research publications (including the MISO 2034 Data Model, PJM Congestion Outlook, and annual ERCOT market outlooks), project-based professional services consulting for asset valuation, market simulation, transmission and tariff design, and risk management, and paid webinar/workshops on emerging market topics. Distribution is direct via the EnergyOnline.com portal, with thought leadership supported by research published in The Electricity Journal and Public Utilities Fortnightly. The company is founder-owned and operated independently without external private equity or venture capital backing, with leadership transition risk now material following the 2026 passing of founder and president Dr. Rajat K. Deb.

Name

LCG Consulting Energy Online

Legal name

LCG Consulting

Website

https://energyonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LCG Consulting Energy Online is a private, founder-owned consulting and software firm, founded in 1983, that builds proprietary energy market simulation tools (UPLAN suite, PowerMax, Generator X, PLATO database) and provides consulting services to electric utilities, power developers, energy traders, RTOs/ISOs, and regulators across North America, Europe, and select APAC markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electricity Market Simulation Software

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Energy market simulation
• Electricity price forecasting
• Transmission expansion planning
• Gas procurement analysis
• Asset valuation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Altos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Products: Sale of specialized energy market simulation and analysis software tools including UPLAN-NPM, UPLAN-G, Generator X, PowerMax, and PLATO database.
2. Consulting Services: Analytical support and consulting services in energy markets, pricing, and risk management. Includes market simulation studies, asset valuation, transmission analysis, and regulatory analysis.
3. Reports and Publications: Published research reports on electricity markets, transmission, mergers and acquisitions, and market simulation available for purchase or subscription.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LCG Consulting develops and licenses proprietary electricity market simulation and optimization software led by the UPLAN Network Power Model, complemented by Generator X, PowerMax, UPLAN-G, UPLAN-ACE, Uniform Storage Model, and the PLATO infrastructure database. The firm also delivers analytical consulting engagements covering market competition, asset valuation, transmission and tariff design, and risk management, and publishes recurring outlook and congestion reports for ISO/RTO markets such as ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO, and CAISO.

Product overview

LCG Consulting Energy Online offers a portfolio of specialized energy market analysis software and consulting services. The core product is the UPLAN Network Power Model (UPLAN-NPM), a comprehensive market simulation platform that performs integrated price forecasting, optimal power flow, and asset valuation using Security-Constrained Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch. This core platform is complemented by specialized modules including USM (battery simulation), UPLAN-ACE (day-ahead/real-time market simulation), UPLAN-G (gas procurement analysis), PowerMax (short-term portfolio optimization), and Generator X (generation/transmission expansion planning using MIP optimization). Supporting these software products is the PLATO database containing comprehensive energy infrastructure data. LCG also provides consulting services for competition analysis, asset valuation, transmission design, and risk management, along with educational workshops on market developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UPLAN Network Power Model: Complete system for integrated market simulation, price forecasting, optimal power flow, asset valuation and risk management
• UPLAN-G
• PowerMax
• Generator X
• UPLAN-ACE
• PLATO
• Uniform Storage Model
• EnergyOnline

Products and services

• UPLAN Network Power Model (UPLAN-NPM) Comprehensive electricity market simulation platform that performs integrated price forecasting, optimal power flow (AC and DC), Locational Marginal Price computation, asset valuation, and risk management using Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) and Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED), with N-x contingency analysis and real-time re-dispatch for congestion management.
• Uniform Storage Model (USM) Battery storage simulation model designed to analyze energy storage system participation in electricity markets.
• UPLAN-ACE Day-ahead and real-time market simulation tool for ISO/RTO operations modeling ancillary service markets and real-time dispatch.
• UPLAN-G (Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System) Gas planning and procurement optimization system providing resource portfolio optimization, gas dispatch, pipeline sizing, facilities planning, and demand-side management, with five modules covering commodity cost, commodity cost uncertainty, integrated optimization, market gas price forecasting, and strategic finance.
• PLATO Database Comprehensive database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission and related energy infrastructure data, covering MISO, PJM, ERCOT, and other U.S. RTOs.
• PowerMax Short-term portfolio revenue optimization model using Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) that performs perfect portfolio optimization for resource selection, evaluating one-day, two-day, or one-week portfolios to maximize income while meeting operational and regulatory constraints.
• Generator X (Gen X) Generation and Transmission Expansion Model using Mixed Integer Programming to provide strategic insight on long-term power grid infrastructure investment, factoring renewable targets, emission limits, reserve margins, and ancillary service requirements.
• CAISO CRR Auctions Service Monthly price and congestion forecasting service for the California ISO (CAISO) Congestion Revenue Rights auctions.
• Energy Market Consulting Services Analytical consulting engagements covering Competition/Deregulation/Forecasting, Asset Valuation in RTOs, Transmission and Tariff Design, Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Workshops.
• Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT's Market Overhaul Workshop Live webinar workshop explaining ERCOT's Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) implementation, covering grid stability, operational changes, and market workflow impacts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple RTO/ISO studies and market simulations conducted for major US power markets
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/energyonlinelcg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lcg-consulting

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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