EcoMetricx

What EcoMetricx does

EcoMetricx, LLC is an Irvine, California-based AI data analytics company founded in 2024 by Matthew Harding, PhD. It serves energy utilities and large enterprises with a platform that combines econometric modeling, machine learning, causal AI, behavioral science, and privacy-preserving architecture. The company positions itself as a vertically integrated analytics vendor for utility program evaluation, demand-side management, and enterprise AI applications, with stated deployments across the USA, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Germany, and Spain.

The product portfolio is unusually broad for a sub-30-person team and includes LUX (AI customer assistant), EnerGaze Evaluation (open-source Python package for energy program evaluation), EnerGaze Forecast (causal AI forecasting on AWS), Potentia and Potentia NLI (dashboards and NLP-to-SQL), Pactum (AI conversation quality OS), COGITO (data quality assurance), DataDNA (algorithm technology), SavingsIQ (NMEC-compliant savings verification), NeuralSim (neural operator digital twins), SwiftCast (behavioral motivators), and Via. Underlying technical components emphasize causal inference, neural operator architectures, and multi-modal AI spanning text, audio, and structured time-series data. Compliance posture includes CCPA, GDPR, NIST CSF 2.0, and CSA STAR CCM v4 alignment.

EcoMetricx monetizes through a blend of white-label licensing to utility partners, SaaS-style subscriptions, and professional services/consulting engagements. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with embedded utility channel partnerships, supported by named clients such as Xcel Energy, Entergy, SVCE, EPRI, the World Bank, CFTC, Apple, C3 AI, BritBox, Cal Water, Franklin Energy, and others. The company is bootstrapped with no external funding disclosed and relies on academic and conference positioning (UCLA Visiting Professorship, CalCCA keynote, WFES 2026) to build credibility in regulated procurement environments.

Name

EcoMetricx

Legal name

EcoMetricx, LLC

Website

https://ecometricx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EcoMetricx is an Irvine-based AI analytics company founded in 2024 that builds causal-AI, econometric, and behavioral-science products for energy utilities and large enterprises, monetizing via white-label licensing, SaaS, and professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Analytics Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Augmented Analytics & AI-Assisted BI (NLQ/NLG, Insights) (HDAEAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF), AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF), Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Services (BPAHALAC)

Keywords

• Energy analytics software
• AI data analytics
• Econometric modeling services
• Utility customer engagement
• Causal inference AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Platform Licensing (White-label): White-label licensing of AI products (LUX, Potentia, EnerGaze, Pactum) to utility companies and enterprise clients. Products are deployed under client branding with customization capabilities.
2. Professional Services and Consulting: Expert consulting services including econometric modeling, data science engineering, program evaluation, expert witness services for IP litigation, and regulatory compliance support. Engagement through project-based contracts and retainer arrangements.
3. Software Products (SaaS-style): AI-powered software products delivered as platforms including EnerGaze (Python package), Potentia NLI (NLP-to-SQL analytics), and Pactum (conversation quality OS). Delivered via AWS integration and API access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EcoMetricx develops and sells AI-powered analytics software for utilities, government agencies, and large enterprises, with deep specialization in the energy sector. Core products include LUX (AI customer assistant), EnerGaze Evaluation and EnerGaze Forecast (energy program evaluation and causal forecasting), Potentia (utility customer engagement dashboards), Potentia NLI (NLP-to-SQL analytics), and Pactum (AI conversation quality OS). The company also delivers expert consulting, econometric modeling, and privacy-preserving analytics services aligned with NIST CSF 2.0 and other regulatory frameworks.

Product overview

EcoMetricx is an AI and data analytics company offering a portfolio of interconnected products and proprietary technologies. The core product suite includes LUX (AI-powered customer assistant), Potentia (energy engagement portal), Pactum (conversation quality OS), and EnerGaze (energy evaluation and forecasting tools). These products are augmented by underlying technology modules including COGITO (data quality), DataDNA (insight extraction), SavingsIQ (energy measurement), NeuralSim (digital twins), and SwiftCast (behavioral nudges). Potentia NLI provides natural language analytics capabilities for Potentia. The portfolio serves utilities, government agencies, financial services, and entertainment sectors with a focus on energy analytics, customer engagement, and behavioral science applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LUX: AI-powered assistant for improving sales and customer experience with real-time, personalized customer support through voice and chat.
• EnerGaze
• Potentia
• Potentia NLI
• Pactum
• COGITO
• DataDNA
• SavingsIQ
• NeuralSim
• SwiftCast

Products and services

• LUX AI-powered assistant delivering real-time, personalized customer support through voice and chat interfaces, providing secure usage insights and guided product recommendations for utilities and enterprises to improve customer experience and revenue generation.
• EnerGaze Evaluation Comprehensive Python package for evaluating energy efficiency programs using advanced statistical models, implementing methodologies from the Uniform Methods Project (UMP) with tools for energy savings estimation, treatment effect analysis, and program impact assessment for energy utilities.
• EnerGaze Forecast Agentic pipelines delivering causal forecasting with audit-grade confidence for proving program impact and forecasting ability, built to run inside AWS environments for energy utilities.
• Potentia AI-powered customer engagement portal for utilities' small-business customers, turning meter and billing data into clear insights, personalized recommendations, and simple visuals for understanding usage, cutting waste, and hitting sustainability goals.
• Potentia NLI Chat-native analytics cockpit for energy intelligence that turns natural language questions into verified SQL queries and live, immersive graphs, enabling non-technical utility users to query operational data.
• Pactum AI Conversation Quality Operating System that enables deployment of AI agents sounding confident, compliant, and consistently excellent across enterprise customer support operations.
• COGITO Data quality assurance technology that audits big data veracity, detects inconsistencies, identifies root causes, and provides proactive insights through unique digital thumbprinting to safeguard data integrity for AI deployments and business processes.
• DataDNA Algorithm technology that extracts deep insights from individual user data spanning different domains, including customer preferences, behaviors, device operation, performance, and fault detection, generating hundreds of data features for predictive propensity models.
• SavingsIQ Advanced algorithms for Normalized Metered Energy Consumption (NMEC) protocols enabling accurate measurement of energy efficiency program savings using real-time weather data, handling climate extremes for demand response and building retrofit programs.
• NeuralSim Proprietary neural operator technology creating device or customer-level digital twins in data-rich environments for real-time forecasting, synthetic data generation, and counterfactual trajectory analysis to enable low-cost policy evaluation.
• SwiftCast Data-driven behavioral motivator technology based on behavioral science, psychology, and neuromarketing research for low-cost interventions in engagement scenarios without monetary incentives, including behavioral demand response programs and emergency notifications.
• Via Lead intelligence platform that captures conversation context and converts it into actionable follow-ups with smart re-engagement tracking and context-aware email generation for sales and customer engagement operations.

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northwestern University Kellogg School of ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoMetricx former employee Razvan Banescu transitioned to become an Empirical Research Fellow at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Matt Harding (CEO) supported the application process. The relationship represents academic talent pipeline and research collaboration potential rather than formal business partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Recurve: Energy efficiency platform focused on M&V, NMEC analytics, and demand-side management for utilities and CCAs. Directly comparable to EcoMetricx's EnerGaze/SavingsIQ stack serving the same California CCA customer base.
• DataRobot: Enterprise AI/ML platform with predictive and causal AI capabilities serving regulated industries. Comparable to EcoMetricx on the predictive/causal AI tooling layer that underpins EnerGaze Forecast and bespoke client model development.
• C3 AI: Enterprise AI applications platform with deep utility and energy vertical focus (predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, energy management). Directly comparable to EcoMetricx on the AI-for-utilities axis; notably, C3 AI is also an EcoMetricx customer, making the overlap unusually tight.
• AutoGrid (Schneider Electric): Energy analytics and distributed energy resource management platform for utilities; comparable on forecasting, demand response, and customer-facing analytics, with substantially more scale and Schneider Electric distribution.
• Uplight: Customer engagement and energy-efficiency platform purpose-built for utilities, including M&V, behavioral demand response, and white-label customer portals — the same product surface area as Potentia, LUX, and SavingsIQ at EcoMetricx.
• Bidgely: Utility AI platform specializing in energy disaggregation, customer engagement, and behavioral demand response. Overlaps with EcoMetricx's Potentia customer-engagement portal and behavioral-science (SwiftCast) capabilities.
• EnergyHub: Demand response and DER orchestration platform for utilities, with white-label customer engagement and analytics components. Comparable to EcoMetricx on the utility-side demand response and customer engagement surface.

Emerging players

• Causeway Technologies: Provider of econometric modeling and causal inference consulting for utilities and infrastructure operators, overlapping with EcoMetricx's econometric modeling and program evaluation practice area.

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Enterprise data analytics platform serving governments, utilities, and large enterprises with bespoke analytics and AI. Overlaps with EcoMetricx's government (World Bank, CFTC) and utility work, but at vastly greater scale and broader capability.
• Oracle Energy and Water: Large incumbent vendor of analytics, MDM, and AI-enabled applications for utilities and water operators (Cal Water is also an Oracle customer). Represents the bundled-suite competitor EcoMetricx displaces when utilities adopt a specialist AI stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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