Kevala

Kevala is a data and analytics company that builds software for modeling, planning and forecasting the electric distribution grid. Its cloud-based platform combines grid network models, address-specific geospatial data and hyper-granular time series data with data science, engineering and economics to give energy market participants visibility into grid infrastructure, load, carbon intensity, market conditions, customer behavior and environmental conditions.

Platform capabilities include a map-based interface for searching grid assets, analysis of distributed energy resource (DER) adoption trends across solar, storage and electric vehicles, site identification and analysis for renewable development, power flow analysis and scenario modeling, and locational carbon intensity measurement. Additional modules cover rate analysis, non-wires alternatives and fleet electrification. Time series scenarios are designed to be compatible with industry planning tools including CYME, Synergi, PSS/E and OpenDSS. Packaged solutions are marketed as Integrated Grid Planning, Project Siting and Electrification Impacts Study, the last of which analyzes electrification impacts down to the premise level.

Alongside software, Kevala produces white papers and studies on grid topics, including a bottom-up load forecasting and electrification impacts cost study for the California Public Utilities Commission, a multi-state transportation electrification impact study for the U.S. Department of Energy, work on virtual power plants, distribution capacity expansion planning, inclusive utility program design, and localized carbon intensity accounting.

Founding story

Kevala was founded in 2014 by Aram Shumavon, a market design economist who had worked at the California Public Utilities Commission and concluded that a future with high penetration of distributed energy resources would require new tools for grid planning and management.

Business model

Kevala sells data, analysis and attendant consulting services through subscription and API licensing to its platform products. Clients can license the software for independent use or engage Kevala's subject-matter experts for customized support and integration into their existing workflows.

Subscription and API licensing of platform products, plus consulting and professional/advisory services.

Traction

Publicly referenced engagements include studies for the California Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy, two DOE CESER project awards, and customer or partner statements from Exelon Corporation and National Grid. External listings place headcount in the 51-99 range.

Latest developments

Recent published outputs include a 2026 analysis of California investor-owned utility grid capacity to serve local load with distributed solar-plus-storage during summer peak and net peak hours, and 2024 reports on inclusive utility program designs for disadvantaged communities, customer-facing utility program designs and pricing, virtual power plants, and a DOE multi-state transportation electrification impact study.