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Updated by Onye Dike on October 20th, 2025
EnergyElephant is an energy and sustainability management platform used by public bodies, universities, real-estate investors, retailers and healthcare providers. It centralises energy, water, waste and carbon data, automating collection from meters, supplier portals and APIs, then validates and standardises it for analysis and reporting. The software supports audit-ready outputs aligned to major frameworks, enabling teams to track targets and evidence progress across Scopes 1–3. It scales from single-site deployments to multinational portfolios, helping finance, estates and sustainability teams reduce costs, improve compliance and act on high-value opportunities.

Available Carbon Accounting Features

AI-Powered Insights for Optimization
Audit Support
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Cost Tracking
Data Import/Export
Emissions Factor Database
Emissions Forecasting
Integration with IoT Sensors
Multi-Site Support
Risk Assessment & Scoring
Scope 1 Emissions Tracking
Scope 2 Emissions Tracking
Scope 3 Emissions Tracking
Target Setting & Tracking
Tax and Incentive Management

Missing Carbon Accounting Features

Benchmarking & Peer Comparison
Carbon Credit Trading
Carbon Offset Tracking
Carbon Pricing
Compliance Reporting
Customizable Dashboards
Customizable Reporting Templates
Goal Setting & Tracking
Lifecycle Assessment
Real-Time Monitoring (non-energy)
Scenario Analysis for Emissions Reduction
Supply Chain Emissions Hotspot Identification

Pricing

Starting Price
USD 250.00 / per month
Options
  • Free Trial
  • Monthly Subscription

Available Since

January 2015

Deployment Options

No data available

Good Option For

  • Small Business (11-50 people)
  • Medium Business (51-250 people)
  • Large Business (250+ people)

Deep dive


Core Features

EnergyElephant emphasises trustworthy data and audit-ready reporting. It automates ingestion and validation, exposes actionable insights, and maps results to leading standards. Its core features include:

  • Frameworks & disclosures: Audit-ready tools mapped to among others, B Corp, CDP, CSRD/ESRS, ENERGY STAR, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001, with a single access point for internal/external audits.

  • Carbon & ESG tracking: Consolidates energy, water, waste and cost data; supports Scope 1–3 tracking and target management across sites and portfolios.

  • Automated data collection & bill validation: Retrieves data from smart meters/sensors, supplier portals, BI systems and APIs; processes bills and flags data gaps via a built-in data-audit tool.

  • Real-time data & integrations: Ingests near-real-time interval data for electricity, gas, water and environmental sensors; can integrate with existing devices or new hardware.

  • Project & performance management: Baselines and dashboards to benchmark assets, manage opportunities and track progress against KPIs and efficiency projects.

  • Mobile meter-reading app: iOS/Android app captures photo readings and submits them directly, reducing reliance on estimated bills.

Closing Insights

EnergyElephant’s customer stories show how the platform supports very different disclosure and reduction needs in the public and private sector. An NHS Foundation Trust uses EnergyElephant to coordinate multi-site estates management, monitor progress and cut energy use and related emissions. EnergyElephant supported the Estates and Facilities team through an initial virtual setup and onboarding session, complemented by ongoing assistance as needed and quarterly review calls to help users maximize the platform’s value. In the private sector, real-estate investor Elevation uses the software to manage GRESB workflows and performance across 150+ assets, illustrating portfolio-scale carbon and ESG reporting in practice.

According to the company EnergyElephant is one of the fastest-growing sustainability tech start-ups, having managed over €3 billion in energy costs. Moreover, the platform supports multiple countries and currencies, making it suited to organizations with geographically distributed operations. Meanwhile, regulation is evolving with general and building-level standards and benchmarking schemes increasingly requiring energy/emissions data for compliance. In that context, a consolidated, audit-ready data system like EnergyElephant helps estates, asset managers and sustainability teams evidence progress and meet disclosure requirements while identifying practical reduction opportunities.


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