ecoplanet

Energy management for an industrial company has become one of the most complex operational management challenges in recent years. It is not simply about reducing utility bills: there are supply contracts to optimize, consumption to monitor across multiple sites, emissions to report for regulatory compliance, and energy markets to interpret to make intelligent procurement decisions. Ecoplanet, a Berlin startup, has built integrated software that brings all of this together on a single platform. The Ecoplanet Cockpit is an energy management tool that enables companies to monitor energy consumption in real time, manage supply contracts, analyze emissions, and identify optimization opportunities through AI algorithms. The system aggregates data from multiple sources — meters, invoices, energy markets — and transforms them into actionable insights: where consumption is highest, when it makes sense to shift to different tariffs, which efficiency measures offer the highest ROI. The business model is B2B SaaS with annual subscriptions calibrated to the number of managed sites or the volume of monitored energy. Additional modules for advanced reporting — particularly for ESG disclosure and compliance with the European taxonomy — add value for companies that need to respond to investors or regulators. Consulting services for energy efficiency projects complete the offering with project-based revenue. The European regulatory environment is a powerful demand driver: the Energy Efficiency Directive requires regular audits for large companies; ESG regulations mandate detailed emissions reporting; energy costs remain high following the 2022 crisis. Together, these factors create pressure on all industrial companies to take energy management seriously. Ecoplanet positions itself as the operational tool that transforms this pressure into a manageable and measurable process, combining procurement intelligence, demand steering, and compliance in a single interface that an energy manager can use every day.