EnergyElephant vs FTW

EnergyElephant helps organizations manage energy, waste, water, and carbon data for sustainability, cost control, and compliance. It gathers information from smart meters and sensors, supplier portals, business intelligence systems, and APIs. Automated bill processing checks for anomalies, flags estimated bills, and validates bills against local regulatory and tax data. Carbon reporting covers Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, with methods including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Net Zero, CDP, GRESB, and TCFD. Users can track energy performance, set targets for significant energy users, and identify savings opportunities across meters and assets. Cost tools cover unit rates, procurement, spend projections, and budget analysis across energy, waste, water, and transport. Its iOS and Android app lets users photograph and submit electricity, gas, or water meter readings linked to their accounts. A 14-day trial provides access to all features. Plans include onboarding and switching support; pricing depends on meter or data-point count rather than regions. Listed options start with Large at $7.30 a month, with a 300-point minimum.

FTW connects supported solar equipment, batteries, and car chargers from different brands for home energy use. Its Energyplan weighs charging needs, electricity prices and tariffs, solar and household forecasts, battery state, and efficiency to plan energy use. FTW Core checks proposed plans and commands against site and equipment limits, with a local fallback if the planner is unavailable. The beta indicates whether controlled devices are following FTW, waiting, limited, or need attention, using device readings and separate meter confirmation where available. Lua drivers connect supported meters, inverters, and batteries, although supported models, firmware, and verified functions vary. OCPP 1.6J and 2.0.1 chargers can connect to FTW's built-in server without a Lua driver, subject to their supported functions. FTW also lists API and Home Assistant connections for observation or automation. It runs on a user's own host, with Linux and Docker installation paths and Raspberry Pi or Linux deployment described. FTW is an early 0.x beta; active control requires a working site meter and confirmed main fuse rating.