EnergyElephant vs GridPoint Intelligence

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.

GridPoint Intelligence is an energy management platform for commercial customers looking to understand and optimize energy use across buildings. It connects with existing building assets and provides metering, asset monitoring, remote controls, and energy optimization. The platform interprets building data to automate operations, identify anomalies and inefficiencies, and recommend actions related to equipment performance.

For HVAC, GridPoint monitors units, helps diagnose issues remotely, ranks them by severity, and supports repair validation. Automation can use schedules based on time of use, operating hours, occupancy, sensors, and daylight. GridPoint says its demand response technology is OpenADR certified and works with other protocols. Its energy manager app provides energy-use feedback, asset monitoring, reports, and alerts on Android and iOS; the platform is also available on the web. Two-factor authentication is optional. Pricing is on request, and packages can be out of the box or customized for a site. A 90-day pilot is available. GridPoint was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.