Automate financial + environmental impact reports to demonstrate green savings to SMB clients.
Small-business owners in climatetech struggle to prove ROI on green initiatives to skeptical SMB clients who prioritize short-term profits.
EcoImpactHub connects to utility bills or meters to track real-time savings from green projects. It generates monthly reports blending dollars saved, CO2 reduced, and ROI metrics. Owners share branded proofs that align green wins with profit goals.
Small-business owners in climatetech selling green initiatives to SMB clients
Real-time tracking with utility API integrations, focused on post-install proof vs. pre-sale sims.
friendly/professional
Upload CSV or connect utility APIs
Visualize savings/CO2 over time
Monthly PDF summaries
Branded login for clients to view progress
Notify on milestones (e.g., payback reached)
Link to Verra/ Gold Standard
Portfolio aggregation
User-defined KPIs
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_email | text | Yes |
| metrics | jsonb | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| energy_used | float | Yes |
| cost | float | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| generated_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/projectsCreate project
/api/data-points/:projectIdUpload data
/api/reports/:projectIdGenerate report
/api/client/dashboard/:tokenClient view
No auto-reports
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 8% | $96 | $1,152 |
| Month 6 | 250 | 12% | $900 | $10,800 |
Automated dashboards prove ROI and impact from day one of their green upgrade.
Email 15 climatetech firms from Crunchbase with free setup offer; Join SMB green Slack/Discord, share demo; Target via Twitter search 'struggling green roi'.
Energy mgmt
Too complex/expensive for SMB
Simple, affordable client-proof focus
CO2 calcs
No financial tie-in
ROI + impact combined
User data network for better baselines
2024 utility APIs opening + SMB net-zero pressures.
Utility API limits
Fallback to CSV
Data privacy concerns
GDPR compliance
High churn if no value
Free trial extensions
Success: Pain validation
Success: 2 upgrades
Success: 10 ref users
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