Utility Startup Ideas

1 month ago

A home energy management system that maintains energy consumption and utility bills, with a focus on extending availability of hot water and A/C.

416

3 years ago

Builds and delivers smart meters for solar farms in India. The startup claims that it’s the lowest cost alternative to utility-scale solar.

227

3 months ago

A machine for making small batches of customized printed materials, like utility bills, or business cards.

183

2 years ago

A credit app that allows you to save money on your utility bills by charging you for times when you don’t use your home.

165

1 year ago

A company that offers a way for small businesses to manage their accounts, from payroll to utility bills, and find financial advice from a certified financial planner.

163

3 years ago

A startup that sells a tool for people to help them save money on their monthly utility bills

156

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help you find low cost utility companies that provide better service.

156

3 years ago

This is a startup that’s building an app and platform to help people in countries like India save money on their utility bills by installing solar panels on their homes, which are already building excess energy into the grid.

154

3 years ago

Chargeback is an online platform that helps users dispute utility bills. It’s a B2B startup catering to utility companies. The founders hope to build a worldwide network of users.

151

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps you pay your utility bills and read your meter data.

150

3 years ago

A desktop application that allows people to quickly and easily pay their bills, from utility companies to credit card companies.

129

3 years ago

This startup is building a network for the more than 60 million people who don’t have bank accounts — but are still expected to receive a loan, rent payments, or pay utility bills. As a result, they often don’t have access to the basic financial services they need. Envelope lets them become a platform for next-day payment, and offers payment-by-phone for small transactions.

128

3 years ago

This startup’s utility is powered by the sharing economy. The app allows people to connect with local drivers and couriers to take care of what can be a labor-intensive activity, like moving a couch to a new apartment or delivering art to a new home.

121

2 years ago

A utility-scale solar plant in the US that stores excess power and sells it into the grid.

120

1 year ago

A startup that wants to replace your utility bills with a monthly subscription model.

109

2 years ago

A software company that helps businesses figure out how much they’re paying for electricity, and then sets up a cash flow model to ensure they’re using less electricity. The company has a database of over 1,000 utility companies that it uses to calculate the cost of electricity.

108

3 years ago

A utility that allows you to control your home appliances remotely and with an app. The company wants to use the same tech to let you control your car like you do your computer, so you can remotely lock and unlock your car (like BMW’s ConnectedDrive feature) or even get notifications when it’s being driven.

106

3 years ago

A data-driven company that makes a program that helps people pay their utility bills every month. The startup is focused on helping customers keep their utility bills at a minimum.

105

2 years ago

An API for the U.K.’s government’s Open Data platform, which is released under a Creative Commons license. It allows users to interface with the data in a variety of ways, including filtering by utility.

105

2 years ago

A utility bill management service for apartment owners.

104

10 months ago

A mobile application for the payment of utility bills. The startup is working with utilities across the US to allow customers to pay bills on their cell phones.

103

2 years ago

A utility for "smart" homes from the makers of Nest, Dropcam and Honeywell. Eko is a new company that aims to bring more automation to everything from thermostats to security cameras. The company started with a thermostat that can be programmed through an app and communicate with a connected garage door, but it’s now also trying to develop a home security system that will stop someone by recognizing their face and sending a message to their phone.

87

2 years ago

A new app that lets people in the US track the cost of their utility bills. Energy management platform, YieldClerk, aims to help people save money by giving an overview of their bill and what they could be spending on other things. It also gives them a way to request service credits from their utility companies.

86

1 year ago

A startup that tracks how much you’re paying for electricity and other utility bills. The company won’t tell you how much you’re paying, but they’ll tell you what it’s worth and how long you may be paying for.

84

10 months ago

About a dozen startups are working on a shared infrastructure to help companies reduce their energy bills. Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is designed to help companies cut their energy bills by 30%.

83

1 year ago

A utility to help teams build and launch product concepts quickly.

80

1 year ago

A startup that has built an app that allows people to automatically pay their utility bills with cryptocurrency.

79

2 years ago

A chatbot designed to answer all of your questions about how to reduce your carbon footprint, which they want to do by partnering with your utility company.

72

2 years ago

A utility token for the global ride-sharing and car-sharing sector. The startup wants to bring a new level of transparency and collaboration to the industry, by creating a platform for drivers and riders to manage all their accounts on one platform.

71

10 months ago

This startup is building a “utility-style” credit score, combining three common traditional credit scores into one. It’s meant to be a “definitive score” that’s transparent, easy to understand and is suitable for non-traditional credit.

65

1 year ago

A startup that helps customers connect their smart home devices to their utility companies for easier energy management.

64

1 year ago

A utility that helps businesses track and understand their employees’ energy and water usage. As a startup in the energy sector, it's aiming to "help businesses save money, increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution."

64

1 year ago

A company providing mobile utility payments and bill payments.

62

2 years ago

A payment app for the UK that lets customers pay their pre-approved utility bills without a bank account.

61

2 years ago

This company wants to help companies to optimize the utility of their employees by identifying their employees’ biggest challenges and to provide them with the tools to overcome them.

61

1 year ago

A startup that is building a “utility-grade” PC with a “desktop-grade” price to bring desktop computers to emerging markets.

59

1 year ago

A smart card that can be used to pay your utility bills. The company also offers a subscription service that sends billed charges directly to your card.

56

1 year ago

A utility for storing and sharing receipts

55

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform for maintaining the energy efficiency of buildings. They’re looking to partner with builders, utility companies, and homeowners.

52

9 months ago

A utility that allows people to easily and efficiently find out who they do and don’t know in a group chat.

49

7 months ago

A digital utility bill payment platform that pays bills automatically with a credit card.

49

1 year ago

A way to pay your utility bills, insurance, and cell phone bill all in a single app.

44

11 months ago

A utility that helps companies reliably track and mitigate their carbon footprints. They currently have a pilot running with a number of large companies in the UK and Asia.

42

1 year ago

In the last two years, the cost of building a nuclear plant in the US has increased seven times, while the cost of building a solar plant has dropped. Upstart Energy is building a solar plant in the desert of California to compete with utility companies that have built nuclear plants. The startup aims to use an asset-light model and build a plant for around $1.5 billion.

41

1 year ago

A platform that allows consumers to track their own energy consumption. Energy data is forwarded to the utility company, which then compares consumption patterns to historical patterns to determine energy consumption by individual home.

39

2 months ago

A company that helps people reduce their gas usage by providing natural gas discounts to utility customers.

38

1 year ago

A micro-utility for electric vehicles (EVs) aiming to help customers manage the cost of charging their cars.

33

6 months ago

A utility for managing employees’ work hours. If you’ve ever had to stand in line at your boss’s office to get sub-par hours that are still more than what you’re currently working, you know how boring it can be.

33

3 years ago

A startup that enables businesses to manage energy consumption, meant to save customers money on their utility bill.

29

2 months ago

A utility that sends out a weekly email of all the new changes to the code on a website.

28

6 months ago

A platform that connects people with their own utilities — allowing them to share their energy usage with their utility and adjust rates to save money.

27

2 months ago

A utility that lets you pay for your cell phone bill with a single click.

25

4 months ago

A company that’s helping consumers better manage their utilities in the home and in their cars. The startup’s main product, called “Smart Energy”, is a tool that allows users to plan out their utility usage, then get alerts when they’re running low and automatically make adjustments.

24

5 months ago

Helping people control their electric utility costs with “smart thermostats, smoke detectors, and power strips”.

23

5 months ago

A company making a simple app that helps people pay their utility bills.

20

14 days ago

A startup that helps utility companies manage smart grid data. The company wants to make it easier for utility companies to use that data to make money through services like sales, reports or data analysis.

12

16 days ago

A utility-type startup focusing its efforts on the intersection of data and software.

11

3 years ago

Idea: A business that monitors utility meters for homes and businesses, and sends real-time information on consumption to users

10

11 hours ago

A utility-only B2B platform for helping small businesses, including restaurants and electricians, manage finances and plan for future.

2

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Utility Startup Ideas

A home energy management system that maintains energy consumption and utility bills, with a focus on extending availability of hot water and A/C.

Builds and delivers smart meters for solar farms in India. The startup claims that it’s the lowest cost alternative to utility-scale solar.

A machine for making small batches of customized printed materials, like utility bills, or business cards.

A credit app that allows you to save money on your utility bills by charging you for times when you don’t use your home.

A company that offers a way for small businesses to manage their accounts, from payroll to utility bills, and find financial advice from a certified financial planner.

A startup that sells a tool for people to help them save money on their monthly utility bills

A startup that wants to help you find low cost utility companies that provide better service.

This is a startup that’s building an app and platform to help people in countries like India save money on their utility bills by installing solar panels on their homes, which are already building excess energy into the grid.

Chargeback is an online platform that helps users dispute utility bills. It’s a B2B startup catering to utility companies. The founders hope to build a worldwide network of users.

A mobile app that helps you pay your utility bills and read your meter data.

A desktop application that allows people to quickly and easily pay their bills, from utility companies to credit card companies.

This startup’s utility is powered by the sharing economy. The app allows people to connect with local drivers and couriers to take care of what can be a labor-intensive activity, like moving a couch to a new apartment or delivering art to a new home.

A utility-scale solar plant in the US that stores excess power and sells it into the grid.

A startup that wants to replace your utility bills with a monthly subscription model.

A software company that helps businesses figure out how much they’re paying for electricity, and then sets up a cash flow model to ensure they’re using less electricity. The company has a database of over 1,000 utility companies that it uses to calculate the cost of electricity.

A data-driven company that makes a program that helps people pay their utility bills every month. The startup is focused on helping customers keep their utility bills at a minimum.

An API for the U.K.’s government’s Open Data platform, which is released under a Creative Commons license. It allows users to interface with the data in a variety of ways, including filtering by utility.

A utility bill management service for apartment owners.

A mobile application for the payment of utility bills. The startup is working with utilities across the US to allow customers to pay bills on their cell phones.

A startup that tracks how much you’re paying for electricity and other utility bills. The company won’t tell you how much you’re paying, but they’ll tell you what it’s worth and how long you may be paying for.

About a dozen startups are working on a shared infrastructure to help companies reduce their energy bills. Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is designed to help companies cut their energy bills by 30%.

A utility to help teams build and launch product concepts quickly.

A startup that has built an app that allows people to automatically pay their utility bills with cryptocurrency.

A chatbot designed to answer all of your questions about how to reduce your carbon footprint, which they want to do by partnering with your utility company.

A utility token for the global ride-sharing and car-sharing sector. The startup wants to bring a new level of transparency and collaboration to the industry, by creating a platform for drivers and riders to manage all their accounts on one platform.

This startup is building a “utility-style” credit score, combining three common traditional credit scores into one. It’s meant to be a “definitive score” that’s transparent, easy to understand and is suitable for non-traditional credit.

A startup that helps customers connect their smart home devices to their utility companies for easier energy management.

A utility that helps businesses track and understand their employees’ energy and water usage. As a startup in the energy sector, it's aiming to "help businesses save money, increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution."

A company providing mobile utility payments and bill payments.

A payment app for the UK that lets customers pay their pre-approved utility bills without a bank account.

This company wants to help companies to optimize the utility of their employees by identifying their employees’ biggest challenges and to provide them with the tools to overcome them.

A startup that is building a “utility-grade” PC with a “desktop-grade” price to bring desktop computers to emerging markets.

A smart card that can be used to pay your utility bills. The company also offers a subscription service that sends billed charges directly to your card.

A utility for storing and sharing receipts

A startup that’s building a platform for maintaining the energy efficiency of buildings. They’re looking to partner with builders, utility companies, and homeowners.

A utility that allows people to easily and efficiently find out who they do and don’t know in a group chat.

A digital utility bill payment platform that pays bills automatically with a credit card.

A way to pay your utility bills, insurance, and cell phone bill all in a single app.

A utility that helps companies reliably track and mitigate their carbon footprints. They currently have a pilot running with a number of large companies in the UK and Asia.

A platform that allows consumers to track their own energy consumption. Energy data is forwarded to the utility company, which then compares consumption patterns to historical patterns to determine energy consumption by individual home.

A company that helps people reduce their gas usage by providing natural gas discounts to utility customers.

A micro-utility for electric vehicles (EVs) aiming to help customers manage the cost of charging their cars.

A utility for managing employees’ work hours. If you’ve ever had to stand in line at your boss’s office to get sub-par hours that are still more than what you’re currently working, you know how boring it can be.

A startup that enables businesses to manage energy consumption, meant to save customers money on their utility bill.

A utility that sends out a weekly email of all the new changes to the code on a website.

A platform that connects people with their own utilities — allowing them to share their energy usage with their utility and adjust rates to save money.

A utility that lets you pay for your cell phone bill with a single click.

A company that’s helping consumers better manage their utilities in the home and in their cars. The startup’s main product, called “Smart Energy”, is a tool that allows users to plan out their utility usage, then get alerts when they’re running low and automatically make adjustments.

Helping people control their electric utility costs with “smart thermostats, smoke detectors, and power strips”.

A company making a simple app that helps people pay their utility bills.

A startup that helps utility companies manage smart grid data. The company wants to make it easier for utility companies to use that data to make money through services like sales, reports or data analysis.

A utility-type startup focusing its efforts on the intersection of data and software.

Idea: A business that monitors utility meters for homes and businesses, and sends real-time information on consumption to users

A utility-only B2B platform for helping small businesses, including restaurants and electricians, manage finances and plan for future.