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Machine-Level Energy Accounting
Allocate energy cost to products, lines, and shifts.
Manufacturing / Energy Management & Sustainability
Energy Management & Sustainability
We engineer energy management platforms that give manufacturing operations real-time visibility into consumption, waste, and carbon emissions — and the AI-driven optimization tools to act on what they see.
18%
Average energy cost reduction
ISO 50001
Compliance-ready from day one
Scope 1 & 2
Automated carbon accounting
Trusted by global innovators
Industry Overview
Energy Management & Sustainability: Engineered End-to-End
Energy is the second-largest controllable cost in most factories — yet most plants have no visibility below the utility meter. We build platforms that submeter every line, machine, and HVAC zone, then apply ML to find the efficiency gains hiding in plain sight.
Industry Challenges
What Stops Most Teams From Solving This Today
Common friction points we hear from manufacturing teams scoping this kind of platform.
Utility-Meter-Only Visibility: Most plants see one monthly bill, not the machine-level consumption driving it.
Manual ISO 50001 Compliance: Energy reviews, baselines, and improvement tracking live in spreadsheets that drift between audits.
Reactive Demand Management: Demand charge penalties hit after the fact — there's no real-time alerting or automated load shedding.
Disconnected ESG: Sustainability teams manually collect energy data from plant engineers for carbon reporting.
Our Approach
Our Engineering Approach
We engineer for the operational reality — not the demo.
Machine-Level Submetering
IoT power meters on every significant load — with automatic discovery of consumption patterns and anomalies.
AI Efficiency Optimization
ML models identify waste patterns, recommend setpoint changes, and predict demand peaks before they trigger penalties.
Integrated Carbon Accounting
Scope 1 and 2 emissions calculated automatically from metered consumption with audit-grade lineage.
Capabilities
Capabilities
Production-grade features the platform ships with from day one.
Real-Time Energy Dashboards
Plant, line, and machine-level consumption visible in real time with drill-down.
Demand Peak Prediction
ML models forecast 15-minute demand peaks and trigger automated load shedding.
ISO 50001 Workflow
Energy baselines, targets, action tracking, and management review in one platform.
Carbon Emissions Tracking
Automated Scope 1 and 2 calculations with emission factor versioning.
Compressed Air Analytics
Leak detection, compressor efficiency, and system pressure optimization.
HVAC Optimization
Zone-level HVAC setpoint recommendations based on occupancy, production schedule, and weather.
Utility Rate Modeling
Model tariff structures including TOU, demand, and power factor penalties.
Anomaly Detection
Flag machines consuming more energy than their operating state warrants.
ESG Reporting Exports
CSRD, CDP, and GRI-ready exports with full lineage from meter to disclosure.
How It Works
Reference Architecture
How data and decisions flow end-to-end.
Metering Layer
IoT power meters, CT clamps, gas meters, and BMS integrations at machine and zone level.
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Edge Aggregation
Local edge gateways aggregate high-frequency readings and compute 1-minute rollups.
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Streaming Backbone
Kafka pipelines normalize readings into a unified energy data model.
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Analytics Engine
ML models compute baselines, detect anomalies, and forecast demand peaks.
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Carbon Calculation
Deterministic engine applies emission factors and produces auditable Scope 1/2 inventories.
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Apps & Reporting
Dashboards for plant engineers, ISO 50001 workflow for energy managers, and ESG exports for sustainability.
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Engineering Stack
Technology Stack
A pragmatic stack chosen for reliability, speed, and ease of operation.
Metering
ModbusBACnetMQTTIoT Power Meters
Data
TimescaleDBKafkaPostgreSQLIceberg
ML
Pythonscikit-learnProphetPyTorch
Apps
Next.jsReactTailwindRecharts
Carbon
EPA eGRIDDEFRA FactorsXBRL Toolkit
Infra
KubernetesTerraformVaultGrafana
Measured Impact
Measured Impact
Quantified outcomes from production deployments.
18%
Energy cost reduction
Through submetering visibility and ML-driven optimization.
30%
Lower demand charges
Via peak prediction and automated load shedding.
100%
ISO 50001 audit readiness
Continuous compliance instead of annual scramble.
10×
Faster carbon reporting
Automated vs. manual spreadsheet-based calculation.
Multi-Plant Energy Optimization for a Food Manufacturer
A food and beverage manufacturer with 8 plants and $42M annual energy spend had no visibility below the utility meter. We deployed IoT submetering across 2,200 loads and built a unified energy platform in five months.
First-year savings reached $7.6M through compressed air leak detection, HVAC schedule optimization, and demand peak avoidance. The same data now feeds the company's first machine-generated CSRD climate disclosure.
Case Study
Use Cases
Where This Earns Its Keep
Common deployment patterns we see across customers.
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Compressed Air Optimization
Detect leaks, optimize compressor staging, and reduce system pressure.
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Demand Charge Avoidance
Predict and prevent 15-minute demand peaks that trigger penalties.
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ISO 50001 Certification
Digital energy management system for certification and continuous improvement.
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Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Tracking
Automated emissions from natural gas, electricity, and fleet fuel.
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Steam & Thermal Optimization
Boiler efficiency, steam trap monitoring, and heat recovery analysis.
Integrations
Integrates With Your Existing Stack
We connect to the systems your teams already know.
Metering
Schneider ElectricSiemens SENTRON
BMS
Honeywell BMSJohnson Controls Metasys
ERP
SAP S/4HANA
ESG
Salesforce Net Zero Cloud
Warehouse
Snowflake
Compliance-First Development Services Backed by Global Standards
We build secure, scalable products designed for privacy, interoperability, and regulatory readiness from day one across every sector we serve.
Service Organization Control 2
Verified controls for security, availability, and confidentiality of enterprise data systems.
Information Security Management
Adhering to the international gold standard for managing information security risks.
Our Edge
Why Global Leaders Choose Us
We combine deep technical expertise with industry-specific knowledge to deliver solutions that aren't just functional, but transformational.
Enterprise-Grade Security
We implement rigorous security protocols and compliance standards (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2) across all industrial solutions to protect sensitive data.
High-Performance Scaling
Our architectures are built to handle massive data loads and user bases, ensuring seamless performance whether you're serving ten or ten million.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Leveraging our suite of internal tools and proven frameworks, we reduce development cycles and get your product to market 40% faster.
Embedded AI Integration
Beyond simple wrappers, we build deep-learning integrations and predictive analytics directly into the core of your industry-specific workflows.
Engagement Model
Engagement Model
Predictable, structured delivery from kickoff through long-term ownership.
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Discovery & Scoping
We map the existing systems, constraints, and stakeholders to scope a focused 8–12 week first delivery.
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Architecture & Pilot
A working slice on a representative environment — proving the data flow end-to-end before scaling.
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Production Engineering
Hardened services, observability, access controls, and audit logging go live behind your IAM.
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Operate & Iterate
We stay on as the embedded engineering team — closing tickets, tuning models, and shipping new value.
Voices of Success
We don't just build products; we forge lasting partnerships. See how we've helped industry leaders transform their vision into technical reality.
"I can clearly see how Agnotic has a unique way of handling end-to-end development. They are always active on quick chat and provide support quickly."
Aaron Phelan
Founder, Benchmark
"Agnotic is the best technical team we evaluated. Their engineering excellence made our work dramatically easier and allowed us to stay focused on what matters most for maternal care outcomes. They took full ownership of the technical execution, and we are always happy to continue working together."
Kim Smith
Founder, My Lauren
"Agnotic combines deep technical expertise with strong domain knowledge. They understand the business context, anticipate challenges, and make collaboration smooth and effective."
John Pasmore
Founder, Latimer
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Cross-Industry Reach
The Same Engineering Patterns, Across Other Industries
The technical patterns behind this platform translate naturally into adjacent verticals.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support any Modbus or BACnet-capable meter. For most plants we recommend split-core CT clamps that install without downtime — typically $50–200 per metering point.
Industries
A Unified Vision that Caters to Diverse Industry Demands
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