This startup connects renewable energy producers with consumers by facilitating the direct sale of green electricity and biogas. By enabling individuals and small businesses to purchase energy directly, it reduces costs and simplifies the procurement process for sustainable energy sources.
Funding
$7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Many consumers want to support renewable energy but find it difficult to directly connect with and purchase from local, sustainable energy producers. Traditional energy procurement processes can be complex and lack transparency, obscuring the source and environmental impact of the energy consumed.
Solution
ilek facilitates direct connections between consumers and French renewable energy producers, enabling individuals and small businesses to purchase green electricity and biogas directly from the source. The platform offers transparent pricing and allows consumers to support specific local producers of wind, solar, hydro, and biogas energy. By cutting out intermediaries, ilek simplifies the procurement process and ensures that a larger portion of energy payments goes directly to the renewable energy producers. Consumers can choose from fixed-price or variable-price plans and track their energy consumption through an online customer portal.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes environmentally conscious individuals and small businesses in France seeking to directly support local renewable energy producers and reduce their carbon footprint.
Features
- Online marketplace connecting consumers with local French producers of renewable electricity and biogas
- Fixed and variable price plans for electricity and gas, providing budget control and potential savings
- "ÉnRFixe+" offer with a kWh price guaranteed not to increase for 2 years, and revisable downwards after one year if market prices decrease
- Dual offer combining green electricity and green gas in a single contract
- Sourcing of electricity from wind, solar, hydro, and biogas generators
- Online customer portal for tracking energy consumption and accessing billing information
- Customer service based in France
- "VertVolt" label for electricity, guaranteeing traceability and joint purchase of the guarantee of origin and electricity from the same green energy producer