Overview
Ella is a digital energy management tool that proactively monitors energy consumption and alerts users to issues like standby consumption, capacity penalties, and energy losses before they appear on invoices. The platform provides concrete actions to save money and helps users avoid costs, identify opportunities, and make better energy decisions.
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- Spot Benedicte on stage at Antwerp Zoo next week! 🦒🎤 On 10 November, our co-founder Benedicte will be speaking at the Climate Tech Summit 2026. Where founders, investors and industry leaders from across the Benelux come together around one theme: building resilience. For SMEs, resilience often starts closer to home than you'd think: with your energy bill. Most businesses don't have the time or the people to keep an eye on their consumption every day. That's where Ella comes in: a digital energy assistant that works day and night,
- Not only attending, but also speaking! 🎤 On 10 November, I’ll be at Climate Tech Summit in Antwerp with Ella Energy AI joining founders, investors and industry leaders to explore how climate tech can build a more resilient Europe. For me, that starts with making smarter energy decisions accessible to SMEs. At Ella, we turn energy data into practical actions that help businesses reduce waste, cut costs and take control of their energy use. Looking forward to sharing our perspective and meeting others building the energy transition.
- More than half of Flemish SMEs don’t know what their contracted grid capacity is. Yet they pay hundreds to thousands of euros for it. Every single month. Our co-founder Benedicte Boonefaes explains it in under a minute. Here’s the catch with grid capacity: ⚡ You reserve capacity on the grid, and it shows up on every energy bill. ⚡ Exceed it once? You pay a penalty for the next 12 months. ⚡ Reserve way more than you use? You overpay by hundreds to thousands of euros a month. Most companies we talk to have never adjusted theirs. Many
- Did he join because his girlfriend's name is Ella and he wanted to gather some cool merch, or is he just that into the energy space? Guess we'll never know... Any way, we're very happy to welcome Josse Dhont on board. With his endless enthusiasm and incredible drive, Josse is bringing Ella to life. A fresh look, an even better design, and-most importantly-a better way to connect with the end customer. Because let’s face it, energy doesn’t have to be boring!
- What I enjoy most (𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴)? Talking about Ella Energy AI at trade shows ;-)
- Two days in Ghent. Two very different worlds. One recurring question. ⚡ At Trefdag Digitaal Vlaanderen, we met the people shaping tomorrow’s digital government. The day before, at Tectonic, we joined the founders and investors building Europe’s next generation of tech companies. Everywhere, the same question came up: how do you turn data you already have into action? For energy, the data is already there. The digital meter is installed. What’s missing is someone telling you what to do today. That’s where Ella Energy AI
- Some days you build, some days you go out and meet the people you’re building for. Today it’s the second one: our co-founder Benedicte Boonefaes is at Tectonic in Ghent. Proud to see Ella Energy AI out there. ⚡
- Happy to be attending Tectonic today. See you there!
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