EMS portrait for Eliona by IoTEC AG
- Company
- Eliona by IoTEC AG
- Company headquarters
- Winterthur, Switzerland
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Eliona
- Website
- https://www.eliona.io/
Eliona is an open, modular platform for intelligent energy management and automated building control. By combining IoT, OT, and IT data, Eliona enables the integration of heterogeneous systems, the creation of dynamic control systems, and the use of AI to optimize energy consumption. With automation workflows, real-time data, and reporting functions, Eliona supports companies in implementing their sustainability goals—scalable from individual buildings to entire portfolios.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| no application |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water, gas |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, they belong to our main target group |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
MultitenancyMeasurements for billing -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementDemonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)PV performance evaluationVisualizations (building level or apartment level) -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)E-mobility V2HActive battery managementWeather forecastingReceiving ripple control signals -
Services
VEWA conform billingZEV billingCollectionDirect marketing -
Certificates
Minergie monitoringSmartGridreadyMETAS certification -
Additional functions
E-mobility V2G
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesPortfolio overviewMultitenancyIncident managementAuthorization management -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Peak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GFlexibility aggregationRipple control system replacementReactive current detection -
Further utility services
Forecasting and machine learning functions for predictive maintenance or consumption optimization
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
Compatible Components
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
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| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Gas meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other components |
Various components from OT, IoT, or IT that use standard protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus, MBus, KNX, etc. The standard communication protocol to and from Eliona is MQTT. |
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| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
Eliona offers an open API interface with a well-documented SDK for developing your own apps. The costs can range from CHF 0 for in-house development to CHF 15,000 for paid individual development by our Professional Service. |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | WLAN, LAN, mobile communications (LTE, 4G, 5G), GSM, LoRaWAN/NB-IoT, KNX |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Yes (completely) |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | Other (please specify) |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Standard offer available |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors), AI (self-learning algorithms, etc.) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local), Centrally in a control box (cloud) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control |
In real time (up to 5 seconds)
Freely configurable |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for heat billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for water billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | In real time (up to 5 seconds) |
| Data transmission |
In real time (up to 5 minutes)
Freely configurable |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by EMS provider, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by External installer, EMS provider, End user, Specialist partner, utility |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by Specialist partner |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | 5 - 12 hours |
| Software updates | At least once a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Manually via remote access |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | No continuous updates are foreseen |
| Software updates - Through utilities | No continuous updates are foreseen |
| Warranty | 10 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site, Cloud - in Switzerland, Cloud - in Europe, outside of Switzerland |
| Certification of Cloud solution | ISO 27001, SOC II, Not applicable (locally at the customer's site) |
Costs
Costs at single-party building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 multi-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Battery storage control
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
| Single-party building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 2,499 Eliona Control Edge Jace |
| One-time software costs | CHF 1,550 Deployment and installation costs |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 6,548 |
| Installation cost | CHF 2,499 Implementation and parameterization |
| Project management costs | CHF 0 |
| Annual costs | CHF 3,588 Cloud subscription costs (CHF 299/month) |
| Multi-unit building | |
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| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | CHF 2,499 Eliona Control Edge Jace |
| One-time software costs | CHF 1,550 Deployment and installation costs |
| Total of one-time costs | CHF 9,949 |
| Installation cost | CHF 5,900 Implementation and parameterization |
| Project management costs | CHF 0 |
| Annual costs | CHF 3,588 Cloud subscription costs (CHF 299/month) |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Cloud subscription costs based on more data points at CHF 41,988 (CHF 3,499/month) for the entire portfolio. A volume discount can be claimed for hardware costs on an individual basis. |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, we are compatible with the Swiss system: currency, tariff system, etc. |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
With whom, or how many: EW Sennwald Stadtwerk Winterthur Spina da Vin Disentis |
| Other partners/clients | Swisslife UBS SBB Roche Zurich Children's Hospital Swiss Tropical Institute Kibernetik Canton of Zurich Basel University Hospital |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | 500+ buildings and properties |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | 50+ buildings and properties |
| Founding year | 2022 |
| Number of FTE | 15 |