Romanian startup develops app aimed at lowering cost of users' energy bills

Romanian startup Energy Advisor has developed an app meant to help users lower the cost of their energy bills and manage energy consumption in their homes more efficiently. The app, Renergia, was launched recently, and an English-language version is planned for the fall of this year.

The app, which analyzes household energy usage and provides an estimate of the users' monthly and annual energy costs and savings potential for both electricity and heating, was developed by a team from the community of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. What started as an academic project turned into a business venture when the startup received funding through a national innovation program. In the meantime, the project of the app has been selected for the early stage section of the Romania ClimAccelerator, which targets tech startups working on solutions with an environmental impact, and is also looking to join the EIC Accelerator, among others. While the company is currently focused on the local market, it is also exploring neighboring markets, co-founder and CEO Alexandru Mureșan explains. More on the project and the plans for its development in this Q&A with the co-founder.