Intellihub
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersSydney, Australia
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
Intellihub firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Intellihub
- Legal name
- Intellihub Australia Pty Ltd
- Website
- https://intellihub.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Intellihub industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Smart Metering Services
- NAICS
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)
- SIC
- Electric Services (4911)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Energy & Utilities in Manufacturing (Energy Management/Smart Metering) (IMAIAMAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Smart Energy Management (Meters, EV Chargers, Solar/Battery Monitors) Retail (CRACAGAI), Smart Appliance & Energy Management Integration (HSAHADAG), Metering Data Acquisition & Customer Enrollment/Onboarding Services (EUAGAEAG)
Keywords
Where Intellihub is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sydney
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices4 records
Markets served
Intellihub business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Metering Coordinator Services: Intellihub acts as a metering coordinator responsible for installation and ongoing maintenance of electricity meters on behalf of energy retailers. This includes managing smart meter deployments, data services, and compliance obligations.
- Smart Meter Hardware Sales: Supply of smart electricity meters, smart water meters, hot water meters, and related communications equipment (modems, hubs) to energy providers and embedded network operators.
- Solar and Battery Subscription (Zelora): Subscription-based model for solar and battery systems offered through Bunnings partnership. Customers pay monthly over 10-year term with full ownership at end. Includes performance monitoring, fault resolution, and smart energy optimisation via mobile app.
- Pool Technology Subscription (Pooled): Subscription model bundling hardware, app, installation and ongoing Poolwerx remote monitoring into single monthly fee for pool energy management technology.
- Green Loan Financing: Approximately A$3 billion in Certified Green Loans refinanced, providing financing for deployment of smart meters and consumer energy devices. This represents large-scale debt financing backed by green credentials.
- Data Services: Near real-time consumption data delivery, interval data, proactive data quality management, network tariff optimisation, and energy management portal services for commercial and industrial customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Zelora solar and battery subscription - monthly payments over 10 years with full ownership at end |
| Subscription | Monthly | Pooled Gen 2 Controller - three-year commitment with first 12 months free |
| Other | Monthly | National smart meter rollout - no upfront cost for consumers |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels6 records
Intellihub product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Intellihub is an independent digital energy management company providing smart metering, data, and connected energy services to energy retailers, embedded network operators, commercial and industrial customers, and water utilities across Australia and New Zealand. It also sells consumer-facing subscription products including the Zelora solar and battery bundle and the Pooled pool energy management system.
Product overview
Intellihub is an independent digital energy management company providing a comprehensive ecosystem of smart energy devices and services across Australia and New Zealand. The portfolio spans seven core product/service areas: Smart Electricity Metering (the foundation, providing CER control capabilities with edge computing and IoT connectivity), Hot Water Metering, Solar Battery Bundles, EV Charging (home and public infrastructure), Digital Water Metering, Pool Energy Management (via the Pooled sub-brand), and Virtual Power Plants/CER Control. Key sub-brands include Zelora (home electrification with Bunnings) and Pooled (smart pool technology with Gen 2 Controller). The offering integrates with GreenSync's deX platform for device registration and EVSE's Exploren platform for public charging management, enabling aggregation and active management of consumer energy resources. Intellihub manages over 3 million meters across ANZ, positioning the company as the largest independent metering and data specialist in the region.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Zelora: Solar and battery subscription service launched in partnership with Bunnings, offering home electrification solutions with monthly payment options.
- Enreal
- Pooled
- EVSE
- CrescoNet
Products and services
- Smart Electricity Metering
Quantifiable outcome
- 40% energy savings for pool pump management through Pooled technology
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use Intellihub
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Intellihub technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
Intellihub partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.
- PoolwerxcorePartnership to pilot Pooled Gen 2 Controller smart pool technology. Government-funded pilot with ARENA. Poolwerx franchise partners will install and monitor Pooled devices, offering subscription model with first 12 months free. Targets 1.6 million Australian residential pools.
- Hayes MetalssupportingPreferred recycling partner for decommissioned smart meters in New Zealand. Innovative recycling processes with up to 99.7% efficiency. Recovering brass, PCB circuit boards and plastic. In 30-day period recovered 18,726 kg materials translating to 31.251 tCO2e avoided emissions.
- Counties EnergycoreSmart metering partnership extending five-minute interval data across Counties Energy's electricity network in New Zealand, enabling near real-time visibility of low-voltage infrastructure for proactive fault detection, faster outage response, and improved power quality management.
- BunningscorePartnership to deliver Zelora solar and battery subscription service through Bunnings stores. Following successful trial in Sydney and Newcastle, now rolling out across metropolitan Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia. Subscription model allows customers to pay monthly over 10 years with full ownership.
- ENGIEcoreIntellihub Group owned company EVSE acquired Australian and New Zealand EV charging network from global energy group ENGIE. Added more than 200 new locations including high-traffic sites like Chadstone, Chatswood Chase, and other key Australian locations.
- Hunter WatercoreSmart water metering partnership in NSW Hunter region. Trial of advanced digital water meters to explore how detailed consumption data can help customers save water. Focus on pressure monitoring across potable and recycled networks, reducing investigation costs and non-revenue water.
- SmartsupportingPartnership with Smart (Australia's largest EV novated leasing provider) to bring energy savings to Smart customers through Enreal Home Energy Kit powered by Intellihub. Gives Smart customers affordable access to clean home energy transition.
- Downer/SpotlesssupportingAcquired smart metering assets from Downer's Spotless Advanced Metering business to expand metering operations.
- InfluxcoreAcquired from The Lines Company (TLC) in July 2023. NZ metering solutions provider managing 125,000+ smart and legacy Installation Control Points. Provides cloud-based services for home water heating control and energy data.
- EVSEcoreIntellihub and PEP provided $250 million strategic partnership to accelerate EVSE - Australia's leading EV charging hardware and software provider. Intellihub holds majority stake. EVSE operates Exploren platform managing ~500 public chargers.
- EvergensupportingStrategic partnership for CER control and virtual power plants. Combines Intellihub's network with Evergen's software to enable distributed and decentralised energy systems. Evergen provides software platforms for VPP management.
- Pooled EnergycoreAcquired pool monitoring and management business assets. Pooled installs sensors and smart controller to pool equipment using machine learning for automated management. Now partnered with Poolwerx for distribution.
- GreenSynccoreAcquired by Intellihub in 2022. Developed deX (Decentralised Energy Exchange) cloud-based DER interoperability software for device registration and VPP participation. 95% of major global solar and storage inverter OEMs use deX platform.
- CrescoNetsupportingNew technology development arm of Intellihub led by Adrian Clark. Provides advanced cellular utility solutions including cloud-to-cloud CER devices and next-gen metering.
- AWSsupportingPartnership for Oncor cloud-based energy data gateway solution. AWS hosted solution cost-effectively processing millions of energy data records each day for energy retailers.
- Origin EnergycoreMajor Australian energy retailer with expanded Metering Service Agreement. Origin Energy customer testimonial praising embedded network team responsiveness and project delivery.
- Schneider ElectricsupportingSupplier of 22 kilowatt EV chargers for streetside charging project. Chargers enclosed in durable and vandal resistant metal case.
- Lake Macquarie City CouncilsupportingPartnership for EV Streetside Charging Project. Seven pole-mounted EV chargers installed across Lake Macquarie LGA with support from ARENA and council.
- Northern Beaches CouncilsupportingPartnership for EV Streetside Charging Project. Seven pole-mounted EV chargers installed across Sydney's Northern Beaches. Project part of 8 local councils taking part in Intellihub EV Streetside Charging Project.
- The Water ConservancysupportingManages Smart Drop Certification program overseen by independent expert panel. Certifies Intellihub's smart water service as contributing to positive water outcomes.
- AusgridsupportingElectricity network operator for Sydney region. EV chargers connect to Ausgrid electricity network for the streetside charging project.
- Origin Energy (GreenPower)supportingProviding 100% accredited GreenPower for EV streetside charging project, ensuring renewable energy matching for all charging sessions.
- Exploren (EVSE)supportingEV charging management platform developed by EVSE. Allows motorists to manage charging sessions via smartphone App, supporting ~500 public chargers across Sydney.
Scale indicators17 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Intellihub competitors and assessment
Company assessmentMarket position
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Intellihub social profiles
Digital presenceIntellihub compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Intellihub financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Intellihub leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Intellihub subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries7 records
Intellihub funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors2 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Intellihub M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Intellihub
What does Intellihub do?
Intellihub is an independent digital energy management company providing smart metering, data, and connected energy services to energy retailers, embedded network operators, commercial and industrial customers, and water utilities across Australia and New Zealand. It also sells consumer-facing subscription products including the Zelora solar and battery bundle and the Pooled pool energy management system.
Is Intellihub a public or private company?
Intellihub is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Intellihub founded?
Intellihub was founded in 2012. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Intellihub based?
Intellihub is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Intellihub make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Metering Coordinator Services are the primary driver. The others are smart Meter Hardware Sales, solar and Battery Subscription (Zelora), pool Technology Subscription (Pooled), green Loan Financing and data Services.
Does Intellihub have an API?
No public API is recorded for Intellihub.
What industry is Intellihub in?
Intellihub's product category is Smart Metering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAMAK, Energy & Utilities in Manufacturing (Energy Management/Smart Metering), with a secondary code of CRACAGAI, Smart Energy Management (Meters, EV Chargers, Solar/Battery Monitors) Retail. Its NAICS code is 2211 and its SIC code is 4911.