Make Me Sustainable

What Make Me Sustainable does

Make Me Sustainable (operated as "makemesustainable") is an independent, privately held consumer web property based in Boston, Massachusetts, operating a free online calculator hub focused on home energy costs and household sustainability. Founded in 2006, the site offers five browser-based calculators: an electricity cost calculator (appliance running costs by state rate), an electric bill estimator, a DIY home energy audit tool, a carbon footprint calculator covering energy, driving, flights and diet, and a space heater running cost calculator with heat pump comparison. All tools run entirely client-side in JavaScript, with no sign-up, no data collection beyond optional email features, and no transmission of inputs to company servers. State-level electricity rates are sourced live from the US Energy Information Administration Open Data API via a monthly automated refresh, and emission factors are cited from EPA eGRID, UK DESNZ, DOE, ENERGY STAR, and peer-reviewed research, with full formula transparency published on the methodology page.

The company serves US homeowners and renters seeking dollar-figure clarity on appliance costs and household emissions, as well as energy-conscious consumers wanting to quantify personal carbon footprint. Its go-to-market is product-led and organic: no paid acquisition, no sales team, no app, and no distribution beyond the makemesustainable.com website. The site currently generates no revenue — there are no ads, no affiliate links, and no paid products — and the company is explicitly independent of any utility, manufacturer, or energy supplier, with a pre-published commitment to label any future monetization. The team is small (1-10 employees) and the entity is unfunded by external capital, with operational continuity sustained by the operators rather than a revenue or funding base.

Name

Make Me Sustainable

Legal name

Make Me Sustainable

Website

https://makemesustainable.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Make Me Sustainable is a free, independent online calculator hub serving US households with five browser-based tools for home energy costs, electric bill estimation, DIY energy audits, carbon footprints, and space heater versus heat pump running cost comparisons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. No current revenue stream: The site currently generates no revenue. It has no advertising, no affiliate links, and no paid products or services. The disclosure page states that if ads or affiliate links are added in the future, they will be clearly labeled and this page updated before anything goes live. No payment can change a calculator result.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Make Me Sustainable provides a free suite of five browser-based calculators that convert home energy habits, appliance usage, and lifestyle data into specific dollar costs, savings estimates, and household carbon footprint figures. All calculators run entirely in the user's browser, require no sign-up, and use published data sources (EIA, EPA eGRID, US DOE, ENERGY STAR, UK DESNZ) with full formula transparency on the methodology page.

Product overview

Make Me Sustainable is a free online calculator hub offering five consumer-facing energy and sustainability tools. The core product is a suite of five calculators: the Electricity Cost Calculator (appliance running costs), Electric Bill Calculator (monthly bill estimation), DIY Home Energy Audit Tool (room-by-room savings checklist), Carbon Footprint Calculator (household emissions from energy/driving/flights/diet), and Space Heater Running Cost Calculator (space heater costs with heat pump savings comparison). All calculators run entirely in the user's browser with no sign-up required, and use published data sources (EIA, EPA, US DOE, ENERGY STAR, UK DESNZ) with full formula transparency on the methodology page.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Cost Calculator Calculates what any appliance costs to run per hour, day, month, and year, using the user's state's current residential electricity rate. Appliance presets include wattages and duty cycles from US DOE and ENERGY STAR. Targeted at US homeowners and renters.
• Electric Bill Calculator Estimates the user's monthly electric bill from their monthly usage and their state's current residential rate, using state-level EIA average rates. Targeted at US homeowners and renters seeking to project or compare monthly electricity costs.
• DIY Home Energy Audit Tool Walks the user through their home room by room across 10 check areas (attic insulation, draft sealing, HVAC filter, thermostat habits, water heater temperature, lighting, electronics on standby, refrigerator age, window coverings, laundry habits) and produces a prioritized energy savings checklist with sources. Targeted at US homeowners.
• Carbon Footprint Calculator Estimates the user's household annual carbon footprint from energy, driving, flights, and diet using published emission factors from EPA, UK DESNZ, and peer-reviewed research. Targeted at US consumers interested in quantifying their sustainability impact.
• Space Heater Running Cost Calculator Calculates what a space heater costs to run per hour, day, month, and year at the user's state electricity rate, and estimates how much switching to a heat pump could save. Targeted at US homeowners and renters comparing heating options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% reduction in heating electricity use when switching from a portable electric space heater to a heat pump (US Department of Energy figure)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Carbon Footprint Ltd: UK-based consumer carbon footprint calculator and offset provider. Offers a similar consumer-facing educational calculator product to Make Me Sustainable's carbon footprint tool, with overlapping methodology sources (DESNZ, peer-reviewed factors).
• WattBuy: US consumer-facing electricity rate comparison and switching service. Directly comparable to Make Me Sustainable's electricity cost and electric bill calculators, both targeting US households seeking dollar-figure clarity on energy decisions.
• Joro: Personal carbon footprint tracking platform that helps consumers quantify lifestyle emissions. Directly comparable as a consumer carbon calculator with overlapping methodology emphasis on household-level footprinting.
• Terrapass: Consumer-facing carbon footprint calculator paired with offset purchasing. Closely comparable to Make Me Sustainable's carbon footprint product in target audience and household-scope methodology.

Emerging players

• Cloverly: Carbon offset API and integration platform with embedded calculator capabilities. Comparable on the methodology/transparency dimension and on the carbon-footprint calculation engine, primarily serving developers rather than end consumers.
• Patch: Carbon offset API platform with consumer and developer-facing footprint tooling. Partial overlap on the carbon-footprint calculation layer that Make Me Sustainable also serves, though primarily B2B in distribution.

Broad incumbents

• EnergySage: US solar and clean-energy shopping marketplace with extensive consumer education content and calculators. Broader product but overlapping consumer use case of quantifying home energy costs and savings to drive purchase decisions.
• Pick My Solar: US solar comparison marketplace with energy savings calculators. Broader in scope (solar shopping) but overlapping on US household energy education and savings estimation, including appliance and bill tools.
• Climate Neutral: Certification organization that runs consumer-facing climate programs and brand tools. Operates in the same consumer sustainability space with emphasis on measurable carbon claims, adjacent to Make Me Sustainable's footprint calculator.

Others

• WattTime: Nonprofit providing emissions and grid-intensity data signals. Functions as a data-layer enabler for carbon-accounting tools similar to Make Me Sustainable's carbon footprint calculator, supplying the underlying marginal emissions data the consumer tool exposes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/M_MeSustainable
• Facebookfacebook.com/officialmakemesustainable
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/makemesustainable-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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