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We're building a company that helps Australia transition to clean energy. It would be pretty hypocritical if we weren't walking the talk ourselves.
Yes. And we think it's a fair question. So let's be transparent about it, including the AI we used to build this platform.
We use AI in two ways: to analyse electricity bills for customers, and to develop our platform (yes, we built BatteryIQ with AI assistance). Let's be honest about the environmental cost of both.
Our AI runs on Google Cloud, which has been carbon neutral since 2007.
Let's assume conservatively that only 1 in 100 people who use our calculator go on to install a battery. That's a pessimistic conversion rate, but let's use it.
Carbon Return Ratio
120,000 : 1
(Even with worst-case AI energy estimates: 12,000 to 1)
Water Return Ratio
37,500 : 1
(Water saved from coal plant cooling vs. AI data centre usage)
The environmental cost of NOT using AI to accelerate the energy transition is far higher than the cost of using it.
Note: The 1% conversion rate is a conservative placeholder. Once we launch, we'll update this page with real conversion data. We expect the actual ratio to be even more favourable.
We've intentionally partnered with infrastructure providers that have verified carbon-neutral or 100% renewable energy commitments. This wasn't an accident. Sustainability was a selection criterion from Day 1.
| Service | Provider | Carbon Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & CDN | Vercel (AWS) | 100% renewable matched |
| Database & Storage | Supabase (AWS) | 100% renewable matched |
| AI Processing | Anthropic (Google Cloud) | Carbon neutral since 2007 |
| Loops, Resend (AWS) | 100% renewable matched | |
| Caching | Upstash (AWS/GCP) | 100% renewable / carbon neutral |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | Carbon neutral since 2007 |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions (Azure) | Carbon neutral since 2012 |
Office powered by rooftop solar + battery storage
Business travel via electric vehicle charged from renewables
Greenfleet credits matching our estimated footprint
Already carbon neutral through provider selection.
But we don't want to rely solely on their commitments, so we've also purchased Australian native reforestation credits matching our estimated footprint as insurance, and to actively contribute to ecosystem restoration.
We've chosen transparent self-certification rather than formal Climate Active certification. Here's why:
Our operational footprint is approximately 1 tonne CO₂e annually, and even that is already covered by our carbon-neutral providers. Climate Active certification typically costs several thousand dollars per year in consultant and licence fees, which is disproportionate when we're already net-positive.
Instead, we've:
As we scale, we may pursue formal certification for enterprise and government partnerships. But for now, we believe radical transparency is more valuable than an expensive badge.
When our installer network launches, we'll expand our carbon accounting to include:
We're building tracking into our operations from Day 1 so we can report accurately as we scale.
We'll also report avoided emissions from products sold, because a home battery that avoids 30-50 tonnes of CO₂ over its lifetime far outweighs the emissions from the van that delivered it.
We're not using AI for its own sake. We're using it because it's the most effective tool to accelerate Australia's energy transition, and even with conservative assumptions, the impact is overwhelmingly positive.
We don't just recommend batteries. We run on them.
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Last updated: December 2025
Questions about our carbon methodology? Email hello@batteryiq.com.au