Watt Footprint
Putting Power Back into the Hands of Businesses
Who is Watt Footprint? Watt Footprint is the no-nonsense energy partner helping businesses save money, reduce carbon, and futureproof operations—without the complexity or cost you’d expect.
Founded in Ireland in 2020 by Paul Mahon and Paul O’Reilly, Watt Footprint carved out a killer niche by serving the overlooked SME market. While corporates had the budget to go all-in on energy efficiency, smaller businesses were stuck in the dark (literally and financially). Watt Footprint changed that—starting with manual audits and hands-on consulting to cut energy usage and costs.
Several years, countless success stories, and some serious R&D investment later… the team are digitising. They’re rolling out custom-built software and hardware to give clients real-time energy data, tailored savings recommendations, and enterprise-level performance at a fraction of the usual cost. And here in the UAE? The charge is being led by Stephen St. Leger, bringing their innovative model to help SMEs and large organizations in the UAE save money while making an impact.
The Journey So Far… Watt Footprint didn’t just ride the energy wave—they built their own. Based on years of boots-on-the-ground consulting, they’ve developed a powerful mix of hardware and software to simplify energy efficiency for everyone.
🌍 From SME Champions to Enterprise-Ready: What started as a service for under-resourced SMEs now scales effortlessly to support corporates and complex operations—with solutions tailored to ISO 50001 and 14001 compliance.
📉 Proven Results: From Irish hotels to Middle East enterprises, the savings speak for themselves:
– 44M kWhs saved
– 16,000 MT of CO2 saved
– AED 34M in total cost reductions
🔧 Flexible Delivery, Minimal CapEx: In Ireland, government support often covers the cost of energy upgrades. In the UAE, that support doesn’t exist—so Watt Footprint built their own solution. Their Energy Management-as-a-Service model reduces capital requirements and includes audits, software, hardware, and expert support—all wrapped in a guaranteed savings promise.
📲 User-Friendly Tools, Serious Tech: Their platform—both desktop and mobile—is designed to be flexible, intuitive, and tailored to different business users. Ops teams get real-time, actionable insights; management gets visibility and savings.
Why We Think They’re Awesome
🤝 Critical Role in Climate Action: With SMEs making up 90% of businesses globally and over 1 million projected in the UAE by 2030, unlocking energy efficiency at this scale isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. At Sustain Global, we believe SMEs are central to achieving the UAE’s sustainability goals—which is why we take notice when a company like Watt Footprint steps up to make their impact possible.
💡 Relentless Innovation: They continue to evolve—digitising services, building proprietary tech, and refining their delivery model to meet the real-world needs of clients.
🛠️ Built for Flexibility: From quick-start, out-of-the-box solutions to highly customized, high-touch support—including ISO certification help and AI-driven insights—Watt Footprint adapts to you.
🧩 The One-Stop Shop: Audits, monitoring, strategy, compliance, reporting, and more—all under one roof. No more juggling vendors or chasing data. Just results.
Who Else Has Taken Notice?
Watt Footprint isn’t just impactful and successful—they’re building a workplace people want to be part of.
🏆 Finalist – RAK Energy Innovation Competition
🏆 Finalist – Seedcorn Investor Readiness Award
🏆 National Enterprise Awards 2023 – One to Watch
🏆 Great Place to Work Certified (2023–2024)
🏆 Sunday Times Best Places to Work – Ireland
Want to save money, get ISO certified, and do the planet a solid? Get in touch with Watt Footprint. It’s one of those rare win-wins.
