diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1369e20..51b4d26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
+- `ConsoleMetricsExporter` for locally debugging pipelines without an APM service.
 
 ### Changed
 - Bumped redis dependency to 4.2.2.
diff --git a/test/console_me_tests.py b/test/console_me_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af827d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/console_me_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import unittest
+
+from watergrid.context import DataContext
+from watergrid.metrics.ConsoleMetricsExporter import ConsoleMetricsExporter
+from watergrid.pipelines.pipeline import Pipeline
+from watergrid.steps import Step
+
+
+class MockStep(Step):
+    def __init__(self, throw_exception=False):
+        self.throw_exception = throw_exception
+        super().__init__(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def run(self, context: DataContext):
+        if self.throw_exception:
+            raise Exception("MockStep failed")
+
+
+class ConsoleMetricsExporterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_outputs_pipeline_start(self):
+        pipeline = Pipeline("test_pipeline")
+        pipeline.add_metrics_exporter(ConsoleMetricsExporter())
+        with self.assertLogs() as captured:
+            pipeline.run()
+        self.assertIn("INFO:root:Starting pipeline: test_pipeline", captured.output)
+
+    def test_outputs_pipeline_end(self):
+        pipeline = Pipeline("test_pipeline")
+        pipeline.add_metrics_exporter(ConsoleMetricsExporter())
+        with self.assertLogs() as captured:
+            pipeline.run()
+        self.assertIn("INFO:root:Ending pipeline", captured.output)
+
+    def test_outputs_pipeline_end_with_error(self):
+        pipeline = Pipeline("test_pipeline")
+        pipeline.add_metrics_exporter(ConsoleMetricsExporter())
+        pipeline.add_step(MockStep(throw_exception=True))
+        with self.assertLogs() as captured:
+            pipeline.run()
+        self.assertIn("ERROR:root:Exception: MockStep failed", captured.output)
+
+    def test_outputs_step_start(self):
+        pipeline = Pipeline("test_pipeline")
+        pipeline.add_metrics_exporter(ConsoleMetricsExporter())
+        pipeline.add_step(MockStep())
+        with self.assertLogs() as captured:
+            pipeline.run()
+        self.assertIn("INFO:root:Starting step: MockStep", captured.output)
+
+    def test_outputs_step_end(self):
+        pipeline = Pipeline("test_pipeline")
+        pipeline.add_metrics_exporter(ConsoleMetricsExporter())
+        pipeline.add_step(MockStep())
+        with self.assertLogs() as captured:
+            pipeline.run()
+        self.assertIn("INFO:root:Ending step", captured.output)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/watergrid/metrics/ConsoleMetricsExporter.py b/watergrid/metrics/ConsoleMetricsExporter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50060ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watergrid/metrics/ConsoleMetricsExporter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import logging
+
+from watergrid.metrics.MetricsExporter import MetricsExporter
+
+
+class ConsoleMetricsExporter(MetricsExporter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+    def start_pipeline(self, pipeline_name):
+        logging.info("Starting pipeline: " + pipeline_name)
+
+    def end_pipeline(self):
+        logging.info("Ending pipeline")
+
+    def start_step(self, step_name):
+        logging.info("Starting step: " + step_name)
+
+    def end_step(self):
+        logging.info("Ending step")
+
+    def capture_exception(self, exception: Exception):
+        logging.error("Exception: " + str(exception))