Energy audit
An energy audit is an on-site energy consultation by a suitably trained expert (“auditor”).
Since the amendment of the Energy Services Act (EDL-G) in April 2015, so-called non- SMEs have been obliged to have their energy consumption checked regularly. The definition of non-SMEs results from the reversal of the SME definition . This includes, regardless of the respective industry or area of activity, companies that either employ 250 full-time employees or more or that have an annual turnover of at least 50 million euros and an annual balance sheet total of more than 43 million euros. Excluded from this requirement are local government companies and institutions that work predominantly on a sovereign basis, such as administrations or courts.
The legally required inspection is mostly complied with through energy audits. Alternatively, companies can also introduce energy or environmental management systems.
The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), which is entrusted with the operational implementation of the EDL-G, publishes a list of energy consultants qualified for the audit.
conditions
An energy audit must meet the following requirements:
- at least 90% of the energy consumption must be checked by the audit
- the audit must include all parts of the company and their facilities
- the audit must be based on current, continuously or intermittently measured operating data on energy consumption
- the audit must include a review of the energy consumption profile of buildings, operations and transportation
Web links
- BAFA's list of energy auditors (search form)
- Information sheet for energy audits by BAFA (PDF)
- Online tool for creating energy audit reports according to DIN EN 16247-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Leaflet for energy audits. Federal Office of Economics and Export Control BAFA, accessed on September 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Federal Office of Economics and Export Control BAFA: BAFA: Energy audits according to the law on energy services (EDL-G). (No longer available online.) In: www.bafa.de. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Energy audit DIN 16247-1 requirements and legal framework. (No longer available online.) TÜVRheinland, archived from the original on September 19, 2016 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
