Energy audits according to DIN EN 16247
Energy is becoming an increasingly important issue for businesses. ENVIROpro supports you in all areas of energy consultancy – whether it be reducing energy consumption, improving energy efficiency, or implementing energy audits in accordance with DIN EN 16247-1 and energy management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001.
Legal framework
Energy Services Act (EDL-G)
The energy audit in accordance with DIN 16247 is mandatory under the Energy Services Act (EDL-G) for companies that are not SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).
This legal requirement came into force in December 2015 and requires companies to carry out an energy audit every four years.
From the date of the first energy audit, a repeat audit must be carried out by independent accredited experts at intervals of no more than four years. maximal vier Jahren ein Wiederholungsaudit von unabhängigen akkreditierten Expert:innen durchgeführt werden.
If you carried out your first energy audit in 2015, the next dates for your repeat audits are 2019, 2023, 2027 etc.
During the energy audit, measures are identified and calculated in accordance with DIN EN 17463 VALERI which may be published in the implementation plans under the Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG).
Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG)
The Energy Efficiency Act has applied since November 2023 to companies of all sizes and sectors with a total final energy consumption of 2,5 GW/a or more calculated as the average over the last three years. This Act sets out the following requirements:
- Companies with a total final energy consumption of more than 7.5 GW/a must implement an energy management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001 or an environmental management system in accordance with EMAS within 20 months of the Act coming into force
- Companies with a total final energy consumption of more than 2.5 GW/a are required to publish implementation plans within three years, setting out identified economic measures in accordance with Umsetzungspläne zu veröffentlichen, die identifizierte wirtschafliche Maßnahmen nach DIN EN 17463 VALERI darstellen
- Waste heat in these companies should be avoided in accordance with the state of the art or, where possible, (re)used. To this end, companies must register on the BAFA’s waste heat portal and submit the quantities by 31 March of each year.
Am I affected?
Is an energy audit in accordance with DIN EN 16247-1 mandatory for my company?
Should your company change status from an SME to a non-SME over time, it must carry out the energy audit within 20 months of the first day of the financial year in which it is first classified as a non-SME (see BAFAU wechseln dann muss Ihr Unternehmen das Energieaudit innerhalb von 20 Monaten ab dem ersten Tag des Geschäftsjahres, ab dem es erstmalig als Nicht-KMU gilt, durchführen (siehe Merkblatt von information sheet (Energy Audit))
Benefits
- Compliance with legal requirements
- Identification of energy-saving opportunities
- Reduction in operating costs
- Improvement in energy efficiency and sustainability
Alternatives
You are exempt from this requirement provided that you have already established an energy management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001 or an environmental management system in accordance with EMAS, or have begun the process of introducing one. You can find further information on the website of the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). finden Sie alle weiteren Informationen.
Our expert
Dr Balcázar is a certified energy auditor and is on hand to assist you with her many years of expertise.
Since 2015, over 50 sites have been assessed as part of ten projects.