AUDITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUSINESS (ROYAL DECREE 56/2016)

Who must comply?

Large companies with the following criteria and corporate groups defined according to  Art. 42 of the Commercial Code.

  • More than 250 employees on its payroll.
  • Turnover exceeding 50 million euros. (Gross income per activity).

Requirements

Option 1: Audit report of the company’s energy efficiency.

  • Audit according to UNE-EN 16,247.
  • It must reach at least 85% of energy consumption of the company.

Option 2:Implement a system of energy management (ISO 50,001 or similar).

 

Deadline for submission

The audit must be performed within 9 months after the publication of Royal Decree 56/2016.

Scope of the audit

Companies formed by a single building or group of buildings with centralized power supplies:

  • Hospital complexes, campuses with multiple industrial buildings, etc.
  • The audit will cover the equipment and facilities of the company representative.
  • An audit report for the issues of the survecomplex

Companies formed by multiple centers or buildings delocalized with independent power supplies:

  • Different revision levels will be established for each type of building, depending on the relevance of their energy consumption.
  • In commercial buildings, energy label (CE3) is supported as accepted documentation of an energy review.
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Building energy audits of Buildings

Large companies consisting of multiple establishments require an energy review of the buildings.

Job Performance:

  1. Gathering information prior to visits.
    • Consumption of each building: electricity, gas, oil, etc.
    • Production data: timetables, people.
    • Basic information about each building: surfaces, facilities.
  2. Business Plan buildings:
    • Energy inventory: lighting, climate, equipment.
    • Energy questionnaire.
    • Detection enhancements.
  3. Energy center reports are issued:
    • Energy Building performance.
    • Performance facilities.
    • Measures that combine low investment with large savings.

DATA COLLECTION

  • Collecting data on consumption (electricity, gas, etc.)
  • Production data.
  • Planes and surfaces.

VISITS TO BUILDINGS

  • Plan visits.
  • Energy inventory.
  • Off measures.

CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS

  • Energy efficiency.
  • Analysis of Facilities.
  • Saving measures.