ISO 50001
Energy management System
Standard Overview
ISO 50001, the global energy management systems standard, specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and improving an EnMS. The standard is based upon the Plan-Do-Check-Act management system, which is familiar to many manufacturing plants that have implemented other ISO standards.
U.S. DOE, through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has worked actively with scores of countries to develop the ISO 50001 standard and promote its adoption. DOE and industry have jointly invested over $3 million to accelerate market-driven uptake of the standard—delivering business value to companies and organizations nationwide.
Certification Benefits
- Credible market communication about energy performance efforts
- Create transparency and facilitate communication on the management of energy resources
- Promote energy management best practices and behaviors
- Assist facilities in evaluating and prioritizing the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies
- Reduced operational and overhead costs lead to increased profitability
- Reduced air emissions, such as GHGs
- Increased efficiency of energy sources
- Increased assurance of legal, internal compliance
- Variables affecting energy use and consumption are identified
- Increased understanding of energy use and consumption via defined methods, processes of data collection
Certification Requirements
- Secure support from top management;
- Collect, track, and analyze energy data;
- Identify key energy uses;
- Establish a baseline;
- Identify energy-saving opportunities;
- Prioritize opportunities
What about the cost?
We have never inflated our fees with unnecessary costs, so what you pay for in your certification audit is the number of days needed to audit your operations. It’s individual for each company, depending on your size, operational complexity, and the standards you are looking to get certified to.
