Enhesa Launches Service to Assist Companies with the European Energy Efficiency Audit Requirements
Thousands of companies in Europe need to complete energy efficiency audits of their operations by December 5, 2015. The 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive establishes the requirement that all companies with over 250 employees, and with annual revenues exceeding EUR 50 million or with a budget exceeding EUR 43 million per year, must hold a valid energy audit report no later than December 5, 2015 and renew it every 4 years.
This obligation not only extends to the manufacturing sector, but also to companies in the commercial and service sectors. The Member States were required to transpose the Directive’s provisions into their national laws by June 5, 2014. As of this date, not all countries have done so. Moreover, substantial variations exist in the rules between those that have transposed it.
In a recent Enhesa survey of over 500 EHS professionals, 33% noted they were not sure if their company was required to carry-out energy efficiency audits by December 5, 2015. As of mid-June in the UK alone, only 53 out of 14,000 companies impacted had filed the reports.
In light of this pending deadline and rather complicated issue area, Enhesa has created two service offers in an effort to assist companies in complying fully with the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) audit obligation where such requirements apply to the client.
Option 1:
Enhesa can perform an initial applicability analysis for your company for each jurisdiction in which you have activities and, at your option, provide the checklist for each of the applicable locations. For this option, we would need you provide the following information for the company as a whole in each jurisdiction, and if available, broken down by each individual incorporated entity:
- Total employee headcount
- Total annual revenues
- Total net assets
Option 2:
Enhesa can provide you with a checklist for each jurisdiction that would allow you to make a basic determination as to whether your company is covered by the requirements, and then to verify that you comply with the key requirements of the national rules transposing the EED. (Please note that this checklist is not intended to actually conduct the energy efficiency audit. Thus would be assured by the competent and accredited auditor you would engage should you be subject to the requirements.) The basic checklists for each of the EU Member States (as well as the three regions in Belgium) will allow you to:
1. Determine whether the company is subject to the audit requirement in each country and, if so,
2. Identify the requirements that the company must comply with to fulfill its obligations under the relevant laws and regulations relative to the EED, including:
a. Scope of the audits (i.e., to what they do and do not apply, such as buildings, processes, transport, direct, versus indirect energy supplies, etc.)
b. Any available alternative compliance mechanisms (such as certification to certain energy efficiency or EHS management standards)
c. Individuals or entities authorized to perform such audits and required certifications
d. Methodology to be employed (including identification, but not the detailed requirements of) any specific standards that must be used in the conduct of the assessments
e. Recordkeeping and reporting requirements
f. Any other pertinent requirements contained in the national implementing regulations of the EED
If you are interested in either of these service offerings, please contact info@enhesa.com
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