Energy audit

What is an energy audit? 

An energy audit is used for technical evaluation of the effectiveness of energy utilization in the building or energy industry; it also suggests measures to achieve energy savings. An energy audit is executed particularly for larger buildings and manufacturing plants, energy production plants, heat distribution systems, energy sources but it can be also used to evaluate the energy and economic investment plan, e.g. a project of a small power plant, cogeneration unit, etc.

An energy audit can only executed by the authorized energy auditor who has a certificate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and is registered on the List of Energy Auditors.

Statutory duty to perform an energy audit

In some cases to perform an energy audit it is an obligation prescribed by law; namely the Act No. 406 of 2000 Coll., on energy management and its implementing Decree No. 480 of 2012 Coll. as follows:

• All legal entities and natural persons (housing associations, owners’ associations, private owners, a group of residential buildings) with a total annual energy consumption (i.e. the energy supply need of all supply points operated under one Company ID) greater than 35,000 GJ.
• Organizational departments of the state, counties, municipalities or allowance organizations (i.e. ministries, administrative authorities, the Constitutional Court, the Public Prosecutor’s Of­fice, the Supreme Audit Office, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, buildings for education, health care, civic amenities, etc.) with a total annual energy consumption (i.e. the energy supply need of all supply points operated under one Company ID) greater than 1,500 GJ.
• Natural persons and legal entities applying for the state grant under the energy savings program if the installed capacity of energy source is greater than 200 kW.
• An energy audit is also required by administrators of some support programs and by banks to assess the applications for financial support, grant or loan to finance energy projects.

What does an energy audit consist of?

The content and form of the energy audit is regulated by Decree No. 480 of 2012 Coll. However all that glitters is not gold. A correctly performed audit should analyze your current energy management in detail; to quantify everything in detail and subsequently to propose various austerity measures which are compared in terms of energy, economic and ecology. The main parts of the audit are:

• Submission of an energy audit
• Description of the current state
• Assessment of the current state
• Proposing measures to reduce energy consumption
• Ecological evaluation of options
• Economic evaluation of options
• Selection of the optimal solution
• Recommendation of the energy auditor

Why choose us?

• We have many years of practical experience in the energy sector.
• Our audit always applies measures which we have proven by our own practice.
• Our audit is conducted directly by TERMS permanent staff; we do not resell this service.
• Our authorized energy auditors are registered on the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
• Thanks to our audit lots of our clients have achieved significant savings and we have also helped a few clients to obtain subsidies.
• All our auditors are members of the prestigious Association of Energy Specialists (www.asociacees.cz).
• In addition to the most valuable practice our qualification also guarantees regular testing of our experts by the Ministerial Committee.
• We constantly educate ourselves in this field of business.
• Our experts are also authorized engineers of the Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Technicians Engaged in Construction (CKAIT).

If you are interested in an energy audit, please get in touch with us and our energy specialists will be more than happy to assist you.

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