ISO 50001

That's what energy audits do.

So people are sometimes familiar with things like ISO 50001, other audits.

These ones are very technically focused.

They go very broad, but also very bottom up.

Schneider Electric reports using its own internal data from DOE's Better Plants program that its ISO 50001 certified plants save nearly twice as much energy as its uncertified plants over four years.

Twice as much! Now, that's one company comparing its own sites, and the certified plants may have been stronger to begin with.

It's still a striking gap inside a single company.

Today, we're decoding ISO 50001 and strategic energy management.

If your operation spends five figures or more on electricity each month, this episode applies to you.

By the end, you'll know whether a structured energy management system belong in your operation and where to start.

I'm Daniel Burke, and this is Energy Answers brought to you by Tactical Energy Group.

If you own the power budget, this is for you, and we're decoding ISO 50001.