Regulation on systems for improving energy efficiency in connection with the discharge of energy and electricity tax in special cases

Original Language Title: Verordnung über Systeme zur Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz im Zusammenhang mit der Entlastung von der Energie- und der Stromsteuer in Sonderfällen

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Regulation on systems for improving energy efficiency in connection with the discharge of energy and electricity tax in special cases (peak-compensation efficiency system regulation-SpaEfV)

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Spaefv

Date of completion: 31.07.2013

Full quote:

" Top equalization efficiency system regulation of 31 July 2013 (BGBl. 2858), which was last amended by Article 1 of the Regulation of 31 December 2008. October 2014 (BGBl. 1656). "

Status:

Last amended by Art. 1 V v. 31.10.2014 I 1656

For more details, please refer to the menu under Notes

Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 6.8.2013 + + +)

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Input formula

Because of

-: Article 66b (1), (2) (1), (2), (4) and (3) of the Energy Tax Act, which is defined by Article 1 (18) of the Law of 5 December 2012 (BGBl. 2436), and
-: § 12 (1), 2 (1), (2), (4) and (3) of the Electricity Tax Act, as defined by Article 2 (2) of the Law of 5 December 2012 (BGBl). 2436),

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, is responsible for: Unofficial table of contents

Content Summary

§ 1	Purpose, scope
§ 2	Definitions
§ 3	Alternative systems for improving energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises
§ 4	Demonstration in the regulatory procedure
§ 5	Demonstration in the introductory phase
§ 6	Monitoring and control
§ 7	Data transfer
§ 8	Reporting obligation of the competent body
§ 9	Irregularities
§ 10	entry into force
Appendix 1	Content requirements for an energy audit report according to DIN EN 16247-1
Appendix 2	Alternate System

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§ 1 Purpose, Scope

This Regulation lays down

1.

Requirements for alternative systems for improving energy efficiency, which can be operated by small and medium-sized enterprises instead of an energy or environmental management system (§ 55 paragraph 4 sentence 2 of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (3), second sentence, of the Electricity Tax Act;

2.

Requirements for the detection of the start and conclusion of the introduction as well as the operation

a): an energy or environmental management system in accordance with the first sentence of Article 55 (4) (1) (a) or (b) of the Energy Tax Act and the first sentence of Article 10 (3) (1) (a) or (b) of the Electricity Tax Act,
b): an alternative system for improving energy efficiency in accordance with § 3 and

3.

Guidelines for verification by the authorities referred to in § 55 (8) of the Energy Tax Act and in Section 10 (7) of the Electricity Tax Act as well as their supervision and control.

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§ 2 Definitions

(1) For the purposes of this Regulation:

1.: an energy management system: a system that meets the requirements of DIN EN ISO 50001, issue December 2011,
2.: an environmental management system: a system within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation of organisations in a Community eco-management system and Audit and repeal of Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, as well as Commission Decisions 2001 /681/EC and 2006 /193/EC (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 1), as amended,
3.: an alternative system for improving energy efficiency: one of the systems referred to in § 3,
4.: an energy audit: a systematic procedure for obtaining sufficient information on the existing energy consumption profile of a company, for the identification and quantification of the opportunities for economic energy savings, and for the Recording the results in a report,
5.: An EMAS registration office: under § 32 of the Environmental Law Act, as amended by the Notice of 4 September 2002 (BGBl. 3490), as last amended by Article 2 (43) of the Law of 7 August 2013 (BGBl). 3154), as amended, for the registration in the EMAS register of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce or the Chamber of Craftmanship,
6.: energy consumption: the amount of energy used and the energy sources used,
7.: total energy consumption: the total quantity of energy and energy sources used in the undertaking to which the verification is carried out over a period of time,
8.: A company: a company within the meaning of Section 2 (4) of the Electricity Tax Act,
9.: proof: a certificate issued by the federal financial authorities in accordance with § 4 (6) or § 5 (5) of the Federal Financial Authorities
10.: a testat: a certificate according to DIN EN ISO 50001, issue December 2011, a report on the audit audit, an EMAS entry or EMAS extension notice or a confirmation of the EMAS registration office.

(2) The DIN EN ISO and DIN EN standards, to which reference is made in this Regulation, have been published by Beuth Verlag, Berlin, and are deposited at the German National Library in an archival way. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Alternative systems for improving energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises

As alternative systems for improving energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises (§ 55 paragraph 4 sentence 2 of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 paragraph 3 sentence 2 of the Electricity Tax Act) the following systems apply:

1.: an energy audit in accordance with the requirements of DIN EN 16247-1, issue October 2012, which concludes with an energy audit report in accordance with Appendix 1 to this Regulation, or
2.: an alternative system in accordance with Annex 2 to this Regulation.

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§ 4 Verification of records in the regulatory procedure

(1) A prerequisite for the verification of the operation of an energy management system pursuant to Article 55 (4) sentence 1 (1) (a) of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (3) sentence 1 (1) (a) of the Electricity Tax Act is:

1.: a valid DIN EN ISO 50001 certificate issued at the earliest 12 months before the beginning of the application year, or
2.: a valid DIN EN ISO 50001 certificate issued at an earlier point in time as referred to in point 1 in conjunction with a monitoring audit report issued at the earliest twelve months before the beginning of the application year, which confirms that the Energy management system operated.

(2) A prerequisite for the verification of the operation of an environmental management system in accordance with § 55 (4) sentence 1 (b) of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (3) sentence 1 (1) (b) of the Electricity Tax Act is:

1.: a valid entry or renewal notice from the EMAS registration office for registration in the EMAS register, which was issued at the earliest 12 months before the beginning of the application year, or
2.: a confirmation from the EMAS registration office via an active registration with the indication of a date by which the registration is valid, on the basis of a validated validated at the earliest twelve months before the beginning of the application year Update of the environmental statement, which proves that the environmental management system has been operated. For small and medium-sized enterprises which have been exempted from the obligation to submit a validated updated environmental statement in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 for the application year or the year prior to that year, it may be different from that an updated environmental statement not validated at the earliest 12 months before the beginning of the application year. The exemption from the obligation to submit a validated, updated environmental statement shall be the main customs office responsible (§ 1a of the Energy Tax Implementing Regulation and § 1 of the Electricity Tax Implementing Regulation) with proof of compliance with the obligation to submit a validated updated environmental statement. (6).

(3) A prerequisite for the verification of the operation of an alternative system for the improvement of energy efficiency by a small or medium-sized enterprise according to § 3 is:

1.: compliance with the requirements set out in Appendix 1 to an energy audit report, or
2.: compliance with the requirements set out in Appendix 2.

The record number 1 shall relate to all parts of a company's assets, installations, locations, facilities, systems and processes. By way of derogation from the second sentence, individual parts of undertakings or locations may be exempted from the detection system, with the exception of the recording of total energy consumption, if they are not relevant to the overall energy consumption of the undertaking and if the areas are covered with a substantial amount of energy by means of the detection system. In order to comply with the requirements set out in the first sentence, the detection must relate to at least 90 per cent of the total energy consumption of the company. The requirements referred to in point 1 or 2 of the first sentence shall be met at the earliest twelve months before the beginning of the application year. In this connection, the data of a twelve-month period shall be used, which may be used only for an application year for the purposes of the verification of compliance with the requirements. The fulfilment of the requirements shall be confirmed annually by the bodies referred to in § 55 (8) of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (7) of the Electricity Tax Act. The competent authorities referred to in the second sentence of Article 6 (1) may apply procedural simplifications in the review of the conditions laid down in the first sentence, which correspond to the procedural simplifications in the issuing of testers referred to in paragraph 1 or 2; (4) In the case of undertakings with a number of parts or locations, it is not harmful to the performance of the demonstration if the individual parts of the company or locations are

1.: different systems in accordance with Article 2 (1) (1) and (2),
2.: in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises, different systems in accordance with Article 2 (1) (1) to
3.: Several similar systems in accordance with section 2 (1) (1) and (2)

are operated. In these cases, individual parts of the company or locations may be exempted from the detection procedure if the total energy consumption of the company is recorded and the parts of the company and locations excluded from the detection system are covered by the detection system. shall relate to a total of no more than 5 per cent of the total energy consumption of the undertaking. (5) The verification requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be made in the verifiable undertaking at the latest by the end of the Application year is fulfilled. Tests on the basis of the test must be issued at the latest before the end of the application year. For the purpose of issuing a proof of the operation of an alternative energy efficiency improvement system in accordance with Article 3, all documents necessary for the detection of the certificate shall be required for the purpose of the verification procedure, up to the end of the application year. The competent authority shall be issued with the competent authority and any on-site examinations may have been carried out. If the conditions laid down in sentences 1 to 3 are fulfilled, the body responsible for issuing a proof-proof certificate may, after the end of the application year, carry out a further purely documentary-based examination and the proof after the end of the application. (6) Proof of the existence of the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 5 takes place in each case for an application year and is from one of those in § 55 paragraph 8 of the Energy Tax Act and in § 10 paragraph 7 of the Electricity Tax Act , according to officially prescribed form of the Federal Financial Authorities in writing. The proof is to be submitted to the competent main customs office by the company together with the application pursuant to § 101 of the energy tax implementing regulation or in accordance with § 19 of the Electricity Tax Implementing Regulation. In the case of proof in accordance with the procedure laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (EMAS procedure), a proof in accordance with the first sentence shall be issued by environmental verifiers or environmental expert organisations; § 18 of the Environmental Act of the Environment shall apply accordingly. If a proof under the EMAS procedure covers the whole of the company, the proof referred to in the first sentence may also be issued by the EMAS registration office under the conditions set out in paragraph 2. Evidence of conformity assessment bodies accredited by a national accreditation body within the meaning of Section 1b (7) (2) of the Energy Tax Implementing Regulation or of Article 18 (2) (2) of the Electricity tax implementing regulation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 laying down rules for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of Products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 339, 31.12.1993, p. 30) as amended for the certification of energy management systems according to DIN EN ISO 50001 are accepted, provided that a copy of the relevant accreditation certificate is provided to the relevant main customs office. is presented. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Verification of records in the introductory phase

(1) The prerequisite for the verification of the start of the introduction pursuant to § 55 (5) sentence 1, first sentence, second sentence of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (4), first sentence, number 1, sentence 2 of the Electricity Tax Act is for the application years 2013 and 2014:

1.

a test according to § 4 (1) concerning the operation of an energy management system, a test according to § 4 (2) on the operation of an environmental management system or the fulfilment of the requirements for the verification according to § 4 paragraph 3 on the operation an alternative system for improving energy efficiency for small or medium-sized enterprises for parts of the enterprise, provided that this test or the demonstration of the application year 2013 is at least 25 per cent and for the application year In 2014, it refers to at least 60 percent of the company's total energy consumption,

2.

for the 2013 application year, a testat according to § 4 paragraph 1 with the proviso that the DIN EN ISO 50001 is replaced by DIN EN 16001, issue August 2009, for parts of the company, provided that this test is based on at least 25 percent of the total energy consumption of the company, or

3.

the fulfilment of the following requirements:

a)

the submission of a written or electronic declaration of management with the following content:

aa)

the company undertakes or is responsible for one of the bodies referred to in § 55 (8) of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (7) of the Electricity Tax Act,

aaa): an energy management system in accordance with § 2 (1) (1),
bbb): an environmental management system in accordance with Article 2 (1) (2) or
ccc): provided that it is a small or medium-sized enterprise, an alternative system for improving energy efficiency according to § 3

, and

bb)

the company shall appoint, in particular, at least one corporate or corporate external natural or legal person responsible for the energy commission of the undertaking with responsibility for the coordination of the system implementation in accordance with the double letter aa; the company confirms that this person will be given the necessary powers to collect the information necessary for the introduction and implementation, in particular for the collection of the necessary data; and

b)

the company has started the introduction of the system (letter a double letter aa), and has implemented the following measures:

aa)

for the application year 2013

aaa): for an energy management system in accordance with Article 2 (1) (1), point 4.4.3 (a) of DIN EN ISO 50001;
bbb): for an environmental management system in accordance with Article 2 (1) (2), at least the collection and analysis of energy sources with an inventory of energy flows and energy sources, the identification of key parameters in the form of absolute and percentage uses, measured in terms of technical and valuation in monetary units and the documentation of the energy sources used, with the aid of a table; or
ccc): in the case of a small or medium-sized enterprise, the requirements of Annex 2 (1) for an alternative energy efficiency improvement system in accordance with § 3;

bb)

for the application year 2014

aaa): for an energy management system in accordance with Article 2 (1) (1), point 4.4.3 (a) and (b) of DIN EN ISO 50001;
bbb): for an environmental management system in accordance with Article 2 (1) (2), at least the requirements referred to in point (b) of the double letter aa triple letter bbb, as well as the collection and analysis of energy-consuming equipment and equipment with a Energy consumption analysis in the form of a breakdown of the energy sources used on the consumer, the recording of the performance and consumption data of the production plants as well as auxiliary equipment, for common equipment (for example, devices for the production of energy). Compressed air generation, pumps, fans, drive motors, heating and cooling systems as well as devices for lighting and office equipment) the determination of energy consumption by continuous measurement or by estimation by means of temporarily installed measuring devices (for example, current pliers, heat meters) and comprehensible statements about the energy consumption Operational and load characteristics, and the documentation of energy consumption using a table. For common devices, for which a determination of the energy consumption by means of measurement is not possible or is possible only with a considerable effort, the energy consumption can be achieved by means of comprehensible high calculations on existing operating and load characteristics. be determined. For equipment for lighting and office equipment, an estimate of energy consumption may be carried out by means of other comprehensible methods;
ccc): in the case of a small or medium-sized enterprise, for an alternative energy efficiency improvement system in accordance with § 3 of the requirements set out in Annex 2 (1) and (2). and equipment referred to in Annex 2 (2), at least 90 per cent of the energy consumed shall be allocated to the energy-consuming plant and equipment of the undertaking.

The competent authorities in accordance with Article 6 (1), second sentence, may apply for the 2013 application year the application of procedural simplifications in the review of the conditions referred to in point 3 (b), in particular a waiver of on-the-spot assessments, . For the application years 2013 and 2014, the competent authorities may, in accordance with the second sentence of Article 6 (1), allow simplified procedures, in particular random checks, for undertakings with several locations; On-site assessments are not permitted in the application year 2014. (2) As of the application year 2015, the detection procedure shall apply in the regulatory procedure (§ 4). (3) In the cases of § 55 (6) of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 paragraph 5 of the Electricity Tax Act (§ 10 paragraph 5) of the Electricity Tax Act in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2. In the year of the new establishment of a company, the verification shall be based on the data on energy consumption from the period from the start of the initial operation up to 15 December of the application year. Data on the energy consumption of a full 12-month period shall be based on the record of applications for applications which follow immediately the year of the new establishment. The 12-month period referred to in the third sentence may overlap with the period referred to in the second sentence by a maximum of six months. (4) The verification requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be required in the verifiable undertaking. be fulfilled at the latest by the end of the application year. Tests on the basis of the test must be issued at the latest before the end of the application year. For the demonstration referred to in the first sentence of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, for the 2014 application year, all documents required for the issue of proof must be the body responsible for issuing the proof of proof up to the end of the period of application of the certificate. Year of application has been submitted. Any on-the-spot checks must have been carried out by the end of the application year. If the conditions laid down in sentences 1 to 4 are fulfilled, the body responsible for issuing a proof-proof certificate may also carry out a further purely documentary-based examination after the end of the application year, and the proof after the expiry of the (5) The proof of the existence of the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3 shall be provided by one of the bodies referred to in Article 55 (8) of the Energy Taxation Act and in Section 10 (7) of the Electricity Tax Act (Electricity Tax Act) to issue a written form to the federal financial authorities. Furthermore, Article 4 (6) shall apply. (6) In the calculations referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1, points 1 and 2, for the determination of the proportional energy consumption in the entire undertaking, an estimate shall be permitted to the extent that an accurate determination shall be carried out only with: shall be possible and the estimate shall be such that it shall be verifiable and traceable at any time for non-expert third parties. In order to record the energy sources used and the energy-consuming equipment and equipment (paragraph 1, first sentence, point 3 (b)), the first sentence shall apply mutagenic to the first sentence. In the case of companies with several locations where different systems are operated, the requirements for the proof in accordance with § 55 (5), first sentence, point 1, sentence 2 of the Energy Tax Act and § 10 (4) sentence 1, point 1, sentence 2 of the Electricity tax law

1.: for the application year 2013, provided that the totality of the tests referred to in the first and second sentence of paragraph 1 are at least 25 per cent, and
2.: for the 2014 application year, the totality of the tests referred to in paragraph 1, first sentence, point 1, to at least 60 per cent

(7) In the case of the demonstration referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1 (3) (b), the data on the energy input and the energy consumption shall be subject to a full Twelve-month period, which starts at the earliest twelve months before the beginning of the application year and ends at the latest at the end of the application year. The 12-month period of detection of the 2014 application year shall not exceed six months with the Twelve-month period on which the detection of the 2013 application year has been taken. The date referred to in paragraph 2 shall be based on a twelve-month period beginning with the same calendar month and ending with the same calendar month as the Twelve-month period in the previous year of application of the detection is based on. A derogation from the third sentence may be taken if the detection procedure is disproportionately difficult and the discrepancy justifies the deviation objectively and objectively and objectively. In this case, the twelve-month period used for the detection of an application year may not exceed three months with the twelve-month period used for the detection of the previous application year. overlap. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Monitoring and control

The activities of environmental verifiers and environmental verifiers or conformity assessment bodies shall be supervised and controlled by the competent authority within the framework of this Regulation. The competent authority within the meaning of this Regulation shall be

1.: the body for the monitoring of environmental verifiers and environmental verifiers ' organisations referred to in Article 1b (8) of the Energy Tax Implementing Regulation and Article 18 (3) of the Electricity Tax Implementing Regulation; and
2.: the body referred to in Article 1b (7) (1) of the Energy Tax Implementing Regulation and Article 18 (2) (1) of the Electricity Tax Implementing Regulation for the purpose of monitoring the conformity assessment bodies which it has accredited.

(2) In the context of monitoring and control, the competent authority shall, in particular, take the necessary arrangements to remedy any shortcomings identified and to prevent future deficiencies, as well as the necessary checks and inspections on the ground , To the extent necessary for the performance of the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, the officials and other agents of the competent authority shall be empowered to:

1.: for operating and business hours, premises, commercial premises and operating rooms, as well as means of transport, both from environmental verifiers and environmental expert organisations or conformity assessment bodies, and by undertakings to which proof in accordance with § 4 or § 5 has been issued or is to be issued,
2.: all necessary business documents, both for environmental verifiers and environmental expert organisations or conformity assessment bodies, as well as for undertakings which have been or are to be issued proof in accordance with § 4 or § 5, , to be examined, and to make copies, extracts, printouts or copies of copies thereof, and
3.: require the necessary information from environmental verifiers and environmental expert organisations or conformity assessment bodies, as well as from undertakings to whom a certificate has been or is to be issued in accordance with § 4 or § 5.

(3) The BundesfinanzAuthorities may provide the competent authority with the necessary information which it needs in order to carry out the tasks provided for in this Regulation. (4) The provisions of the Environmental Law and of the Accreditation Authority Act of 31 July 2009 (BGBl. 2625), as last amended by Article 2 (80) of the Law of 22 December 2012 (BGBl). 3044), as amended, and the regulations adopted on the basis of these laws, remain unaffected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 7 Data transfer

Insofar as this is necessary for the control and monitoring of environmental verifiers and environmental verifiers or conformity assessment bodies active in the implementation of this Regulation, the competent authority may, in accordance with Article 6 (6) (1) (a) 1 sentence 2 shall transmit the following data to the federal financial authorities:

1.: Findings or information on approval and supervision measures taken by the body in accordance with Article 6 (1), second sentence, point 1, and which affect the validity of the test data of an environmental verifier or an environmental expert organization ,
2.: findings or information on accreditation activities and measures taken by the body in accordance with Article 6 (1), second sentence, point 2 and which may affect the validity of the test data of a conformity assessment body.

(2) The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted in order to enable the main authorities to verify the validity of a test file issued by a body in accordance with Article 55 (8) of the Energy Tax Act or Section 10 (7) of the Electricity Tax Act (Electricity Tax Act) (3) The data referred to in paragraph 1 may only be used for the purpose referred to in paragraph 2. Company data shall be transmitted only in so far as it is necessary to assign the transmitted information to a test or a tax procedure to be checked. (4) The data stored by the Federal Financial Authorities shall be deleted, if they are no longer necessary for the performance of the tasks in the tax procedure, but at the latest after the expiry of the period of notice in accordance with Article 169 of the German Tax Code. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Reporting obligation of the competent body

Each year, the competent authority shall submit a report to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and the Federal Ministry of Finance, on the basis of Article 6 (1) and (2). the monitoring and control measures carried out. The reporting obligation can be complied with in the context of

1.: of the report in accordance with Article 21 (2) of the Environmental Act by the body referred to in Article 6 (1), second sentence, point 1, to the ministries referred to in sentence 1, and
2.: of the report according to § 3 of the AkkStelleG-Beleihungsverordnung of 21 December 2009 (BGBl. 3962), as amended, by the body referred to in Article 6 (1), second sentence, point 2, to the ministries referred to in sentence 1.

§ 9 of the Accreditation Body Act and § 29 of the Environmental Law Act remain unaffected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Administrative Offences

In accordance with Section 381 (1) (1) of the Tax Code, who intentionally or recklessly against § 4 (6) sentence 1 or § 5 (5) sentence 1 does not correctly issue a proof or does not correctly certifies it. Unofficial table of contents

Section 10 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following the date of delivery. Unofficial table of contents

Appendix 1 (to § 3 (1))
Content requirements for an energy audit report according to DIN EN 16247-1

(Fundstelle: BGBl. I 2013, 2863) The exact content of the report must be in accordance with the scope, the objective and the thoroughness of the energy audit. The report of the energy audit must include:

1.

Summary:

a): Ranking of the possibilities for improving energy efficiency;
b): Proposed implementation programme.

2.

Background:

a): general information about the audited organisation, the energy auditor and the energy audit methodology;
b): the context of energy audits;
c): Description of the object (s) of the object (s);
d): relevant standards and regulations.

3.

Energy Audit:

a)

Description of the energy audit, scope, objective and thoroughness, time frame and limits;

b)

Data collection information:

aa): Measurement setup (current situation);
bb): Statement which values have been used (and which values are measured and which are estimated);
cc): A copy of the key data used and the calibration certificate, where such documents are required.

c)

Analysis of energy consumption;

d)

Criteria for the ranking of measures to improve energy efficiency.

4.

Opportunities to improve energy efficiency:

a): Proposed measures, recommendations, plan and programme of implementation;
b): assumptions made in the calculation of savings and the resulting accuracy of the recommendations;
c): information on applicable grants and aid;
d): appropriate economic analysis;
e): possible interactions with other proposed recommendations;
f): Measurement and detection methods to be used for estimating the savings after the implementation of the recommended options.

5.

Conclusions.

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Appendix 2 (to § 3 (2))
Alternate System

(Fundstelle: BGBl. I 2013, 2864)

1.

Recording and analysis of energy sources

-: Inventory of energy flows and energy sources.
-: Determination of important parameters in the form of absolute and percentage uses, measured in technical terms and in monetary units.
-: Documentation of the energy sources used with the aid of a table (see Table 1).

Table 1

Recording and analysis of energy sources

Year-of-year Energy/ Energy carrier consumption (kWh/year) Share on the Total energy consumption cost division measurement system or alternative type of collection and analysis degree of accuracy/ Calibration

2.

Collection and analysis of energy-consuming plants and equipment

-: Energy consumption analysis in the form of a breakdown of the energy sources used on the consumer.
-: Recording of the performance and consumption data of the production plants as well as auxiliary facilities.
-: For common devices such as compressed air production equipment, pumps, fans, drive motors, heating and cooling systems and equipment for lighting and office equipment, the energy consumption is achieved by continuous measurement or by means of Estimation by means of temporarily installed measuring devices (for example, current pliers, heat meters) and traceable high calculations on operational and load characteristics. For common devices, for which a determination of the energy consumption by means of measurement is not possible or is possible only with a considerable effort, the energy consumption can be achieved by means of comprehensible high calculations on existing operating and load characteristics. be determined. For equipment for lighting and for office equipment, an estimate of energy consumption can be carried out by means of other comprehensible methods.
-: Documentation of energy consumption with the help of a table (see Table 2).

Table 2

Acquisition and analysis of energy consumers

Energy Consumer Set Energy (kWh) and energy-carrier waste heat (temperature level) measurement system/measurement type or alternative type of detection and analysis degree of accuracy/ Calibration Nr.Investment/partial-age capacity

3.

Identification and evaluation of potential savings

-: Identification of the energy saving potentials (such as the energetic optimization of the systems and systems as well as the efficiency increase of individual devices).
-: Evaluation of the potential to reduce energy consumption on the basis of economic criteria.
-: Determination of the energy saving potentials in energy units and monetary quantities and the establishment of the costs of energy saving measures, for example for investments.
-: Evaluation of the economic viability of the measures using appropriate methods of assessment of investments, such as internal return (profitability) and amortization time (risk); cf. For this purpose, the example of Table 3).

Table 3

Evaluation after internal return and amortisation period

General Evidence Internal Rate Static Amortization Investment/ Measure investment sum savings Technical UseProfiProfitability the investment/capital return [Euro] [Euro/Year] [Years] [%] [Years]

4.

Feedback to the management and decision on how to deal with the results Once a year the management has to inform itself about the results of the numbers 1 to 3 and on this basis appropriate decisions on measures and measures Deadlines to be taken.