Energy Management and Energy Savings

ISO 50007:2017 addresses the relevant elements of energy service provided by energy suppliers to users. It envisages energy service as including two broad categories:  · energy supply/generation and distribution;  · advice on and improvement to energy efficiency.  ISO 50007:2017 provides best practice guidelines for energy service providers in order to continually improve their practices and quality of interaction with users.  The following are within the scope of ISO 50007:2017:  · definition of a language common to the different stakeholders;  · definition of key components and characteristics of the energy service to users, with respect to their needs and expectations;  · guidelines for satisfying users' needs and expectations;  · assessment criteria for energy service to users;  · introduction to performance indicators;  · examples of performance indicators;  · performance improvement;  · education or training for users to understand the energy service provided by the energy service providers.  The following are outside the scope of ISO 50007:2017:  · topics relating to individual energy service, such as energy efficiency service provided to individual users of energy or services provided by energy service companies (ESCOs);  · methods of design and construction of energy production, transmission and distribution systems;  · management structure and methodology of operation and management of activities relating to energy services, including contracting with other energy service providers;  · topics relating to energy services in systems inside buildings.

This document gives practical guidelines and examples for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system (EnMS) in accordance with the systematic approach of ISO 50001:2018. The guidance in this document is applicable to any organization. This document does not provide guidance on how to develop an integrated management system. While the guidance in this document is consistent with the requirements of ISO 50001:2018, it does not provide interpretations of those requirements.

This document specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system (EnMS). The intended outcome is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance and the EnMS. This document: a) is applicable to any organization regardless of its type, size, complexity, geographical location, organizational culture or the products and services it provides; b) is applicable to activities affecting energy performance that are managed and controlled by the organization; c) is applicable irrespective of the quantity, use, or types of energy consumed; d) requires demonstration of continual energy performance improvement, but does not define levels of energy performance improvement to be achieved; e) can be used independently, or be aligned or integrated with other management systems.