In companies, energy costs can often be saved to a considerable extent. This offers the opportunity to improve the company's return on investment and at the same time relieves the environment.
A useful method for systematically obtaining sufficient information about the existing energy consumption profile of a building or group of buildings, an operating process, or an industrial or commercial facility is to conduct an energy audit. This involves identifying and quantifying opportunities for economic energy savings and a final report compiling all results.
The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle BAFA), as part of its energy consulting services for non-residential buildings, facilities and systems, supports, among other things, the performance of energy audits for
- small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Non-SMEs with an energy consumption of max. 500,000 kWh
- municipalities
- freelance professionals
- non-profit organizations
The subsidized energy audits must meet the essential requirements of an energy audit as defined in Section 8a of the Act on Energy Services and Other Energy Efficiency Measures (EDL-G) and, in particular, the requirements of DIN EN 16247.
Amount of subsidy
• If the annual energy costs exceed 10,000 euros (net), the subsidy amounts to
80 % of the eligible consulting fee, but not more than 6,000 euros
• If the annual energy costs do not exceed 10,000 euros (net), the subsidy amounts to
80 % of the eligible consulting fee, but not more than 1,200 euros