AUDIT2MEASURE State of the Art of Energy Auditing System and ESM Implementation

Since 2012, the Article 8 of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) requires all large companies in EU Member States to carry out mandatory energy audits every four years. Although according to international standards, energy audits result in the explicit recommendation of energy saving measures (ESM), the implementation rate of ESM following audits in large companies remains low across the EU.

This report provides a comparative overview of the state-of-the-art of audit systems and policies and their impact on ESM implementation across the six project countries: Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. It constitutes the common basis and reference point for the ensuing research, engagement and support activities foreseen under the AUDIT-TO-MEASURE project.