In order to know the degree of compliance with the implementation of an Energy Management System based on the 50001 standard, or to perform an Energy Audit, mandatory according to the Royal Decree 56/2016, the Association of Energy Efficiency Companies has conducted a situation analysis halfway through the deadline, based on a series of surveys conducted to its associates.
Compliance with Royal Decree 56/2016 and adoption of the. ISO 50001
The results of this study show that 47% of the companies that are obliged to comply with Royal Decree 56/2016 have not yet started the process to do so. And of those that have started it, only 55% have begun to implement it, the rest, are still deciding between the different options offered by the market. Likewise, of the 2,452 public companies that must comply with the 50001 standard, barely 5% have started any type of procedure for the adoption of these measures.
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Incentives to comply with Royal Decree 56/2016.
When assessing whether this measure encourages concern for energy efficiency and awareness of energy consumption generated in companies, of those that have opted for the Energy Audit, 60% seek to comply exclusively with the obligation of Royal Decree 56/2016, thereby ruling out the implementation of energy efficiency software that complies with the standard ISO 50001.
And of the companies that opt for audits, only 72% currently comply with the legal minimums set by the regulations, so that, instead of giving them a series of guidelines to comply with, it might be more interesting to monitor consumption with energy management software, seeking energy improvement through consumption indicators.
In the market for energy service providers, Royal Decree 56/2016 has sat very well, with almost 50% of companies having increased their headcount, and 64% planning to do so in the coming months.
Energy management systems based on ISO 50001: a logical choice
Given the reaction of the sector, energy management systems based on ISO 50001 are the most logical option when seeking not only to comply with Royal Decree 56/2016, but also to manage energy consumption by means of indicators, saving costs and reducing the organization's footprint on the environment. So that, it is an investment in a continuous, monitored work, with real, measurable effects and not costs for a punctual management that obliges to carry out every four years to comply with the regulations.
Smarkia 50001, the comprehensive solution for adhering to Royal Decree 56/2016.
Therefore, Smarkia 50001 offers organizations the possibility of monitoring their consumption, looking for optimization measures, cost reduction and improvement in energy performance, thus complying with ISO 50001 and Royal Decree 56/2016, saving on energy bills constantly and performing a permanent work that will make this measure evolve continuously, with the improvement in performance and resource management that this entails, compared to an Energy Audit every four years.
