The ISO 50001 energy management standard offers a proven framework for industrial and commercial facilities to manage energy procurement and usage. Implementing an energy management system establishes the structure and discipline needed to apply technical and management strategies that significantly cut energy costs and greenhouse‑gas emissions over time. According to ISO 50001, energy can take many forms—such as electricity, fuels, steam, heat, compressed air and renewables—and may be purchased, stored, treated, used in processes or recovered.

Purpose of Adopting an EnMS

The main purpose of adopting an Energy Management System (EnMS) is to enable an organization to improve its energy performance—including energy use, energy efficiency and energy consumption—in a systematic manner. The ISO 50001 standard applies to organizations of any size or type and helps establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance.