Information Duty Energy Conservation

All companies are required to make efforts to save energy. A company with consumption of more than 50,000 kWh of electricity or 25,000 m³ of natural gas equivalent per calendar year is required to implement energy-saving measures with a payback period of 5 years or less. These companies must also comply with the information obligation.

The information obligation means that the company, reports what energy-saving measures it has taken. The starting point is the approved energy conservation measures list (EML) that applies to the industry. The list contains energy-saving measures with a payback period of five years or less. You must notify the government every four years.

The e-Desk of RVO.nl is available for reporting the information requirement.

 

Once you have generated the Xml file of the report within the CO₂& Energy RI&E, you can of course try to offer it every now and then as the site does occasionally work.

 

See here the presentation of the Webinars given by the industry parties on the 2023 Energy Savings Obligation. 

 

The Energy Savings Monitor, from the CO₂ & Energy RI&E, has a so-called Obligation of Information module. Using this module, you report "at the push of a button" which energy-saving measures you have implemented. Via an upload to the e-Desk of RVO.nl you can then meet the requirements of the government. 

 

Larger companies, from 250 FTEs or €50 million in turnover, are required to have an Energy Audit conducted by an external agency every 4 years. The EED Energy Audit is an obligation arising from the European Energy Efficiency Directive. The energy audit provides a detailed overview of all energy flows within the company. The audit also provides insight into possible savings measures and their expected effects. This includes the energy consumption of buildings, industrial processes and installations, including transport and heat. An EED Audit costs a company thousands of euros. Using an Approved Instrument removes this obligation.