The Royal Decree has just been published 56/2016 (February 12 -2016) referring to energy audits in Spain by which partially transposes the European Directive on energy efficiency 2012/27/EU of the Parliament European Parliament and of the Council (25 – October – 2012), regarding the energy audit , accreditation of service providers and auditors energy sources and promotion of the efficiency of the power supply.
According to the Ministry of Industry in an informative note … « Efficiency is driven through energy audits for big companies”. With a truly "desperate" delay for many of the professionals of the sector as well as from the members Brussels regulators.
The Council of Ministers has approved today the Royal Decree which transposes the European Efficacy Directive Energy (Directive 2012/27/UE). The one that allows drive savings and efficiency energy contributing decisively to achieve the objectives of the EU and the one that was established as cut-off date for this transposition is June two one thousand and fourteen.
This breach had indeed sparked the beginning of a disciplinary file by the European Commission against Spain last October and that we can read more information from the article Spain does not comply with the energy efficiency.
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To understand the new Royal Decree 56/2016 first we should see what requirements Directive 2012/27/UE designates us as regards regarding audits and, in this sense, we have made a summary – infographic to clarify the needs:
The RD 56/2016 partially transposes the aforementioned directive of the European Union, as regards to energy audits, accreditation systems for distributors of energy services and energy auditors and the promotion of energy efficiency in production processes and use of heat and cold.
The energy audits they are tools that leave organizations to know their situation regarding employment of energy and that, by the fact that it is carried out differently according to the fields, the companies and the countries, require a standardization that allows to make comparable results obtained. We wanted to make a analysis of the highlights of the new document of Royal Decree 56/2016:
This royal decree establishes the obligation to carry out a energy audit in companies that are not SMEs , in accordance with the provisions of the Title I of the annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC of the Commission, of May 6, two thousand and three, on the definition of microenterprises, SMEs, on the activities that it manages the company. This regulation establishes which must be carried out every 4 years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Affects those companies that are considered to be large companies, understanding by such both those that occupy at least 250 people like the that, even without meeting said requirement, have a volume of business that exceeds 50 million euros and, at the same time, a general calculation that exceeds 43 million euros.
Note: However, in every law is hidden some good paragraphs, so the documents supporting documents can be delivered within three months, with the February 14 as the deadline.
Accreditation system for service providers energy services and energy auditors , regulates the conditions and requirements that must be observed for the accreditation of these suppliers and auditors. That will be found in the IDAE and will be called “ List of Service Providers Energy Services”
The evaluation of the potential of high-efficiency cogeneration and urban water systems heating and cooling that must be carried out, with in order to provide information to investors regarding the national development plans and contribute to an environment stable and conducive to investment.
A sanctioning regime is established , it is the regarding sanctions for breaches of the provided in this royal decree 56/2016 . He breach of the precepts contained in this royal decree will be penalized in accordance with the provisions of articles 80 and 82 of Law 18/2014, of October 15, on the approval of urgent measures for growth, competitiveness and efficiency. (See more in Law 18/2014)
A slightly more explanatory chart of the sanctions is…
Part II «Technical instructions» of the Regulation of Thermal Installations in Buildings, approved as an annex of Royal Decree 1027/2007, of July 20. It is modified Table 3.1 Preventive maintenance operations and their periodicity of IT 3.3 which is replaced by the next:
Model responsible declaration relative compliance with the requirements for the exercise of the professional activity of service providers energetic . We have edited it since Home Repair Care in PDF so you can download it or consult it whenever you want... auditor declaration model energetic.
Communication model related to carrying out a energy audit. We have edited it from Home Repair Care in PDF so that you can download it or consult it when you want… model of energy audit.
But… Who should perform the audit? When should the audit be submitted? How should the audit be? What requirements must the auditors meet? or is there sanctions?
Response from M. Industria that many auditors wonder…. Where is it the transposition of the obligation to install meters of heating, sanitary hot water and refrigeration?…. HERE.
A point of the document that we are not aware of at all proud we find it in the additional provision third, which establishes that the measures included in this royal decree will not entail an increase in spending ... «The measures included in this standard will be addressed with the available budget available in each exercise and may not entail an increase in endowments neither of salaries, nor of other expenses of personal “….
NOTE dated 06/15/2016: The Plenary of the Constitutional Court, has agreed to admit for processing positive conflict of competence no. 2761-2016 , promoted by the Government of Catalonia, in relation to article 13 and the first final provisions and fourth of Royal Decree 56/2016, of February 12, by which Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament is transposed, on energy efficiency, in terms of the energy audits, accreditation of energy providers energy services and auditors and promotion of efficiency of the power supply. Here BOE…. We'll see how it ends this!
Reference points where auditors energy sources can consult the legislation :
In addition, the Association of Energy Efficiency Companies, A3e, has published a document that aims to do more understandable the RD 56 2016 on energy auditing . The document is a summary and interpreted analysis – FAQ (HERE) which is intended to summarize, interpret and resolve some questions and doubts related to the regulatory energy audits and the impact on the ISO and UNE-EN standards .
Other related auditor consultation documents with clarifying the current regulations are: (Different presentations)
We remind you that we have a glossary of documents with methodologies and practice usual since the Article with guides and manuals for the energy auditor. (For the amount of information, when they are in the article, if you click on F3 in the searched Chrome, a window will appear search box at the top right)
