TS EN 16247-1

TS EN 16247-1 defines the general rules for planning, carrying out, and closing out energy audits. It frames energy auditing as a structured management tool for understanding energy performance, making consumption visible, and identifying improvement opportunities, rather than as a one-off technical inspection.

Scope of the audit framework and core concepts

The scope is broad and cross-sector: it applies to all establishments and organisations, to all forms of energy, and to all uses of energy. Individual private dwellings are excluded. That distinction matters because the same audit logic can be used in industrial sites, service buildings, public facilities, and multi-energy organisations, but the data sources, load patterns, and significant energy uses will differ.

In general technical terms, an energy audit examines energy flows, major consumption points, load profiles, operating conditions, and opportunities for improvement. It provides a comparable baseline for energy management, efficiency programmes, and sustainability work. This standard sets out common methodology and expected deliverables so that audit results can be reported consistently.

What this document provides

• General requirements for energy audits
• A common methodology
• Expected deliverables and outputs
• Applicability to establishments and organisations outside private dwellings
• A shared framework for all forms and uses of energy

TS EN 16247-1 should be understood as the overarching energy-audit standard. Where more specific part standards exist, they may address buildings, processes, or transport in greater detail; this document establishes the common basis and terminology for the audit approach itself.