What Is an Energy Management System?
An Energy Management System (EnMS) is a set of practices that create a culture of continual improvement in energy performance. Organizations with an EnMS achieve energy and cost savings through a set of quantitative tools that track energy use, inform decision making, and help implement energy saving practices.
Why Should Manufacturers Adopt Energy Management Systems?
An EnMS forms the basis of continual, year over year improvements in energy use and operating costs. Developing an EnMS helps manufacturers assess how they leverage the latest energy efficiency technologies and best practices to identify ways to lower their energy consumption and reduce their carbon footprint.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) supports the 50001 Ready program, which has demonstrated continuous year-over-year energy improvements for partner facilities, far more than the business-as-usual industry average even after over a decade of implementation. The proven benefits of having an EnMS have led ecolabels and regulators to increasingly use internationally recognized EnMS standards as the basis for encouraging better business practices.
ISO 50001 News
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes General Motors Co. (GM) for achieving 50001 Ready recognition at 25 of its U.S. manufacturing plants for three years in a row, with two additional sites added in 2021. GM is a leader in some of the world’s...November 18, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes Polaris Industries for achieving 50001 Ready recognition for its third year. Headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, Polaris manufactures a diverse range of powersport vehicles, such as snowmobiles...November 18, 2022
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AstraZeneca’s Gaithersburg campus became the first biomedical facility in the world to achieve SEP 50001 at the silver performance level, improving its energy performance 8.5% over three years and saving $420,000 on energy bills annually.November 3, 2021
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JW Marriot achieved 7.8% energy performance improvement over three years, saved $221,551 in energy costs, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 725.43 metric tons.October 28, 2021
Quarterly Updates:
- January 2023: GM and Daimler Truck North America Detroit® featured + energy efficiency guidance in 50001 Ready Navigator
Where Can I Start?
DOE operates the 50001 Ready program to make it easy for companies to create their own EnMS.
50001 Ready
The 50001 Ready program helps companies implement an EnMS aligned to the ISO 50001 energy management standard and prepares them to pursue certification. It breaks the requirements of the standard into 25 steps and provides resources and examples to help companies succeed in implementing an EnMS.
The program is built around the 50001 Ready Navigator, an online platform with reference materials, example strategies, and a dashboard that enables companies to track the progress of facilities. Companies that complete the 25 steps can receive recognition from DOE. The program is free and does not require a third-party audit of an EnMS.