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Published: ISO Energy Management Standards (ISO/TC301):

ISO/IEC 13273-1:2015: Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources — Common international terminology — Part 1: Energy efficiency

ISO/IEC 13273-2:2015: Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources — Common international terminology — Part 2: Renewable energy sources

ISO 17741:2016: General technical rules for measurement, calculation and verification of energy savings of projects

ISO 17742:2015: Energy efficiency and savings calculation for countries, regions and cities

ISO 17743:2016: Energy savings — Definition of a methodological framework applicable to calculation and reporting on energy savings

ISO 50001:2018: Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

ISO 50002:2014: Energy audits — Requirements with guidance for use

ISO 50003:2021: Energy management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of energy management systems

ISO 50004:2020: Energy management systems — Guidance for the implementation, maintenance and improvement of an ISO 50001 energy management system

ISO 50005:2021: Energy management systems — Guidelines for a phased implementation

ISO 50006:2014: Energy management systems — Measuring energy performance using energy baselines (EnB) and energy performance indicators (EnPI) — General principles and guidance

ISO 50007:2017: Energy services — Guidelines for the assessment and improvement of the energy service to users

ISO/TS 50008:2018: Energy management and energy savings — Building energy data management for energy performance — Guidance for a systemic data exchange approach

ISO 50009:2021: Energy management systems — Guidance for implementing a common energy management system in multiple organizations

ISO 50015:2014: Energy management systems — Measurement and verification of energy performance of organizations — General principles and guidance

ISO 50021:2019: Energy management and energy savings — General guidelines for selecting energy savings evaluators

ISO/TS 50044:2019: Energy saving projects (EnSPs) — Guidelines for economic and financial evaluation

ISO 50045:2019: Technical guidelines for the evaluation of energy savings of thermal power plants

ISO 50046:2019: General methods for predicting energy savings

ISO 50047:2016: Energy savings — Determination of energy savings in organizations

ISO 50049:2020: Calculation methods for energy efficiency and energy consumption variations at country, region and city levels

Being developed: ISO Energy Management Standards (ISO/TC301)

ISO/CD 50002-1: Energy audits — Requirements with guidance for use — Part 1: General requirements

ISO/CD 50002-2: Energy audits — Requirements with guidance for use — Part 2: Buildings

ISO/CD 50002-3: Energy audits — Requirements with guidance for use — Part 3: Processes

ISO/DIS 50006: Energy management systems — Evaluating energy performance using energy baselines and energy performance indicators

ISO/DPAS 50010: Energy management and energy savings — Guidance for net zero energy in operations using an ISO 50001 energy management system

ISO/DTS 50011: Energy management systems ― Assessing energy management using ISO 50001:2018

Other Resources

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Tools like Tableau, Power BI and Domo offer advanced data visualisation and analytics capabilities, irrespective of geographical location.
Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool (Solid-State Lighting): Here……
ENERGY RULE OF THUMP: Here…
Four tips for optimising and operating backup power systems: Here…
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022: Here…
Tips for Optimising and Operating Backup Power Systems: Here…
Excel Spreadsheet to Calculate Measures Towards the Design of Solar Panels, Battery Banks and inverters: Here…
Calculating the Size of a Battery Bank and Inverter Here…
SECTION 12L INTERPRETATION NOTE 95 (Issue 2) Here…
Regulations for the Mandatory Display and Submission of Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings – 08 December 2020. Here…
Amendment Regulations for the Mandatory Display and Submission of Energy Performance Certificates for Buildings – 03 August 2023. Here…
The “M&V Lessons Learned” e-Book @ $9.5 USD. Email if interested.
“SABS: SATR 50012ED1: Guidance for reporting uncertainty in measurement and verification” is available from the SABS Online shop.
“SABS: SANS 50 010:2018 Energy Measurement and Verification”. Here…
“Guidelines for Reporting Uncertainty in Measurement and Verification” SANAS TG 50. Here…
I shared this resource a few years back but it’s so useful that I gladly share it again: Grammarly for Windows is an all-in-one writing assistant that works on your desktop and in your browser. Use it in apps, word processors, email clients, and more. Especially helpful to those who need to write reports and communicate via email in a language other than their mother tongue. Here…
Electric Circuit Diagram Template for easy use… Create your own diagrams easily. Here…
I know of several people in the energy industry who uses this free resource… Automate your meeting notes… Here…
22Seven is a sleek Budgeting, Spend Tracking & Money Management tool and a juristic representative of Old Mutual. You link your bank accounts and the app will do the rest. Very useful for business finances, taxation, etc. 22seven is Here…
Planning for the future is essential. Not doing so will result in failure. The International Energy Agency has lots of information available on their websites… Start Here…
Copper Tubes – Uninsulated Heat Losses… Here…
Keynote online presentations is often the go to method of late. Herewith a good solution, using a little-known technique in Ecamm Live. All the details of how it’s done are Here… In short: you can create and control a Keynote presentation with a green screen built in so your face shows through–one screen for you and your slides that is easy to control and not awkward the way screen sharing is. (Keynote now also lets you embed your camera in the slides directly, but the quality isn’t as good).
NOTE THAT THE ISO LIST OF STANDARDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED… Here…
EnergyCAP: EnergyCAP is a comprehensive energy management software that offers a free version called EnergyCAP Express. It provides tools for energy data tracking, analysis, and reporting. It supports multiple utility types and allows for cost allocation and bill verification… Here…
With Load-shedding as bad as it is in SA, perhaps this is a useful tool for us to use: Residential Load Calculation Spreadsheet… Here…
Microsoft Excel is a widely used tool for conducting sensitivity analysis. Excel has built-in functions such as Data Table, Goal Seek, and Solver that can be used to perform sensitivity analysis.

Water Treatment for Boilers and Cooling Towers Training Here…
An Energy-Efficiency Calculator. Here…
Useful M&V resources are available Here…
Fuels – Higher and Lower Calorific Values… Here…
SPF CLIMATE KIT FOR MICRO A self-help high-grade weather station. You can even talk via wireless communication between two micro:bits with this kit to be able to monitor the weather without being exposed to it… Here…
Ampere: This is a free app that analyses your energy usage patterns and offers personalised recommendations for reducing your energy consumption and costs. A 4.5 App Rating. Here…
Energy Lens: This is a free energy management tool that helps organisations track and analyse energy data from their utility bills. It provides data visualisation capabilities and allows users to identify areas for energy savings… Here…
OpenEnergyMonitor: This is an open-source energy monitoring and data logging system that can be used to measure and visualise energy consumption in homes, buildings, or small-scale renewable energy systems. It includes hardware and software components that can be customised and adapted to specific needs. Here…
RETScreen: A comprehensive M&V software suite for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. It includes a range of tools for energy analysis, financial analysis, and GHG emissions analysis, and can be used for a wide variety of project types. Here…
The Allowance Price Explorer allows you to explore allowance prices of emissions trading systems around the world. Here…
Water Heating Calculator Here…
Calculating the C.O.P. (Coefficient of Performance) for Heat-pumps and Refrigeration. Here…
Tracking Global allowance prices for CO2 emissions: Here…
The “SA M&V Lessons Learned” e-Book. Email if interested.
“Energy Efficiency Measurement and Verification Practices – Demystifying M&V Through SA Case Studies” Here…
“SABS: SANS 50 010:2018 Energy Measurement and Verification” Here…
“SABS: SANS 1544:2014 (Ed. 1.00) Energy performance certificates for buildings” Here…
“SABS: SATR 50012ED1: Guidance for reporting uncertainty in measurement and verification” is available from the SABS Online shop.
Section 12L Tax Allowance, 09 Dec 2013 Here… and 06 March 2015 Here…
The 12L Tax Allowance Interpretation Notes are Here…
Applying M&V in an Ever-Changing World Here…
SANEDI 12L Information Website Here…
See the 12L M&V Stakeholders Workshop recommended changes for improving the 12L Regulations Here…
2022 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill – Changes to the Carbon Tax.. [page 43], Here…

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