ISO Energy Management Certification
Energy Audits help businesses cut costs, improve efficiency and benchmark energy consumption. An energy audit reviews your buildings, equipment and processes. There are different types of audits depending on your business size and sector. Each audit should give you a plan of practical actions to cut waste and reduce your overall energy costs.
Energy ISO Certifications
Green For Business Energy Audit
The Green For Business is a free consultancy programme by your Local Enterprise Office to help smaller business reduce their energy costs. There is no minimum energy spend needed to be able to avail of the funded audit
SEAI Energy Audit (SSEA)
The SEAI Energy audit gives Irish SME’s gives a €2000 voucher towards a professional energy audit. If your business spends at least €10,000 across all energy spend including electricity, gas and oil combined. An SEAI Registered auditor then asses your energy use and shows you how to cut costs.
SI 426 Energy Audit Regulation
An SI426 energy audit is a mandatory assessment that large enterprises in Ireland need every four years. It reviews energy use across your buildings, processes and transport. It then sets out practical savings with estimated costs and paybacks to keep you compliant
Investment Grade Audits
An Investment grade audit goes beyond a standard energy audit. It uses detailed metering, site surveys and precise costings to model the savings and payback of every upgrade, giving Irish businesses a bankable case to secure finance, grants or board approval.
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Benefits of Energy Audits
Lower Energy Costs
An Energy audit finds where your businesses is wasting energy so you can save money on your Electricity, Oil, Gas and water bills
Spot Equipment Faults
Identifying equipment that is working harder than it should because of internal issues is a key aspect for an Energy Audit
Get Bigger Grants
Many of the larger grants and schemes require an initial energy audit to be able to avail of the bigger funding
Sustainability Reporting
You get a solid baseline to track emissions savings and back up your ESG reporting with benchmarked data
Stronger Investments
An energy audit gives each upgrade a cost and a payback period, so you put your money where it brings the biggest return,
Reduce Emissions
By identifying and correcting wasted Energy, you will lower your businesses impact on the environment
Frequently Asked Questions
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A business energy audit is a detailed review of how business uses energy. You get clear, costed recommendations to cut your energy bills and reduce emissions
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A registered SEAI Auditor like Watt Footprint will review your energy bills, equipment, heating and cooling systems , building fabric.
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Most site visits take a few hours to a full day depending on the size and complexity of your business.
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You will receive a clear energy audit report showing where your energy goes and where you are losing money. You’ll get a prioritised list of recommendations with estimated costs and savings plus any further guidance needed
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Meet The Founders
Paul Mahon
Paul Mahon is the CEO and founder of Watt Footprint. He provides visionary leadership to the team, is at the crux of all major decision-making within the company, and drives Watt Footprint towards betterment and growth, both internally and internationally.
Paul has been working in the sustainability sector for the last 7 years. Having worked with Paul O’Reilly as part of the international engineering firm ORS previously, he was headhunted based on his performance, technical, and intrapersonal skills.
Before stepping into the role of CEO at Watt Footprint, Paul hurled underage for Coolderry, County Offaly. He also holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Paul now leads the rapidly growing team at Watt Footprint with enthusiasm, intelligence, and wit.
Paul O’Reilly
Paul O’Reilly is the Chairman and founder of Watt Footprint.
Paul is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author and energy consultant with over 25 years experience. He has been an advisor for both public and private sector organisations for energy efficiency and cost savings, including interpreting government and international legislation and advising businesses on financial models to capitalise on green funding opportunities including grants and supports.
In 2016, Paul published a non-fiction guide for the Irish citizen to save energy in the modern world. The book had the same title of his company today; Watt Footprint.
Paul was the co-founder of the international engineering firm ORS which he sold in 2019.