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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify business context for energy management
   • Identify how and where energy is used in the organisation and the impact on carbon emissions
   • Determine key drivers of energy costs from business information
   • Identify key energy market and technology trends that impact the organisation
   • Identify the current policy and regulatory context for energy management
2. Research the energy management framework
   • Review the current international standard for energy management and the key requirements of an energy management system
   • Assess the potential impact and relevance of the standard for business operations and establish the current status of the organisation in relation to energy management
   • Identify the relationship between energy management and other energy-related concepts and how this impacts operations
3. Determine relevance of energy management to the organisation
   • Identify and distill key energy management information relevant to the organisation
   • Use information to generate discussion about energy management opportunities
   • Identify and document broad energy performance opportunities and risks of inaction

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and:

investigated and reported on the status and broad potential of energy management in at least 1 organisation, area of operation or process.

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Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

energy management key concepts and principles

the different ways organisations use energy

key drivers of business energy costs

current and emerging energy trends:

management systems

market

technologies and their comparative carbon emissions

renewables

storage

current and emerging public policy context for energy management in the context of the organisation

regulatory environment and requirements

key features and requirements of ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems, its key stages, and related management system approaches

relationship between energy management and other energy-related concepts, including:

efficiency

carbon emissions and the concept of fuel switching

sustainability

how to identify potential energy management opportunities for organisations

risk identification and management.

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