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Energy audit

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCommon term

In energy & renewables, energy audit means: A detailed inspection of how a building or industrial site uses energy, showing where energy is wasted and which measures would save energy and money.

In Turkish: enerji etüdü, enerji denetimi

How it is used

Carried out by energy auditors or consultants and often required by law for large companies. The audit report lists measures with their cost, savings and payback period. Typical findings include compressed air leaks, poor insulation, old motors and inefficient lighting.

Example sentences

  1. The energy audit found that compressed air leaks were wasting 12 percent of the plant's electricity.

  2. We carry out an energy audit every four years, as the law requires.

Common collocations

  • carry out an energy audit
  • energy audit report
  • energy auditor
  • payback period
  • energy efficiencyUsing less energy to do the same job, for example to heat a building, light a room or run a machine, thanks to better equipment, design or habits.
  • energy consumptionThe amount of energy used by a person, building, machine, company or country over a period, for example a day, a month or a year.
  • insulationMaterial placed in walls, roofs, floors or around pipes to reduce heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer, so less energy is needed for heating and cooling.
  • energy performance certificateAn official document that rates a building's energy efficiency, usually on a scale from A (most efficient) to G, and is needed when a building is built, sold or rented.

More terms: Energy Efficiency

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