Speak to the energy audit experts

We have a proven track record conducting energy audits and helping businesses across Australia and New Zealand to reduce energy costs. With our expertise and experience in energy efficiency and the energy market we are best placed to help your business reduce energy costs. We conduct Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Energy Audits to the Australian Standard (AS/NZS 3598:2000).  We have experience conducting energy audits of: commercial offices, industrial and manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, cold storage, hotels, strata and apartment buildings, warehouses, educational facilities, retail, and hospitality.

Why conduct an energy audit?

• Identify energy saving measures.
• Compare the relative cost-benefits of energy efficiency technologies.
• Identify the best options for your business.
• Develop an energy action plan with capital costs and payback.
• Conduct a billing and tariff analysis identify to reduce energy costs .

The business case for an energy audit

• Recent and ongoing increases in electricity and natural gas prices have significantly increased energy costs for businesses.
• An energy audit costs may cost as little as <1% of annual energy costs.
• An energy audit identifies options to reduce energy usage by 10% to 30%.
• An energy audit assesses billing and energy charges to identify options to reduce energy costs
• The emerging energy efficiency marketplace is flooded with new products. An energy audit identifies the most practical and cost-effective solutions for your site or business.

Our energy audits include:

• An assessment of your historical and current energy usage and costs.
• A detailed billing assessment to identify options to reduce energy costs (e.g. retail rates, network tariffs, demand charges, metering configuration).
• A interval data (15min kW, kVA demand) analysis to analyse daily demand patterns, identify variances in usage and peak demand reduction strategies.
• A site inspection to identify where and how your site uses energy.
• Identify options to reduce energy usage through upgrading or replacing equipment, installing or improving controls and improved management practices.

We assess a range of energy efficiency technologies:

• Lighting upgrades (e.g. car park lighting, office lighting, high-bay lighting, fire stair lighting, exterior lighting, interior/foyer lighting).
• HVAC (e.g. VSDs, chiller upgrades, control strategies).
• On-site generation (e.g Solar, wind power, diesel).
• Cogeneration and trigeneration.
• Hot water systems (domestic, commercial, industrial, process)
• Power factor.
• Peak demand and capacity reduction strategies.
• Refrigeration and cold storage (e.g. cool room optimisation and upgrades, high efficiency condensing units .
• Pumping (e.g. reducing system losses, high efficiency motors.
• Compressed air.
• Computer and I.T. (data servers, thin clients, office equipment)
• Pool heating

All energy saving opportunities identified by the energy audit are accompanied with an engineering cost-benefit analysis with energy savings, cost savings, implementation costs and payback. We provide all the information for management to make informed decisions on the most cost-effective and practical energy saving opportunities.

Where do we work

While we are energy consultancy based in Sydney we have conducted energy audits across Australia and New Zealand. No matter where your business is located we can provide a cost-effective energy audit to help your business save money and reduce energy bills.

Energy audit, electrical audit, electricity audit

The terms energy audit, electrical audit and electricity audit are all interchangeable. The term energy audit is the official industry term, in particular it refers to an assessment conducted to the Australian Standard (or other international standard).

An electrical audit or an electricity audit can be thought of as an energy audit that solely deals with electricity usage and costs. An energy audit however will cover all energy sources including electricity purchased from the grid, electricity generated on-site, natural gas and LPG usage, diesel, petrol and other energy sources.

For many sites electricity can account for >90% of total energy costs and is typically the focus of the energy audit. With rising gas prices however it is important to also consider options to reduce gas costs and gas usage.

Regardless of the phrasing (energy audit, electrical audit, electricity audit) the most important thing to check for is that the audit is conducted to the Australian Standard. An electricity assessment, or an energy assessment is a generic term and may refer to an assessment not conducted to the Australian Standard, and therefore will not deliver the same quality, content and detail. To reduce energy costs it is important to get advice from a qualified energy consultant

About energy audits

What is an energy audit?

An energy audit is a detailed assessment of your energy usage and provides an analysis of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities to reduce your energy usage, your energy bills and your greenhouse emissions.

Which Energy Audit is right for you?

A Level 1 Energy Audit is an introductory level assessment for your property providing a lower level assessment of energy use and energy saving opportunities. It is useful as a first step investigation into cost-effective energy saving opportunities for your property.

A Level 2 Energy Audit provides a more detailed assessment of your pattern of energy usage and a more comprehensive energy saving and costing analysis. It includes an increased scope of assessment and greater detailed descriptions of relevant energy efficient technology. It is intended for sites that have some knowledge of energy efficiency and energy management and require a detailed assessment of opportunities to reduce their energy consumption.