Key Messages 

• ESAP, in collaboration with Innovate Energy, successfully achieved the ISO 50001 Energy Management System Standard Certification on August 13th, 2020. PSPC is the first Public Sector organization in North-America to achieve this certification, and also the first to have the audit conducted via conference calls due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  

• ISO 50001 integrates energy efficiency into management practices and enables organizations to establish the systems and processes necessary to continually improve energy performance, promote an energy performance improvement culture and make better use of existing energy-consuming assets and processes. ISO 50001 also helps organizations evaluate and prioritize the implementation of new energy-efficient technologies. In the context of ESAP, the standard is an invaluable tool for continuous energy performance improvement and commensurate reductions in GHG emissions for 35 years, facilitating achievement of GC environmental commitments and departmental targets.
  

• Canada was the first country in the world to adopt the international ISO 50001 standard in 2011.
  
  
• ESAP is committed to meeting the long-term heating and cooling requirements of PSPC’s portfolio of buildings connected to the district energy systems in the national capital area. ESAP is also committed to aligning with the Government of Canada greening of government operations and reduce emissions by 40% before 2030. ESAP is dedicated to the continual improvement of the energy performance using an energy management system compliant with ISO 50001 to meet the long-term heating and cooling requirements of PSPC’s district energy systems.
  
  

Key Facts on ISO 50001

• The ISO 50001 was developed for organizations committed to addressing their impact, conserving resources and improving the bottom line through efficient energy management.
  

• Designed to support organizations in all sectors, this ISO standard provides a practical way to improve energy use, through the development of an energy management system (EnMS).
  

• ISO 50001 is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act management system model of continual improvement also used for other well-known standards. This makes it easier for organizations to integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management.
  

• ISO 50001 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to:
  
  
  • Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
  • Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
  • Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use
  • Measure the results
  • Review how well the policy works
  • Continually improve energy management

• Through ISO’s members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
  
  

Next Steps

• ESAP recently awarded a 35 year contract for the conversion and operation of the District Energy Systems (DESs) to Innovate Energy. Under the new contract, Innovate Energy is contractually committed to continued compliance with ISO 50001 over the next 35 years.
  

• ESAP and Innovate Energy will review energy performance with operation personnel on a weekly and monthly basis and review the effectiveness of the energy management system in annual Internal Audits and ISO 50001 re-certification audits every three years.
  
  

Key Sources

• https://www.iso.org/iso-50001-energy-management.html