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Overview

50001 Ready is an approach for facilities to establish a culture of continual energy improvement in conformance with the ISO 50001 voluntary standard for energy management systems in industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities. The standard is complementary to other professional benchmarks and certifications, such as ENERGY STAR® or LEED; implementation of an ISO 50001 structure can improve a facility’s performance within other energy commitments.

The 50001 Ready program offers your customers:

A self-paced, no cost, do-it-yourself approach to implement ISO 50001 practices without certification.
Improved guidance to identify facility-wide energy use and develop action plans for performance improvement.
A means to quantify and track overall facility energy savings across all fuels, including the ability to separate capital projects from operations and maintenance improvements.
50001 Ready recognition upon accomplishment of self-attested achievement, without external audits.

Customer and Client Engagement Program Offering

50001 Ready resources are designed to be handed off to program implementers—including utilities, states, municipalities, public benefits administrators, disclosure groups, and other membership organizations—as a direct offering for their customers. 50001 Ready can be structured either as an energy program or as a customer engagement platform for increased customer satisfaction.

Energy Program. 50001 Ready offers implementers the ability to engage customers and build long-term relationships to quantify O&M savings and develop a pipeline of future improvement opportunities. 50001 Ready can also be the springboard for deeper strategic energy management programs.

Customer Satisfaction. 50001 Ready offers the ability to provide a service for key customers to build relationships and assist in understanding, planning and managing energy. The implementer can offer the 50001 Ready tools and provide customer support to maintain contact throughout the process.

Proven Energy Savings

Implementation of an ISO 50001-based energy management system has been proven to deliver deeper and sustained energy savings, compared to a purely project-based approach. Research has shown an average of 12% reduction of energy costs within 15 months of starting implementation. More information >

Enhanced Energy Program Uptake

50001 Ready can improve customer participation and performance in existing energy programs.

Energy Programs. Participation in 50001 Ready leads to greater understanding of energy use, savings opportunities and executive level commitment to energy investments, and helps to develop a prioritized list of short- and long-term opportunities where implementers may be able to provide incentives or technical support.

Energy Performance Recognition. The 50001 Ready program leads to increased commitment to energy performance and savings. For implementer programs based around benchmarking, ENERGY STAR or other performance based certification, 50001 Ready can establish the internal corporate culture that will lead to increased and sustained savings and performance.

How Does 50001 Ready Relate to Existing SEM Programs?

50001 Ready is a "program-in-a-box" that can be a starting point for implementers interested in energy management and continuous improvement, or a complement to existing and established energy management programs.

Starting Point. For implementers seeking to assist customers in identifying energy savings, 50001 Ready can be the gateway to start pursuing these savings. Through the program, the implementer can provide ‘help desk’ technical assistance and help to quantify overall facility energy savings.

Existing SEM Programs. For implementers with existing energy management or continuous energy improvement programs, 50001 Ready can be used as a front-end customer engagement program to build a pipeline of future SEM engagement opportunities.

50001 Ready Partner Program

50001 READY PARTNER PROGRAM BOOSTS IMPACT OF STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Utility program administrators and implementers are tapping into DOE energy management tools, guidance, and resources through the 50001 Ready Partner Program.

The 50001 Ready Partner Program:

Provides peer-to-peer learning and a sense of community among partners.
Offers opportunities for collaboration on new program offerings and technical guidance.
Supports the integration of tools and resources into new and existing energy management programs.
Encourages standardization and conformance with ISO 50001, the global energy management systems standard.

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DOE’s 50001 Ready Partner Program

How can energy program administrators engage with the 50001 Ready program?
As interest in 50001 Ready™ accelerates, private and public organizations are incorporating the continual improvement practices from the 50001 Ready Navigator™ into their business-to-business and utility program offerings. DOE is seeking to partner with U.S.-based organizations to expand the use of and maximize benefits of the 50001 Ready program and its suite of tools.

Improve competitiveness and reduce operational costs

By joining 50001 Ready, utilities and implementers become leaders in energy management and their experiences will help guide DOE as it supports the adoption of energy management systems across the U.S. economy.

Partner Advantages

Portfolio view of 50001 Ready Navigator, including bird's eye view of customer and cohort progress.
Partner logo added to customized 50001 Ready Navigator.
Partner logo included on DOE 50001 Ready recognition certificate issued by DOE.
Partner developed custom guidance for each 50001 Ready Navigator task.

Administration of the 50001 Ready Navigator Participation Agreement is provided by LBNL on behalf of DOE. Contact LBNL with questions: 50001Ready@lbl.gov.

Signing up is Simple

Submit a Partner Request form.
Eligible organizations may submit a partner request here (log in to the 50001 Ready Navigator to access).
We’ll review your submission, then set up a call.
LBNL staff at the 50001 Ready Help Desk will review the “50001 Ready Partner Request” form and provide next steps.
Agree to the program terms and formalize the partnership.
We'll need a signature to confirm your intention of meeting the terms outlined in the 50001 Ready Navigator Participation Agreement. Partner term is valid for three years.

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