With the DACG, the fuel threshold was set at 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per year, 30% below the previous value of 100,000. If your facility is close—for example, above 56,000 boe, or 80% of the threshold—it pays to do the exercise now, with time to spare.
A management system rests on an energy baseline built from measured data covering at least one full operating cycle. The same implementation, carried out with two years of lead time or with eight months, neither costs the same nor delivers the same.
With broader coverage and certification required by January 2028, demand for consultants and for certification-body auditor days will concentrate in the same window. Those who contract in a calm market negotiate better terms.
A well-run system delivers reductions on the order of 5 to 15% of consumption. If a company is about to become a UPAC, it already has the problem that ISO 50001 solves. The obligation only puts a date on it.
Without measurement, it is impossible to know how much of an increase comes from growth and how much from waste. And customers in demanding supply chains ask for consumption and footprint data.
| Starting now | Starting when it becomes enforceable |
|---|---|
| You choose the support model that suits you | You take whatever is available |
| The energy baseline is built from real data over a full cycle | You work with whatever data there is time to gather |
| The project is planned over two to three years | The project is compressed into whatever time remains |
| The system is designed to save, and complies along the way | The system is designed to comply, and rarely saves |
| You contract in a calm market | You contract in a saturated market |
A 19-page corporate guide with the article-by-article comparison, the three new obligations under the Regulations, what the law provides regarding penalties, the DACG thresholds and deadlines, the AVEE and a fourteen-question self-assessment. We will send it to your email.
With each facility’s annual electricity and fuel consumption, we can settle it in one call. If it is, we will tell you what comes next and in what order.
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