Energy conservation measures — savings are measured, not claimed
Any spreadsheet can compute a "saving". The difference here is that the figure rests on meter readings — and when it does not, the system says so plainly instead of flattering you.
The lifecycle
Draft → Submitted → Approved → In progress → Completed → Verified → Closed, with honest exits in between: revise, resume, rework, cancel, and reopen.
An idea is submitted and approved before anything is spent on it — that separation is what turns a wish list into a programme.
Cost and steps on the card
Every measure has steps tracked as an execution checklist, cost entries recorded line by line, and typed documents (study, quotation, invoice, M&V report). So when an auditor or the owner asks "how much, and where is the proof?", the answer is on the card, not in your inbox.
Completing a measure with unfinished steps passes after a warning, and so does closing it with no documents attached. The warning documents your choice; it does not block you.
Measurement and verification — the heart of the tool
Verification is the moment a saving becomes an official number, so it is guarded three times:
- No verification without a recorded saving greater than zero — enter the figure first.
- A warning when the readings contradict your figure: if the before/after meter measurement shows no saving, the system alerts you that you are about to record a number the measurement contradicts.
- A warning when there is not enough measurement (a meter, or before/after readings): verification then rests on the typed figure alone — and you are told so explicitly before you proceed.
These guards are the difference between a report that survives a 50001 auditor and one that collapses at the first question: "where did this number come from?"
The measure that did not save
Not every measure succeeds, and hiding one is worse than recording it. Hence an explicit exit: write-off — the measure is recorded as implemented with no realized saving, behind a warning that documents the decision. An honest register containing a failed measure is stronger than one that is all success.
Reopening and resuming
Reopening returns the measure to execution and clears the completion stamp, the recorded saving, and the closure date — because measurement is re-derived from meter readings, never carried over. Resuming is lighter: it returns the measure to execution and clears only the completion stamp and the saving.
The effect on your compliance
Measures and their financial and energy impact feed your indicators and the "extent to which objectives are met" section of the management-review minutes, alongside energy targets. They are the operational backbone the energy management system (ISO 50001) stands on once you activate it.