Royal Decree 56/2016 of February 12, obliges all those companies that are considered to be large companies, to carry out an energy audit every 4 years or to apply an energy or environmental management system that includes an Energy Audit that covers At least 85% of the total final energy consumption of all the facilities located in the national territory that are part of the industrial, commercial and service activities that these companies and groups manage in the development of their economic activity.

Una Auditoria energética es un procedimiento sistemático para obtener conocimientos adecuados del perfil de consumo de energía existente de una edificación, de una instalación industrial o de un servicio privado o público, identificando y cuantificando las posibilidades rentables de ahorro de energía y reducción de emisiones.