| Designated Establishments in Industrial Sector |
| Here are common types of industrial designated establishments: Manufacturing Plants, Food and Beverage Processing Facilities, Textile and Garment Factories, Chemical and Petrochemical Plants, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities, Cement and Concrete Plants, Steel and Metal Processing Plants, Pulp and Paper Mills, Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants, Plastic and Rubber Product Manufacturing Facilities, Automotive and Parts Manufacturing Plants, Glass and Ceramics Manufacturing Plants, Oil Refineries, Power Plants, Mining and Quarrying Operations |
Typology | Thresholds | EE Practitioner | Level of Energy Audits |
| Required EE Practitioner | Recommended Support Staff |
| Other DEs | DEs with an annual energy consumption of 50,000 kWh equivalent and below for the previous year. | None | None | Encouraged, but not required, to conduct a Level 1 Energy Audit |
| Type 1 DEs | DEs with an accumulated annual energy consumption of least 50,001 kWh equivalent to 1,000,001 kWh equivalent for the previous year | Certified Energy Manager (CEM) | Certified Energy Conservation Officer (CECO) | Level 1 Energy Audit until further guidance by the DOE |
| Type 2 DEs | DEs with an accumulated annual energy consumption of 1,000,001 kWh equivalent to 8,000,000 kWh equivalent for the previous year | Level 2 Energy Audit and every succeeding compliance |
| Type 3 DEs | DEs with an accumulated annual energy consumption of 8,000,001 kWh equivalent or more | CEM and/or CECO |
| To learn more, you may check out the Department of Energy page: Department Circular No. DC2023-12-0037. |
