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Steps to conduct a successful commercial energy audit Step 1: Source relevant data and documents. ... Step 2: Conduct a pre-audit assessment. ... Step 3: Perform a walk-through analysis. ... Step 4: Analyze energy usage. ... Step 5: Identify energy-saving measures. ... Step 6: Evaluate your assessment and its implication.

Energy audits typically cost anywhere from $100 to $600, but they can top $1,000 in some cases for particularly involved assessments. There is also a federal home energy audit tax credit that can cover 30% of costs up to $150 and help with the cost.

There are several types of energy audits: walk-through energy audits, target energy audits, and detailed energy audits.

By ASHRAE Audit Level ASHRAE LevelAverage Cost per Square Foot1$0.08 - $0.222$0.23 - $0.353$0.35 - $0.50 Dec 18, 2023

The level 2 ASHRAE energy audit is a more in-depth survey of the energy usage in your home and runs between $200 to $650, or $0.12 to $0.35 per square foot, for an average 1,800-square-foot home. This level looks closely at your past utility bills to evaluate how your house uses natural gas and electricity.

An energy audit is completed at a residential or commercial building to determine its energy efficiency. Simply put, energy efficiency means using less energy to do the same job. The audit will provide you with a complete electricity consumption and energy efficiency assessment.

Type 2: Standard energy audit The Type 2 audit will provide you with a list of energy efficiency measures identified by the energy auditor from a site visit and thorough analysis of your energy use data along with any existing submeter data.

This will include the Building Envelope, Lighting, HVAC, Domestic Hot Water, Plug Loads, and Compressed Air and Process Uses. The next step is a detailed analysis of energy consumption in order to quantify base loads, seasonal variation, and efficient energy costs.