4. Why conduct an energy audit and with whom

4.1 Motivations

There are two types of motivation that lead to an energy audit being carried out: "voluntary" motivation and "mandatory" motivation.

Voluntary incentives are specific to the company and relate to:

• financial concerns; seeking financial savings by reducing energy bills and their impact on cost price or turnover, reducing expenditure, increasing profit margins;

• issues related to staff comfort, product and/or raw material characteristics, production line operating conditions, conflict between comfort and production conditions;

• investment projects and energy optimization research;

• energy choice;...