What is an ESCO?

Government Energy Management Program

Recognized Training Institution for Certified Energy Managers

Recognized Training Institution for Certified Energy Auditors

Guidelines/Manuals

Designated Establishments or DEs refers to a private entity in the commercial, industrial, transport, power, agriculture, public works, and other sectors identified as energy intensive industries. The Classification for designated establishment shall be based on the annual energy consumption threshold express in kWh equivalent (for this purpose DOE will use kWhe) as the standard unit of energy. During normal business operation, industrial, commercial and transport establishments may be using a mixed source of energy, and therefore all of these energy sources will be converted and expressed into only one standard unit of energy which is kWhe. The classification on DEs shall be based on the following thresholds: