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Baseline & Energy Performance Indicators
Baseline energy consumption; KPIs (kWh/m², £/unit output); improvement tracking.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
You cannot manage what you do not measure, and you cannot show improvement without a reference point. The energy baseline and energy performance indicators are the measurement foundation of an ISO 50001 system - how it tracks whether energy performance is actually improving.
In this lesson
- 01The energy baseline
- 02Energy performance indicators (EnPIs)
- 03Consumption versus performance
- 04Establishing them
- 05Tracking improvement
- 06The role in continual improvement
- 07Sources and further reading