Measurement & Verification That Proves the Savings and Secures the Credits
After the project is built, you still have to prove what it saved. We quantify the real energy and carbon savings to IPMVP rigour, with a defensible baseline and boundary, so the numbers stand up to SEAI, EEOS and Enterprise Ireland review and convert into funding and credits.
- Verifies what a completed project actually delivered, with evidence
- The right IPMVP option, matched to your boundary, metering and savings
- Reports built for SEAI, EEOS and Enterprise Ireland submission and audit
- Defines the final EEOS credit value, once verified
- Part of SHV Energy
- ISO 50001
What This Service Is
Measurement and Verification is the service EM3 provides when a client needs to prove, with evidence, what a completed energy project actually delivered. This is not the same as estimating savings during feasibility or design. It happens after the project has been installed and operating data is available. The purpose is to quantify the real energy and carbon savings using a defined methodology, a clear measurement boundary, a baseline and a reporting period that can stand up to external review.
In practice the service is closely tied to scheme and funding requirements. The work supports submissions to SEAI, EEOS partners and Enterprise Ireland, and in some cases supports credit claims or grant drawdown, defining the final sum of EEOS credits following SEAI verification. That makes it a formal evidence exercise, not a light-touch review: it converts project performance into a report that regulators, obligated parties or funding bodies can examine and validate.
Governing standardIPMVP ยท EEOS ยท SEAI
The Challenge It Solves
The client's project is finished, or close enough that performance data now exists, but they still cannot formally prove what the project saved. Internally it may already be seen as a success, but that is not enough if they need to claim EEOS value, satisfy a grant condition or defend the savings under external scrutiny.
A second problem is that the client often does not know whether the available data is good enough to verify the savings properly. Meters may be incomplete, the boundary poorly defined, or the wrong IPMVP option assumed too early, which can force a submission to rely on assumptions and then be repeated once better data exists. And there is a commercial dimension, not just a technical one: if savings are not verified properly, funding can be delayed, EEOS value reduced, and external reviewers can challenge the numbers. The real question is not only what did we save, but can those savings survive formal review.
- A finished project, but no formal proof of what it saved
- Uncertainty over whether the metering and data can verify it
- The wrong IPMVP option or boundary assumed too early
- Savings that have to survive SEAI, EEOS and audit scrutiny
How EM3 Delivers It
Define the M&V framework
Before any final savings claim is made, we establish the project description and intent, define the M&V boundary, select the methodology and develop the baseline analysis, alongside a review of metering adequacy and any gaps that could prevent verification.
Choose the right IPMVP option
We select from the four IPMVP options the one that best fits the project boundary, the available metering and the savings mechanism. Whole-facility Option C, for example, requires at least twelve months of base-year data and continuous post-retrofit measurement, while Option B is used where all the key parameters are measured.
Gather and review the data
We gather the technical specifications, design documentation, operational data and site meter data, review the baseline conditions, and validate operational performance against the expected outcomes for the defined reporting period.
Calculate and report
We compare the reporting-period performance against the baseline and quantify the realised savings against expected. The M&V report sets out the chosen method, baseline period, reporting period, basis of adjustment, analysis procedure, results, an honest view of error and uncertainty, and conclusions.
Support the submission
We generate the M&V reports for SEAI submission, support the NREC forms to the EEOS partner, and liaise with SEAI, the EEOS partners and Enterprise Ireland on the technical discussions and any challenges to the calculations.
Defend it at audit
We attend site audit visits to explain the savings and the project, and where the original data was not strong enough, we re-establish a compliant reporting period and recalculate on better data, so the claim survives review rather than collapsing under it.
What You Receive
An M&V plan or report
A formal, externally usable output: an M&V plan before the reporting period, or a full M&V report once enough post-installation data exists.
A defined methodology and boundary
The project intent, the M&V boundary, the selected IPMVP option with the project-specific logic behind the choice, and the baseline.
A metering adequacy review
An assessment of your existing metering, the gaps, and the improvements needed to enable robust and transparent verification.
Quantified, defensible savings
Reporting-period against baseline, realised against expected savings, with the basis of adjustment, the results and an honest treatment of error and uncertainty.
Scheme submission support
M&V reports for SEAI, NREC forms to the EEOS partner, liaison on the technical discussions, and the final EEOS credit value defined after verification.
Audit defence
Support through external technical review and site audit visits, so the verified savings survive scrutiny.
Proven Outcome
On a completed heat-recovery project that had received Enterprise Ireland funding, the work was to produce an M&V report on actual performance: the boundary and methodology, the baseline analysis, the reporting-period analysis, the metering review, and a comparison against the original funding application.
On another, the first submission had leaned on assumptions because of metering limitations, so EM3 re-established a compliant twelve-month reporting period, recalculated the boiler efficiency, reassessed the heat-pump performance on fully metered data and moved to a stronger IPMVP option once the measurement supported it. That is the real work of M&V: not a savings summary, but evidence built to survive SEAI and EEOS verification.
Why EM3
An engineering evidence process
We treat M&V as an engineering evidence process, not an admin exercise, with real attention to boundary definition, metering adequacy, IPMVP option selection, reporting-period data quality and support during external technical review.
Honest about data quality
Where the data is not strong enough, we do not bury it inside the report. We call for a full reassessment once a compliant twelve-month reporting period and better metering are available, so the claim actually holds.
Fluent in the schemes
We work directly in the language of EEOS, SEAI, Enterprise Ireland, NREC forms and IPMVP. You are not buying an abstract technical opinion, you are buying a route to a valid external claim.
Built to survive review
The whole approach is designed so the verified savings stand up to regulators, obligated parties and funding bodies, which is the only version of M&V that is actually worth anything.
How We Engage
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from estimating savings at design?
Design estimates predict savings before the project exists. M&V proves what the completed project actually delivered, after installation, using operating data, a defined methodology, a measurement boundary and a reporting period that can stand up to external review.
What is IPMVP and which option do you use?
IPMVP is the international protocol for measurement and verification. It has four options, A, B, C and D, and we select the one that best fits your measurement boundary, available metering and savings mechanism, for example whole-facility Option C, which needs twelve months of base-year data and continuous post-retrofit measurement.
Can you support our EEOS or SEAI claim?
Yes. We work directly in the language of EEOS, SEAI, Enterprise Ireland, NREC forms and IPMVP. We generate the M&V reports for submission, support the NREC forms, liaise on the technical discussions and challenges, and attend site audit visits, so the report defines the final EEOS credit value after verification.
What if our metering is not good enough?
We assess the existing metering, identify the gaps and recommend the improvements needed for robust, transparent verification. Where a first submission has had to rely on assumptions, we re-establish a compliant reporting period and recalculate on proper data rather than leaving the weakness buried in the report.
How long does it take?
The M&V report itself is typically completed in around four to six weeks from confirmation to proceed, though the reporting period it measures is usually twelve months where the chosen IPMVP option requires it.
What do we actually receive?
An M&V plan before the reporting period or a full M&V report after it, with the chosen method and boundary, the baseline and reporting-period analysis, the realised-versus-expected savings, an honest view of error and uncertainty, and the submission and audit support to get the claim accepted.
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