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European Energy Award (eea)
International quality management and certification instrument
The European Energy Award (eea) is a quality management program developed at the European level for the certification of cities, municipalities, and districts that wish to make their energy utilization more sustainable. This holistic, pro-implementation management system for work in municipal energy was developed at the end of the 1990s. Since then, participation in the eea has grown to more than 1,500 municipalities in 16 countries, of which more than 780 received the award.
In this article, you can find out exactly what this term means, what companies need to be aware of, and how energielenker can support you on the path to climate neutrality.

Areas of application of the European Energy Award (eea)
- Urban development
- Municipal properties
- Supply and disposal
- Mobility
- Internal organization
- Communication / public relations
The eea award in brief
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The procedure
- Analyze – Performance of as-is analysis
- Plan – Creation of the work program
- Execute – Implementation of projects
- Audit – Auditing of projects
- Adapt – Updating of
- as-is analysis
- Certification and award
Example: Town of Beeskow
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The three categories of the eea
eea partners
All municipalities that participate in the eea are eea partners.
eea partners with award
If a municipality has achieved more than 50% of the available points, it can refer to itself as an “eea partner with award.”
eea partners with Gold award
If the municipality achieves more than 75% of the points required, it receives the gold eea award for its successful and exemplary commitment.
Our services
Our experienced eea consultants and eea auditors are there to support your municipality with a holistic approach to achieve the targets set.
- Facilitation of the process and workshops
- Support in assembling the energy team
- Support in carrying out the as-is analysis
- Preparation of an eea report with a profile of strengths and weaknesses
- Contribution of technical expertise in the creation of the energy policy work program
- Performance of annual internal audits
- Compilation of documents and preparation of the external audit
Reiner Tippkötter