Energy security for production.

Grid interconnection, transformer, medium voltage, main and sub-distribution, switching states and transfer points. Critical loads with power rating and starting behavior, generators, UPS systems, batteries and fuel reserves. The documents are checked against the actual installation.

Production steps, batches and minimum throughput, minimum function per process, tolerable interruption and restart. Auxiliary loads such as pumps, controls and cooling are included, as is quality release after restart.

Two interviews: one with plant management and one with maintenance and engineering together. Statements are checked against the documents. Contradictions are recorded, not smoothed over.

A walk along the supply routes, not through the whole plant: nameplates, rated outputs, years of manufacture, backup supply, transfer switching and fuel storage. The result is a photo log and a list of deviations.

Every key statement in the report gets one of four labels: documented (stated in your documents or on the equipment), plausible (sound from an engineering standpoint, but not documented), tested (with date and conditions) or open (no reliable statement available). This way you know what you can rely on and where you need to follow up.

A short report of about five pages as Word and PDF files, written for management and engineering alike: the dependency chain per process, the prioritized gaps and an action list for the next steps, including the option of commissioning nothing further. Handover with plant management and engineering. No report for the filing cabinet: your maintenance team can start on it on Monday.

The grid is rarely the problem. Most interruptions originate inside your own plant: a bottleneck, a transfer switch that has never been tested, a supplier who terminates a contract. The Check shows what your production can withstand in that case.

Critical loads with power rating and starting behavior, transfer conditions, fuel autonomy, auxiliary media such as controls, cooling and compressed air, and a restart plan. A generator in the yard is not yet a concept.

There is no general legal requirement. Germany’s Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) recommends 72 hours without external refueling for critical infrastructure operators; for other businesses, the duration follows from the process. We assess 4, 24 and 72 hours as analysis horizons, not as a guarantee.

That depends on whether there is an alternative heat supply and which operating states are permissible for how long. Often, both are missing from the documentation. The Check identifies which processes can run without gas and for how long, and where an alternative is missing.

Only if the system is capable of island operation and switching over to your critical loads has been technically verified. A high annual self-consumption rate says nothing about what runs during a disruption.

Automotive customers under IATF 16949 require contingency plans that cover supply interruptions; insurers ask about precautions for business interruption coverage; banks ask about operational capability before financing. The Check provides an energy engineering record you can add to your documentation. It is not a certification.

Neither, and that is intentional. The Check is an engineering review to support your decision. We evaluate your documents, talk with plant management and engineering and visit the plant if needed. Afterwards, you know what keeps running in an emergency and have an action list in hand. Measurements, load tests and official expert reports are not included. Where they would be worthwhile for you, the short report says so.

A reliable answer to whether your backup supply holds up in an emergency. Plus the most urgent areas for action and first to-dos for your site. If your topic is smaller, we will tell you in the first conversation.