These days, companies and organisations in the energy industry are confronted with a wide range of challenges. The complex interdependencies associated with these challenges significantly increase operating costs. Taxes, fees, levies, network charges, legal requirements, diverse reporting obligations and application processes are creating unease among companies and uncertainty about costs, as well as the rights and duties of a company. They also have to get to grips with technical and organisational aspects, such as energy management systems, energy efficiency or CO₂ optimisation. All of this results in a type of „energy black box“ for companies and organisations that is difficult to understand, yet there are a wide range of aspects that can be leveraged to increase efficiency. bofest consult developed the fit-gap analysis to identify these aspects.