A Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) outlines how to save energy through better energy use and generation. A SEAP can reduce utilities cost for the organization and bring environmental benefits. 

The Energy Action Plan for a municipality, town hall or Public Administration establishes the strategic lines, the actions and the set of tools necessary to improve the efficiency in the use of energy, in the consumption of supplies and an sustainable energy production.

Its strategic framework is based on energy saving and efficiency, the use of renewable energies, mobility and citizen awareness.

The final objective will be to increase the protection of the environment, optimise efficiency in the management of resources and the overall sustainable development. All together through comprehensive planning of a set of measures that lead to an improvement in the areas of the Administration.

The benefits of implementing an Energy Action Plan are as follows:

- Knowledge of the energy status of the municipality

- Optimize energy consumption and utilities costs.

- Increase energy efficiency of municipal assets.

- Increased use of renewable energy sources

- Promote environmental awareness

- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The objective of the Action Plan is to manage all public services in the most efficient way; both energy supplies, water natural resources, the improvement of mobility and solid waste management.

Thus, the main sectors within the scope of the plan are:

•Municipal Facilities and buildings

•Infrastructures

•Street lighting

•Transport

•Water

• Urban Solid Waste

The stages in the development of the SEAP begin with the gap analysis of the initial situation. Also realise the inventory of carbon footprint and energy consumption breakdown. In the planning process, there are objectives and key performance indicators established. The methodology includes the preparation of an implementation schedule, organization staff, economic and environmental assessment of the actions is carried out.

The comprehensive plan in terms of energy management and the environment goals proposes several actions in order to fulfill the commitments made by the Municipality.

The SEAP includes proposals for improvement in energy management with the following basic contents:

• Utilities Consumption and cost objectives

• Generation of equivalent CO2.

• Use of renewable energies.

• Investment on sustainability 

The areas considered are: Energy Savings and Efficiency, Renewable Energies and Mobility, within Administration, Residential and Commercial Sectors.

The planning strategy may include the application of an energy information platform. The online Big Data tool allows energy procurement, supplies Budget supervision, recording and analyzing the energy consumption of the buildings, and facilities of the municipal administration.

The main features and functionalities of the energy analytics application are:

- Smart city Savings planning

-Energy performance indicators

-Utilities Management of consumption and energy costs

-Analysis of energy performance of buildings

-Evaluation of energy and economic savings

- Control of the energy supply budget

- Carbon footprint 

The energy information system is based on data analytics. Get data from smart meters and buildings which allows the visualization and analysis of consumption data and costs of electrical energy, thermal energy and water of municipal facilities. 

Big Data technologies allow the progress towards smart cities. Improve the efficiency of public service management and provide information and participation tools. In this sense, data analytics finds multiple applications to make informed decisions for the infrastructures of the Public Administration.