Certified Energy Auditor - CEA^®

ANSI
The Association of Energy Engineers CEM and CEA certification programs are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based on the International Standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024. ANSI Standard 17024 is well-recognized within the industry as the highest standard in personnel certification accreditation.

ASHRAE Standard 211
AEE's CEM and CEA certifications meet the criteria of an energy auditor and are qualified to do work under the ASHRAE Standard 211-2018 for Commercial Building Energy Audits.

U.S. Department of Energy
The CEA is AEE's second recognized program under the Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines. The Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines were developed in collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the commercial energy performance industry to strengthen the growing energy efficiency market by certifying a highly skilled workforce.

U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program On-Farm Energy Initiative Energy Audit Requires energy audits to be completed by NRCS-certified Technical Service Providers and one of the qualifications to be a CEM or CEA.

General Services Administration
CEA has been reviewed by the Facility Management Institute of the U.S. General Services Administration and is aligned with the FBPTA

U.S. Department of Energy
AEE certifications are recommended in DOE's Guide to Energy Audits as Request for Qualifications (RFQ) requirement for consultants and firms that have expertise and experience in the field of energy efficiency upgrades to buildings and building equipment.

U.S. Department of Defense
The Services' Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) initiative is designed to promote civilian certifications for military personnel, and have recognized the CEA and CEM certifications for their service members. Information linking hundreds of military occupations to civilian certifications are made available on the Services' COOL web sites:
Navy COOL
Army COOL
USCG COOL

Atlanta, GA 
CEA is one of the approved credentials to do work under the City of Atlanta’s Commercial Building Ordinance(link is external)

City of Boston
CEM, CEA, CMVP, CBCP, and EBCP are approved credentials for complying with the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0).

City of Boulder
CEA meets requirements for commissioning credentials for Boulder Building Performance Ordinance (Ordinance No. 8071)

City of San Jose
The City of San José Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance requires an annual energy and water benchmarking report for buildings owned by the City of San Jose that are 15,000 sq ft or more, or privately owned residential and non-residential buildings that are 20,000 sq ft or more. AEE's Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), Certified Building Commissioning Professional (CBCP), and Certified Existing Building Commissioning Professional (EBCP) are qualified to perform this work under the ordinance.

Montgomery County, Maryland
CEA is an acceptable verification credentials in Montgomery County, Maryland's Benchmarking Program.

New York
CEAs are recognized as qualifying team members standards for qualified auditors under the commercial building energy auditing and building commissioning legislation

Texas
CEA is one of the acceptable credentials for required Independent Third Party Reviewer (ITPR) audits for Texas Pace Authority Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program

Connecticut
CEA recognized by Connecticut Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) as an acceptable contractor qualification.