This paper contributes to the development of a consolidated and standardized energy information system architecture description for industrial manufacturers. Based on the latest scientific achievements and data from industrial manufacturers, cross-industry informational requirements were collected and the results were transformed into functional system requirements and allocated elements for the development of an architecture view based on the ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 and the ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015. The results were then used to extend an energy framework for industrial manufacturers. The results can be utilized to further develop a consolidated and standardized architecture description for energy information systems and to support architecture rationales in industrial manufacturing in the future. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.