Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS)
Stewart is a Lead Assessor
I guess that if you are viewing this page you will know about Phase 3 of ESOS - or have been informed by the Environment Agency that you need to comply with ESOS - which is now past the official deadline and also the two extension periods - YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE - if you have not then you may soon be in receipt of a Compliance Enforcement Notice.
This is not something to ignore - there are financial penalties for non-compliance - act now and call me (07774 746616) or email (energysaveruk@yahoo.co.uk).
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ESOS applies to UK organisations with >250 employees and/or turnover >£43M/year.
If that describes you – you are eligible - barring a couple of exemptions outlined below.
ESOS is all about kWh - strictly speaking it has nothing to do with emissions - that is SECR - but of course they are all related and will lilkely be combined for Phase 4.
​I took 19 organisations through Phase 1, 23 organisations through Phase 2 and currently 37 through Phase 3 to officially accepted Notice of Compliance (also known as Submit to Regulator).
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Don't worry about the info below - get in touch now - what lies below is background information - what's important is to get you compliant a.s.a.p. - call me (07774 746616) - NOW
​ESOS requires eligible organisations to undertake 4 key steps to achieve compliance in each phase:
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measure their total energy consumption (TEC) and identify areas of significant energy consumption (SECs).
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conduct audits / site visits to identify cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities
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sign off on a compliant report at Director level
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report compliance to the scheme administrator.
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There are pathways to exemption - for example certification to ISO 50001 - but despite my being a qualified 50001 Lead Auditor I am not finding much appetite for this approach at the moment because achieving certification just gets harder and harder – primarily due to the need for "continuous improvement" which can be prohibitively expensive - to say nothing of practically very difficult for many companies.
It is worth pointing out that the DEC (Display Energy Certificate) route to exemption from ESOS is NOT available in Scotland - DECs are very uncommon up here.
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If you have been through Phases 1 and/or 2 you'll know that you should collate robust energy data which must include Transport energy.
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The latest consultation has seen a couple of changes that you should bear in mind:
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the de minimis allowance (energy you do not need to audit) is now 5% - a move designed to improve the savings achievable within an organisation - a step forward I believe - well done Ofgem / BEIS
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in line with SECR an Intensity Metric must be included (eg kWh/sqm for Buildings, kWh/unit or kWh/£turnover for Process and kWh/miles for Transport) - not sure why this wasn't integral from day 1 of ESOS - it certainly is in any reports I provide!
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it is still not mandatory to have targets for improvement set and stated in the report - but we are assured this will be in Phase 4 and I include targets in all reports where they make sense for the client.
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finally - there is a standard reporting format and certain components are mandatory such as inclusion of SIC codes so if you don't know your code you should find out sharpish.
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If any of this affects your company / organisation and you would like to discuss ESOS with an impartial professional - I am always happy to talk to prospective new clients.
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You should know that as a one-man operation my fees are generally regarded as very competitive.
