{"id":20791,"date":"2015-10-23T08:29:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T08:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=20791"},"modified":"2016-09-07T13:21:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T13:21:40","slug":"esos-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/esos-facts\/20791\/","title":{"rendered":"ESOS \u2013 The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESOS (Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme) is an energy assessment and energy saving scheme mandatory for organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. Organisations that qualify for ESOS must carry out ESOS assessments every 4 years. These assessments are audits of the energy used by an organisation\u2019s buildings, industrial processes and transport to identify cost-effective energy saving measures.<\/p>\n<p>A qualifying organisation must carry out their ESOS assessment and notify the Environment Agency, the scheme administrator, by 5 December 2015.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do I qualify for ESOS?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your organisation is likely to qualify for ESOS if, on the qualification date (31st December 2014), you were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An organisation with at least 250 employees.<\/li>\n<li>An organisation which has fewer than 250 employees, but has:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; An annual turnover exceeding \u20ac50m, and;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A balance sheet exceeding \u20ac43m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part of a corporate group that includes another UK undertaking which meets either of the criteria above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ESOS does not apply to Government departments, local authorities, NHS Authorities or Trusts, MOD, or similar bodies governed by public law.<\/p>\n<p><b>Complying with ESOS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The scheme will require all qualifying companies to demonstrate compliance by ensuring at least 90% of their total energy and fuel consumption is covered by one of the following:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Display Energy Certificate (DEC) (for buildings);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Green Deal Assessment (GDA) (for buildings);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ISO50001 certified energy management system (covering all operations);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 ESOS compliant energy audit (which covers buildings, transport and industrial processes).<\/p>\n<p>Examples of energy sources relevant for construction include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Electricity used on sites, at offices or other facilities (invoices, meter readings, AMR data);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gas consumed at offices and other facilities (invoices, meter readings, AMR data);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gas oil for site plant and generators (invoices, supplier returns);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Diesel and petrol used for business travel in vehicles owned or leased by the company (fuel card returns, expenses claims);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Diesel and petrol used for business travel in employee owned vehicles (expense claims);<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bottled gases or fuels used for cutting or heating (invoices, supply returns);<\/p>\n<p>If you qualify for ESOS and your organisation has an ISO 50001 energy management system covering all your energy use (for the whole corporate group in the UK) certified by an accredited certification body you don\u2019t need to carry out an ESOS assessment.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment helps you work out what your organisation needs to do to comply with the ESOS regulations.<\/p>\n<p>A key output of the audit must be the identification of cost-effective energy efficiency recommendations. These recommendations must be approved by a registered ESOS Lead Assessor, and signed off by a nominated Director of the company. Existing initiatives or energy saving programmes stretching back to 2011 can also be used to demonstrate compliance.<\/p>\n<p>In order to comply with ESOS through any of the routes listed above, an organisation must:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Compile a 12-month energy baseline that captures the total energy consumption across all activities and functions which will include site activities, offices, depots, plant yards and business travel. The dates of the 12 month baseline are flexible, but the chosen period must cover 31st December 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ensure that at least 90% of this baseline is covered by one of the four compliance options listed above.<\/p>\n<p>Further detailed information is available at <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos<\/a> <\/span>and from the Environment Agency publication \u2018Complying with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme\u2019, which can be downloaded from that website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Kenny<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sales and Marketing Manager<\/p>\n<p>Construction Industry Publications Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 0870 078 4400<\/p>\n<p>skenny@cip-books.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cip-books.com\"><strong>www.cip-books.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESOS (Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme) is an energy assessment and energy saving scheme mandatory for organisations in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. 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