Esos Facts Introduced by the Government to promote energy efficiency, the ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) Regulations require large enterprises to conduct mandatory energy audits every 4 years. This covers: ◦All organisations with over 250 members of staff. ◦Or turnover of over 50 million Euros (£38,937,777) and an annual balance sheet total in excess of 43 million euro (£33,486,489). requirements? ◦90% of energy consumed by the organisation has to be accounted for across all sites, including transport. ◦Must use 12 months’ verifiable data. ◦ESOS Assessments must be reviewed and signed off by a Board-level Director, and approved by a Lead Assessor and then reported to the Environment Agency. ◦Organisations need to comply by submitting their first energy consumption reports by 5 December 2015. ◦Energy audits need to be conducted and data submitted every 4 years. ◦Failure to comply with ESOS can lead to fines of up to £50,000 and public disclosure of noncompliance. ◦The two most common approaches to ESOS compliance are: ◦Undertaking ESOS audits and producing an evidence pack to be signed off by a lead assessor. How long does it take? On average compliance takes between 2 – 4 months from the first scoping meeting to submission. With […]