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ESOS

Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is mandatory for larger organisations. It requires participants to carry out an assessment of energy use across their buildings, transport and operations. Qualifying criteria is employing over 250 people or having an annual turnover in excess of £44m and an annual balance sheet total in excess of £38m.

Smaller organisations can still qualify, if you are part of a group where one of the group companies meets the above criteria, then by default, you need to comply.

We were audited by the Environment Agency following an ESOS assessment for one of our clients and we were given exemplary feedback as “gold standard” in the quality of our reporting.

At Maloney Associates we have a strong team of ESOS assessors who have worked on a diverse portfolio of clients to achieve ESOS submission. We can encompass the energy audits into a wider decarbonisation strategy, together with the Net Zero Roadmap, and also incorporate the Streamline Energy and Carbon Reporting Scheme (SECR).

ESOS is regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) for the UK. Failure to comply with ESOS reporting can result in penalties being applied, plus companies will have their names published in the public domain, as part of a name and shame process. The EA has the power to impose penalties for each separate breach of the ESOS regulations. This includes:

Failure to notify – initial penalty up to £5,000 plus and additional daily penalty of up to £500 for each working day remaining in breach.

Failure to maintain records – initial penalty of up to £5,000 plus a ‘sum representing the cost to the compliance body of confirming that the responsible undertaking has compliance complied with the scheme’. The business must also take steps to solve the breach.

Failure to undertake an energy audit – initial penalty of up to £50,000 plus an additional daily penalty of up to £500 for each working day remaining in breach.

Failure to comply with an enforcement/penalty notice – an initial penalty of up to £5,000 plus an additional £500 for each working day remaining in breach.

False or misleading statement – up to £50,000

If an organisation receives a fine, they are still required to undertake compliance.

Here at Maloney Associates we will walk you through every step, our team of data analysts will be there to assist in collection of data…

Furthermore, once your ESOS is submitted we can work with you to implement and manage your energy saving measures.

Further Information

Government guide to ESOS