Around 15,000 UK organisations were required to demonstrate ESOS compliance in phase 1. As part of the EU’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions, qualifying organisations need to identify energy-saving opportunities across your buildings, transport and industrial processes.
The effort required to demonstrate compliance is extensive, with organisations needing to:
- Correctly assess organisational structures
- Calculate and verify total energy consumption
- Undertake compliant energy audits
- Create a robust evidence pack that will stand up to Environment Agency audit
- Answer more than 50 notification questions on the Environment Agency portal
If you fail to comply with ESOS by 5 December 2019, your organisation could be fined up to £50,000 – plus an additional £500 per day that the audit remains outstanding.
So compliance is vital – but where do you start?