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Keith Brierley of the Environment Agency outlines the key milestones, the compliance criteria, requirements and timescales set by the new legislation
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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
Keith Brierley
Low Carbon South West
Bristol 8 July 2014
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ESOS
UK implementation of Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
Large enterprises required to undertake energy audits every four years
Coverage includes off-shore industry
Does not apply to public bodies
Likely to cover over 10,000 UK organisations
Estimated regional split
Region
No. of
participants %
Scotland 620 7
Northern Ireland 190 2
Wales 250 3
England 8,320 88
Off-shore ~80 <1
~9400 100
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Planning assumption: 10,000 participants
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Qualification
Phase 1 qualification day 31 Dec’ 2014
Covers an undertaking that has:
at least 250 employees; or
an annual turnover in excess of €50 million (~£42.5 million) and an annual balance sheet total €43m (~£36.5 million)
Is part of a corporate group which includes an undertaking which meets the above criteria
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Scheme requirements:
Ensure at least 90% of UK energy usage covered by:
ESOS compliant energy audit
Display Energy Certificate
Green Deal Assessment
Certified ISO 50001 Energy Management System
Identify improvement opportunities
Phase 1 notification deadline 5 December 2015
Environment Agency role:
oUK scheme administrator
• Set up and administer process for participant notifications
• Provide helpdesk support and compliance guidance
• Approve registers of energy auditors
• Publish information – GOV.UK website
oRegulator
• Audit and enforce in England
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Auditing and enforcement
Compliance checks
Quality assurance of energy audits
Enforcement powers – compliance notice, enforcement notice, civil sanctions
Discretion to waive/modify penalties
No criminal sanctions
Participant appeals
First-tier Tribunal rather than SoS
Who conducts audits or approves ESOS compliance?
Individuals that belong to an ‘approved register’ (e.g. professional bodies) will be called ‘lead assessors’
audit on behalf of participants; or
Review and sign off audits
Approval process – Jacobs Consultancy
Lead assessor numbers - biggest implementation risk
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Registers of Assessors
Jacobs to determine applications
EA will take final decision to approve
Publish contact details for approved registers on our GOV.UK web pages
Appeals to SoS
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Notifications
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Notification via an online form
No charge for ESOS notifications
Milestones
Helpdesk support from June 2014
Register of Assessors process available Summer 2014 to Jan’ 2015
Notification system ready Autumn 2014
Publish compliance guidance Autumn 2014
Compliance deadline 5 Dec’ 2015
Compliance checking 2016 onwards
Publish compliant organisations Jan’ 2016
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More information:
Web pages https://www.gov.uk/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos
ESOS Guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323307/ESOS_Guide_FINAL.pdf
Helpdesk support:
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