ESOS:
Obligation or Opportunity?
Tilly Shaw
Senior Associate
01934 864 814
Will ESOS be a cost, or a benefit?
• DECC estimates:
– ESOS will save companies on average, around £60K over each four-year reporting cycle
– This is based on just 5% of cost-effective recommendations being implemented
– Compliance costs are estimated at £21K for the first four-year cycle
– Implementation costs are estimated at £20K over the four year cycle
University of Reading • Modern building, but not performing to design specification
• Behavioural change and low-cost interventions reduced out-of-hours energy use by 40%. Total energy use cut by 25%.
Picture: courtesy Reading Sam
Autoglass Distribution Centres An energy audit at one DC led to recommendations that can be applied across 17 distribution centres worldwide.
• Total savings identified ~£65K per year
• Typical payback within 2 years
National Trust • Surveys at over 20 rather unique sites
• Installed simple and non-disruptive measures
• Annual savings are around £40,000 - the work will pay for itself in just over 2 years
ESOS Phase 1 Timescales
2015 2014 2016
17 July 2014 Regulations come into force
By 5 Dec 2014 Assessor Registers Announced
31 Dec 2014: Qualification Date Do you qualify for ESOS?
5 Dec 2015: Compliance Date Deadline to notify EA
Time to Act?
2015 2014 2016
Appoint Lead Assessor
Lead Assessor Review
Director’s Review
EA Notification
Planning
ESOS Audits / DECs / 50001 /GDAs
Calculate Total Energy
Gather data (12 Months)
Implement Savings
Summary • ESOS – an opportunity to:
• Improve your bottom line
• Future-proof your business against energy price rises
• Make your premises more comfortable
• Win that Employee of the Year award
• Forward planning is key: ensure you have an energy strategy, not just a compliance strategy
• Act now to get Director buy-in for energy investment in 2016
• The savings are there, it’s up to you whether you realise them
