ESOS deadline
The deadline for qualifying businesses to administer and submit an Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) assessment, or confirm their intent to comply, has now passed. The Environment Agency (EA), which administers ESOS on behalf of the Government, has estimated that circa 10,000 enterprises fall under the legislation. Despite this, reports have revealed that only 850 surveys have been submitted to the EA*.
David Llewellyn, CEO of Energy at Servest said: “Our research has indicated that there are still a significant number of companies who are not aware, or who do not think, the legislation applies to them.
“Organisations that turnover significantly less than the benchmark of £39 million may believe they are exempt from ESOS compliancy. This is not the case as employment numbers must be taken into consideration regardless of turnover. This means that companies employing more than 250 staff needed to submit their compliance report or intention to comply notification to the EA by the 5th December.
Research by the Department of Energy Climate Change shows that 78% of businesses are aware of their ESOS requirements and have taken steps to achieve compliance. Despite these reasonable high levels of awareness, Servest believe that there are still a significant number of businesses that have not yet appointed a Lead Assessor and have not started collecting site-based information required for reporting.
Servest has in place a Lead Assessor that can help organisations achieve their compliance requirements.
*as per EA summit in mid-November 2015
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