ESOS toolkit and advice service

All large organisations in the UK with 250 or more employees, or who have an annual turnover of more than £38,973,777 and a balance sheet of £33,486,489 qualify under ESOS.

Louise Kingham OBE FEI, CE, Energy Institute, says, ' An estimated 14,000 businesses in the UK fall within the scope of ESOS and are legally obliged to comply with the requirements by December. The options of non-compliance and a potential fine of £50,000 or buying an energy audit and doing nothing with the results are bad choices and our concern is they will be made without the knowledge of company boards and executives. The EI has put the toolkit together and is making advice freely available from experience and highly skilled Lead Assessors who are recognised by the EI for their professionalism, so that company directors don't sleepwalk into difficulty. There is still time to comply with these new regulations if you seek help now.'

The ESOS toolkit is designed for those undertaking audits to comply with ESOS legislation. It will be valuable to anyone working towards ESOS compliance, whether as a Lead Assessor or by someone within a company preparing to appoint an assessor.  The toolkit provides an overview to ESOS, tools for collating energy data and conducting lifecycle cost analyses. The kit also provides standard templates for costings, audits and drawing up terms and conditions. Prices start at £99+VAT for EI members, and there is a short presentation available online providing a guide to using the toolkit.