We have worked with Beyondly for multiple ESOS phases; always finding their energy audits and support with the process insightful and informative, giving us ideas to complement our own energy saving initiatives. Since forming the partnership, we have greatly increased our understanding of organisational energy use and reduced our consumption and costs.
Going beyond compliance with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment for large UK organisations, which requires them to undertake energy audits and report this back to the Environment Agency. The ultimate aim of ESOS is to support companies in finding new way to save and reduce their energy usage.
Are you prepared to submit your ESOS Action Plan?
The changes made to Phase 3 of the scheme, which will apply to future phases, require organisations to consider what actions from the ESOS audit they may wish to carry out before the next ESOS assessment, as well as plan future action to implement energy savings that they will make a public commitment to.
Are you obligated for ESOS?
Obligated organisations must comply in phases and we are now in phase 4 of the scheme. Each phase has a qualification date (on which a company must assess whether they are obligated) and a compliance deadline (by which date an organisation must be compliant).
A UK organisation is obligated to comply with an ESOS phase if on the qualification date it either:
- Employs 250 or more people, or
- Has an annual turnover in excess of £44m and an annual balance sheet total in excess of £38m, or
- Is an overseas company with a UK registered establishment which has 250 or more UK employees
Qualification date for Phase 3: 31st December 2022
Compliance deadline for Phase 3: 5th June 2024
Qualification date for Phase 4: 31st December 2026
Compliance deadline for Phase 4: 5th December 2027
Increasingly, businesses who don’t meet the above thresholds are conducting ESOS assessments voluntarily to support their carbon reduction commitments, going above and beyond to mitigate climate change. Following the ESOS scheme presents a real opportunity for businesses to improve energy and fuel efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and subsequently, reap financial benefits.
How can Beyondly help?
There are two main routes to compliance with ESOS; most organisations comply either through the development and maintenance of a certified ISO 50001 energy management system, or through the energy audit route. Beyondly provide full compliance management for both routes and have delivered ESOS consultancy projects achieving 100% compliance from phase 1 of the scheme.
Steps to compliance with Beyondly:
- Determine if you are obligated
- Appoint the right lead assessor for your business
- Obtain accurate energy data
- Conduct high-quality onsite energy audits
- Notification of compliance
Complete our form below to speak to our friendly team for further advice and a no-obligation ESOS compliance proposal!
ESOS Action Plans
ESOS Action plans are a new requirement for all ESOS obligated companies. The deadline for the initial ESOS action plan is 5th March 2025, which has been extended from the original deadline of 5th December 2024.
Beyondly can help your organisation create your action plan following notification of ESOS compliance. You can expect:
- An initial kick-off call
- A review of existing ESOS reports and recommendations
- A collaborative call to discuss which recommendations to pursue in the action plan period
- Calculations of kWh savings broken down for each action type (buildings, transport and industrial processes)
- Calculation of the total kWh savings over the period covered (Dec 2023-Dec 2027).
- The provision of a spreadsheet inclusive of calculated savings, graphs and timelines for action implementation in line with the requirements outlined below.
Following the action plan submission, you'll be required to provide an update on your progress within 12 months. The first annual update will be due on 5th December 2025. Our friendly team of experts can support organisations that already have an action plan in making the annual progress update.
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