Tilly Shaw explains the features of the ESOS legislation and the requirements on businesses that will have to comply. She also gave case study examples of the real benefits and payback of implementing changes

1. ESOS:
Obligation or Opportunity?
Tilly Shaw
Senior Associate
tilly.shaw@sustain.co.uk
01934 864 814

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. ESOS Phase 1 Timescales
20152014 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

7. Time to Act?
20152014 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

8. 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