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ESOS across Europe: ensure compliance for multinational companies
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ESOS: Government begins issuing non-compliance fines as Phase 2 begins
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ESOS: Companies still non-compliant as Environment Agency turns to enforcement action
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ESOS: Thousands of businesses face enforcement action as final deadline passes
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ESOS offers 20% reduction in business energy costs, Carbon Trust finds
The Government's initial estimates of the financial savings of its recently enforced Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) could be much lower than the actual savings being realised by qualifying organisations, according to a sample of ESOS assessments undertaken by the Carbon Trust.
ESOS: what have we learned about the energy efficiency opportunities?
With the extended grace period for compliance with the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) coming to an end, David Tobin, energy consultant at the Carbon Trust, provides an insight into the environmental and financial benefits that the Scheme offers to businesses across a variety of industries.
Last chance to register for edie's ESOS webinar - TODAY at 11am
Join us at 11am today (17 March) for a free webinar exploring the business benefits of the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).
Where's the Opportunity? edie to host free ESOS webinar this week
Organisations that qualify for the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) are being encouraged to tune into a free, live edie webinar this week, focusing on realising the 'Opportunity' of the Scheme.
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ESOS: the proof of the audit is in the saving
If anyone needs convincing of the value of ESOS, we have the evidence. Over the course of the first tranche of ESOS compliance, we worked with a number of organisations and identified hundreds of energy-saving opportunities, the potential value of which was millions of pounds of savings.
Finding your energy saving 'Opportunity'
Are you one of 5,948 organisations that hit the ESOS deadline? Perhaps you're one of the 1,000 that have told the Environment Agency you intend to comply. Or (heaven forbid) you're one of the 3,000 still in the dark.
ESOS: 40% of businesses non-compliant by deadline day
Less than 60% of the circa 10,000 businesses that qualify for the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) were compliant by last Friday's extended deadline, the Environment Agency has today (1 February) confirmed.
ESOS deadline day: will another late compliance surge save the day?
Today (29 January) marks the revised deadline day for companies to be compliant with the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). But with the Environment Agency remaining tight-lipped about compliance rates, speculation is rife that thousands of companies are still flouting the legislation.
Sustainability stats: This week in numbers
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ESOS compliance rate slows as deadline looms
EXCLUSIVE: The Environment Agency has received less than 250 new notifications of compliance from organisations that qualify for the Government's Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) in the space of a month, with just two weeks now remaining before the extended deadline.
A Guide to Implementing Energy Savings Opportunities
Undertaking ESOS audits is intended to help businesses to identify opportunities to save energy – DECC analysis suggests that businesses could save over £250m (and 3TWh of energy) per year if they achieve just 5% of the cost-effective energy efficiency potential that audits should identify for buildings and industrial processes and modest savings on their transport energy consumption.
What didn't happen in Paris
The Paris agreement is important. But, it's just as important to note those elements that were dropped. Just how important Paris is, though, will be judged on what happens next.
Late surge sees ESOS compliance hit 65%
A flurry of late submissions saw ESOS compliance rates rise to around two thirds of affected businesses, according to figures released Monday night by the Environment Agency.
What's next for ESOS?
Tomorrow is deadline day for ESOS. If you've followed government instructions you'll have a Lead Assessor in situ and will have completed most of your audits, ready for self-certification by the end of January. Those that didn't get started in time have some grace - as long as they've notified the Environment Agency (EA) of their intention to comply. That notification needs to reach the EA tomorrow at the very latest. But what happens after that - and will it cut energy consumption?
ESOS: Compliance concerns grow as first deadline day passes
With the first ESOS deadline passing on Saturday (5 December) and latest official figures showing just 20% compliance rates, industry experts have raised more questions about the potential effectiveness of the legislation.
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