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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) qualification

Use your ESOS compliance to shape your net zero strategy.

Eligible organisations must review their total energy consumption across buildings, industrial processes and transport. This begins with conducting surveys to identify energy saving opportunities, followed by publishing an action plan and reporting progress annually.

Non-compliance can lead to penalties up to £90,000 from the Environment Agency (EA). 

*Progress update deadline*

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Your reporting commitments

ESOS Phase 3 participants now face annual reporting commitments. You must submit an action plan and progress updates for the four years following the compliance period, from 6 Dec 2023 to 5 Dec 2027.  

Phase 4 of the compliance scheme is also underway. Secure a lead assessor ahead of the deadline to ensure timely compliance.

Time to gain an advantage

ESOS offers a chance for long-term energy, cost and carbon savings. Savvy energy managers will leverage annual reporting obligations to drive meaningful change. Plus, by starting your Phase 4 energy surveys now, you can stay ahead of the curve.

By choosing Inspired for your ESOS compliance needs, you’ll be in safe hands. We’ve completed nearly 1,000 submissions and over 3,900 site audits on behalf of our clients.

Does your business qualify?

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From compliance to excellence

Guaranteed compliance
100% of our audits have been passed by the Environment Agency. In fact, our assessors have been highly commended by auditors for their diligent submissions.

Access to lead assessors
You’ll be assigned a lead assessor to project manage your ESOS compliance journey from start to finish.

Act on your insights
By acting on your surveys year on year you will turn your investment into real savings. We can provide a full range of optimisation services to help you achieve this.

Use ESOS to help plan your net-zero journey 
You can attain data efficiencies by combining services. Also by acting on your surveys it will help you fulfil your SECR narrative and start your net-zero journey.

ESOS Insight Guide

Don’t wait to start identifying your saving opportunities.

Our free ESOS Guide contains all you need to know about…

  • What you need to do and how ESOS compliance fits in to your wider energy and net-zero strategy.
  • The different routes to compliance that participants can undertake.
  • Strengthening ESOS legislation to improve the quality of audits and uptake of recommendations.
  • Turning compliance requirements into savings by acting on your insights ahead of the reporting deadline.
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