ESOS deadline sees surge in compliance
An estimated 4,000 businesses??out of a total of 10,000 affected??were compliant with the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) by the deadline of Saturday 5 December, according to statistics released by the Environment Agency (EA).
An estimated 4,000 businesses––out of a total of 10,000 affected––were compliant with the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) by the deadline of Saturday 5 December, according to statistics released by the Environment Agency (EA).
The data showed a late surge in compliance, as one week before the deadline only 1,682 organisations were compliant. A further 2,500 companies have notified the EA that they will be compliant by 29 January, meaning they will not face fines.
Any company that has failed to comply with the ESOS guidelines, or has not made the EA aware that it will be compliant by 29 January, could face enforcement action of a basic fine of £50,000, with an additional £500/ day for a maximum of 80 days until it is compliant.