ESOS Phase 3 is now complete 

Did your business comply with ESOS phase 3?

If you are a large UK business, you should now have submitted your ESOS Phase 3 compliance to the Environment Agency. You can read about the benefits of early compliance with ESOS Phase 4 or get an overview of ESOS compliance. 

ESOS Phase 3 with Energise

Did you know that the Environment Agency have published the ESOS Phase 3 dataset? 

  • Energise Lead Assessors completed ESOS compliance for 71 UK businesses in ESOS Phase 3, that’s 1% participants
  • On average, participants reported 6.6GWh energy saving opportunities
  • Energise customers identified 9.4GWh energy savings on average
  • Achieve more: engage Energise for ESOS Phase 4

Saving money with ESOS compliance

Looking back on ESOS Phase 3: With average energy costs of 10.5p per kWh for participants across all fuels/energy types. Energise customers have the potential to save £840,000 to £1.13 million per organisation over time 

That compares to £135,000 to £180,000 through typical market delivery.

Every customer is different, potential savings will depend on your energy bill. 

ESOS Action Plan and Progress Updates

For the first time in ESOS Phase 3, businesses are required to submit an Action Plan to the Environment Agency. Alternatively you can let them know you don’t intend to implement any energy saving actions. 

We can help you create your Action Plan and Annual Progress Updates. 

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Written By    Mags Kelly

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