Esos - The Energy Data Clock Is Ticking - Remember, Remember The 5 December

The fundamental ESOS question UK businesses should be asking themselves right now, is not “Are we ready for Dec 2015 compliance?” but “Do we have procedures in place to capture 12 months of consecutive energy data before then?”.
By: Optimal Monitroing Ltd
 
HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. - Sept. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- Be warned - the latest date to start measuring energy consumption is 5th Dec 2014. So, if you’re not ready for this, you have a mere three months to turn this around.

ESOS is mandatory to those organisations that meet the well documented criteria that the government has laid out. By now, hopefully you should have clarified whether this criteria applies to your business. The required energy assessments are comprehensive and must cover energy consumption for buildings, processes and transportation. Each of these assets must be measured separately in order to account for and identify areas consuming at least 90% of the total energy consumption, including any energy that is self generated such as solar, CHP etc.

The way in which organisations collect this information is going to vary but the principle underlying aim of ESOS – to highlight where and how savings can be made - must not be overlooked. This fundamental objective will ensure, it is hoped, that energy managers, and those responsible at boardroom level, come to understand where and how their energy is being utilised, the associated costs and the related opportunities for increased savings and efficiencies. With UK natural fossil fuel resources fast depleting and energy imports and fuel prices rising, this Government legislation therefore creates an opportunity for UK businesses to clarify their commitment to environmental responsibility by becoming less wasteful and more proactive in their approach to energy efficiency, enabling cost savings in the process.

In order to maximise the potentials of this scheme and before you start to collect your 12 months of assessment data, apply due diligence and provide your business with the means to collect specific and real energy information. Mere data from billing meters is great for paying the bills but using this for ESOS won’t allow you the opportunity to breakdown your consumption into vital areas or show you where to concentrate your efforts for improvements. At best, you could make an educated guess but not a strong business case. Bearing in mind that the board will have to add their signatures to the data collected for ESOS, assuming collective responsibility, then the need for hard evidence to justify and explain energy use suddenly becomes clearer. Making any strategic decisions and key investments at boardroom level without all detailed information is a dangerous game so collecting accurate and advanced consumption data is the only way forward to ensure the right decisions can be made in the right way.

My advice to energy managers, operations managers and their counterparts is to see the ESOS scheme as a reason for delivering a responsible and proactive energy saving strategy for 2015, using detailed, comprehensive monitoring, and to begin the process of implementing this right now. Of course this will involve some time and effort, but by collecting true and meaningful data you can approach the board with confidence and a clear strategy that is backed up by real credible data and a measurable payback model. The alternative is to take no action and complete your ESOS assessment based on limited data with a box ticking mentality, but in the long run your business will miss the opportunity of cost savings and expanding profit margins that your competitors will be benefitting from.

The ESOS scheme is providing a significant opportunity for UK businesses to employ best practice techniques in their energy consumption and Optimal Monitoring can support you in this process. Optimal Monitoring can help you measure and collect your consumption data automatically, with simple to use tools to help you identify where there is genuine waste, thus forming a credible strategy with a significant, genuine and measured bottom line.  Just don’t forget the clock is ticking - remember, remember the 5th December...

Graham Boret, Business Development Director, Optimal Monitoring

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Picture caption: Graham Boret, Business Development Director of Optimal Monitoring, advises energy managers on the urgency of ESOS data capture.

About Optimal Monitoring:

www.optimalmonitoring.com

Optimal Monitoring is a successful and well-established provider of cloud-based energy, and waste reporting software.

With over twenty years of industry experience, UK based Optimal Monitoring fully understands the commitments of its private and public sector clients to achieve their legislative and corporate social responsibility objectives.  Reducing energy wastage and increasing efficiency are vital in meeting business and environmental requirements.

The Optimal Monitoring Carbon Management Platform is used at over 1,500 locations and is processing data from over 27,000 data points in real-time from the manufacturing, logistics and business industries through to councils, hospitals and schools.

Intelligently reporting on a diverse set of environmental data, including waste disposal, utility usage, and operational throughput with the corresponding emissions of carbon. Optimal’s platform is cost effective and competitively priced. It stands out in its field by ensuring transparent reporting of data is delivered in a bespoke and user-friendly format.

Fully accredited and with an impressive list of clientele, Optimal Monitoring have teamed together with their business partners to ensure a professional and dedicated service offering high–level specialist advice and support at every stage.

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