Part 11Energy Savings Opportunity Schemes
Establishment and application of schemes
I1254Energy savings opportunity schemes
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations (“ESOS regulations”) make provision for the establishment and operation of one or more energy savings opportunity schemes.
2
An “energy savings opportunity scheme” is a scheme under which obligations are imposed on undertakings to which the scheme applies for one or more of the ESOS purposes.
3
The ESOS purposes are—
a
enabling or requiring the energy consumption for which an undertaking is responsible, or the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from that consumption, to be assessed, audited, reported and published;
b
enabling or requiring possible energy savings or emissions reductions to be identified and recommended;
c
enabling or requiring the costs and benefits of possible energy savings or emissions reductions to be assessed;
d
encouraging or requiring undertakings to produce plans or set targets for achieving energy savings or emissions reductions;
e
encouraging or requiring undertakings to take action for the purpose of achieving energy savings or emissions reductions;
f
encouraging or requiring undertakings to achieve energy savings or emissions reductions.
4
An energy saving is a reduction in the energy consumption for which an undertaking is responsible.
5
An emissions reduction is a reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions that result from the energy consumption for which an undertaking is responsible (whether or not that consumption is also reduced).
6
ESOS regulations may make provision about determining—
a
the energy consumption for which an undertaking is responsible;
b
the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from that consumption.
7
ESOS regulations may—
a
impose requirements on any person;
b
confer functions on any person;
c
provide for a person to exercise discretion in dealing with any matter.
8
The provision made by this Part is without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1).
9
For the purposes of this Part—
a
the scheme established by the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1643) is to be treated as having been established by provision made under subsection (1);
b
a reference to a scheme administrator includes a reference to a compliance body within the meaning given by those Regulations.