The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 No. 1643

PART 4 U.K. ESOS Assessments

CHAPTER 1 U.K. General

Duty to carry out ESOS assessment U.K.

20.  A responsible undertaking must carry out an ESOS assessment, which includes an energy audit, in accordance with this Part.

Role of the lead assessor U.K.

21.—(1) A responsible undertaking must—

(a) appoint at least one lead assessor for the purposes of the ESOS assessment,

(b) provide any appointed lead assessor with a copy of the evidence pack maintained in accordance with regulation 28 in relation to any previous ESOS assessment in relation to the participant,

(c) ensure that the ESOS assessment is reviewed by a lead assessor.

(2) In reviewing an ESOS assessment the lead assessor must—

(a) consider whether the ESOS assessment meets the requirements of these Regulations, and

(b) notify the responsible undertaking accordingly.

[F1 (3) This regulation does not apply in relation to a participant whose total energy consumption as calculated in accordance with Chapter 2 is less than 40,000 kWh of energy.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 21(3) inserted (29.11.2023) by The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1182), regs. 1(2), 9

[F2 Estimates U.K.

21A.— (1) Where a responsible undertaking uses an estimate in accordance with these Regulations it must record details of the method used to make the estimate.

(2) Where a responsible undertaking uses an estimate in accordance with regulations 23(7), 25A(2), 25B(3) or 26(7)(b) it must—

(a) notify the scheme administrator that an estimate was used, and

(b) record in the evidence pack, the reasons why an estimate was used.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 21A inserted (29.11.2023) by The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1182), regs. 1(2), 10