Earlier this month the UK Government announced several cuts to green energy subsidies in a bid to drive down costs for consumers. Amber Rudd, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, stated that ‘reducing energy bills for British families and businesses and meeting energy goals in the most cost-effective way’ are to be their priorities and that the measures set out will do just that.
As one of the first CIBSE Registered ESOS Lead Assessors and a Director of 2EA®, Sebastian Gray was recently invited, with CIBSE, to lead a seminar at the Facilities Show at the Excel Centre in London.
Andrew Gardner is Managing Director of 2EA® Limited – an energy and climate change consultancy. With over 15 years experience in climate change taxation and over 20 years experience in the CHP industry, Andrew is highly regarded as an expert in these fields. As a fully qualified CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant (LCC), Low Carbon Energy Assessor (LCEA) and ESOS Lead Assessor, Andrew has been awarded LCEA of the year 2010 and LCC of the year in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme is now well underway and most businesses will be aware of the 5th December compliance deadline. However, a recent survey conducted by Inenco has shown that more that half of businesses are yet to appoint a lead assessor and even more businesses have not yet started their site audits.