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81 Amendments of Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA related to 2016/0382(COD)

Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Promoting renewable forms of energy is one of the goals of the Union energy policy. The increased use of energy from renewable sources, together with energy savings and increased energy efficiency, constitutes an important part of the package of measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which requires the rise in global temperatures to stay below 2 Celsius degrees from pre-industrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit it at 1.5 Celsius degrees, and the Union 2030 energy and climate framework, including the binding target to cut emissions in the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. It also has an important part to play in promoting the security of energy supply, technological development and innovation and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural and isolated areas or regions with low population density. Finally, it provides an opportunity for a transition towards a more democratic energy model, through public ownership of renewable energy projects and decentralized and collective forms of energy management.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) In particular, increasing technological improvements, incentives for the use and expansion of public transport, the use of energy efficiency technologies and the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources in the electricity, heating and cooling sectors as well as in the transport sector are very effective tools, together with energy efficiency measures, for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Union and the Union's dependence on imported coal, gas and oil.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Directive 2009/28/EC established a regulatory framework for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources which set binding national targets on the share of renewable energy sources in energy consumption and transport to be met by 2020. Commission Communication of 22 January 201412 established a framework for future Union energy and climate policies and promoted a common understanding of how to develop those policies after 2020. The Commission proposed that the Union 2030 target for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union should be at least 27%, though this target would likely be met without any action at Union level. __________________ 12 "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" (COM/2014/015 final).
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) The European Parliament, in its Resolutions on "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" and on "the Renewable energy progress report", has favoured a binding Union 2030 targets of at least 30% of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources, stressing that that target should be implemented by means of individual national targets taking into account the individual situation and potential of each Member State.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establn light of the need to set a realistic path towards the achievement of the goals in the Parish a Union binding target of at least 27% sharegreement, it seems necessary to develop a set of binding targets for renewable development in the Member States that achieves at least a binding 45% target of renewable energy in the EU in 2030. Member States should definevelop their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The establishment of a Union binding renewable energy targets for 2030 would continue to encourage the development of technologies which generate renewable energy and provide certainty for investors. A tTarget defined at the Union level would leave greater flexibility for Member States to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets in the most cost-effective manner in accordance withs must take into account the differences in Member States in their capability to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets according to their specific circumstances, energy mixes and capacities to produce renewable energy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The national targets set for 2020 shouldmust constitute Member States' starting point and minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 27% renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving thdoes not achieve binding renewable energy targets, also at Union level. The Commission should be empowered to assess the development of renewable energy at Member State level, including their compliance with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, and to take measures in order to ensure the achievem enough flexibility to chooset of the targets.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) In order to support Member States' ambitious contributions to the Union target, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments ininvestment in renewable energy, a financial framework ensuring reliable access to finance for renewable energy projects in those Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should focus the allocation of funds on the reduction of the cost of capital of renewables projects, which has a material impact on the cost of renewable energy projects and on their competitiveness.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The Commission should facilitate the exchange of best practices between the competent national or regional authorities or bodies, for instance through regular meetings to find a common approach to promote a higher uptake of cost-efficient renewable energy projects, encourage investments in new, flexible and clean technologies, and set out an adequate strategy to manage the retirement of technologies which do not contribute to the reduction of emissions or deliver sufficient flexibility, based on transparent criteria and reliable market prindicators of economice signalsustainability.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in additi, while taking into account the particularities of different technologies and the different abilities of small and large producers to respond to market revenuesignals.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deployed at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies. Member States may use tenders to award support to renewable projects. In all cases, renewable energy mechanisms should be clear, transparent and predictable.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, rRenewables support policies should be spredictable and avoid frequent and retroactive changes. Such changes have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projects from having a negative impact on their economic viability. In this context, Member States should promote cost-effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability, as well as the self- production of energy to minimize support costs.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) To create opportunities for reducing the cost of meeting the national and Union targets laid down in this Directive and to give flexibility to Member States to comply with their obligation not to go below their 2020 national targets after 2020, it is appropriate both to facilitate the consumption in Member States of energy produced from renewable sources in other Member States, and, where appropriate, to enable Member States to count energy from renewable sources consumed in other Member States towards their own renewable energy share. For this reason, cooperation mechanisms are required to complement the obligations to open up support to projects located in other Member States. Those mechanisms include statistical transfers, joint projects between Member States or joint support schemes.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) Member States should be encouraged to pursue all appropriate forms of cooperation in relation to the objectives set out in this Directive. Such cooperation can take place at all levels, bilaterally or multilaterally. Apart from the mechanisms with effect on target renewable energy share calculation and target compliance, which are exclusively provided for in this Directive, namely statistical transfers between Member States, joint projects and joint support schemes, cooperation can also take the form of, for example, exchanges of information and best practices, as provided for, in particular, in the e-platform established by Regulation [Governance], and other voluntary coordination between all types of support schemes.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) It should be possible for imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Union to count towards Member States’ renewable energy shares In order to guarantee an adequate effect of energy from renewable sources replacing conventional energy in the Union as well as in third countries it is appropriate to ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way and that they are in full respect of international law. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of such trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered. If, by virtue of a decision taken under the Energy Community Treaty18 to that effect, the contracting parties to that Treaty are bound by the relevant provisions of this Directive, the measures of cooperation between Member States provided for in this Directive should be applicable to them. __________________ 18 OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18. OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
(43) Guarantees of origin issued for the purpose of this Directive have the sole function of showing to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources. A guarantee of origin can be transferred, independently of the energy to which it relates, from one holder to another. However, wWith a view to ensuring that a unit of renewable energy is disclosed to a customer only once, double counting and double disclosure of guarantees of origin should be avoided. Energy from renewable sources in relation to which the accompanying guarantee of origin has been sold separately by the producer should not be disclosed or sold to the final customer as energy from renewable sources.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should enmay issure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of originthe financial value of guarantees of origin provided to renewable energy producers should be deducted from the financial support they receive. However, those guarantees of origin shouldmay be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin shouldmay be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
(52) It is appropriate to allow for the development of decentralised renewable energy technologies under non- discriminatoryfavourable conditions and without hampering the financing of infrastructure investments. The move towards decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources, increased local security of energy supply, shorter transport distances and reduced energy transmission losses. Such decentralisation also fosters community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets aminimum binding national and Union targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training and access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable resources. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘renewable self-consumer’ means an active customer or group thereof as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or its premises, including a multi-apartment block, an industrial, commercial or shared services site or a closed distribution system, provided that, for non-household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aa a (new)
(aa a) "renewable energy community" means a local energy community, including municipalities and energy cooperatives, that acts as a renewable self- consumer;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from waste and residual feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IX, and that do not have a significant impact on land uses;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
(uu a) 'energy poverty' means a household's inability to afford the necessary domestic energy services which guarantee decent human standard levels of comfort and health, as such costs represent a significant proportion of disposable income.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Union binding overallBinding targets for 2030
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 2745%.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States' respective contributions to this overall 2030 target shall be set andnational binding 2030 targets are listed in Annex I. Additionally, Member States shall notifiedy to the Commission their strategies to achieve said targets, as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support the high ambition of Member States through an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, especially in view of reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. In case the Commission finds in the 5. context of the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation [Governance] that the Union trajectory is not collectively met or that the baseline referred to in paragraph 3 is not maintained, Article 27(4) of that Regulation shall applythat the national binding targets are not individually met or that the Union trajectory is not collectively met or that the baseline referred to in paragraph 3 is not maintained, it will be empowered to apply sanctions. The Commission shall also monitor that Member States legislation and policies for renewable energy are consistent and do not undermine the objectives set in this Directive.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title
Financial sSupport for electricity from renewable sources
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, iIn order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1) and the national targets set in Article 3(2), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints, while providing the necessary flexibility to take into account the particularities of different renewable technologies and the constraints of renewable energy communities and self-consumers. Support schemes shall be predictable, stable and transparent.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Support for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to integrate progressively electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and ensure that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximise their market revenuese profitability of renewable investments as well as to favour the introduction of more efficient and sustainable renewable technologies and the development of self-consumption.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that support for renewable electricity is granted in an open, detailed, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. and cost- effective manner, with the necessary exceptions to promote new, more sustainable renewable technologies or the development of small-scale production and renewable energy communities. If tender procedures are used, Member States shall be allowed to choose between technology-neutral or specific tender procedures.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and the Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every four years and report on their operation to the European Parliament and the Council. Decisions on the continuation or prolongation of support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments, considering their overall effectiveness in achieving renewable targets and other goals, such as affordability and the development of energy communities.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that all public administrations (national, regional or local) integrate the consumption of renewable energy in their activities. Member States shall include in their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans intended targets for this consumption for 2025 and 2030.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Public investments in renewable energy shall be excluded from public deficit calculations in the context of the SGP and Economic Governance rules;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Articlewhen it is necessary to contribute to the achievement of the targets set for renewable energy and climate policy.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 10% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 15% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Support schemes may be opened to cross-border participation through, inter alia, opened tenders, joint tenders, opened certificate schemes or joint support schemes. The allocation of renewable electricity benefiting from support under opened tenders, joint tenders or opened certificate schemes towards Member States respective contributions shall be subject to a cooperation agreement setting out rules for the cross-border disbursement of funding, following the principle that energy should be counted towards the Member State funding the installation.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 20253 the benefits on the cost-effective deployment of renewable electricity in the Union of provisions set out in this Article. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission may propose to increase theset percentages set out in paragraph 2for support to installations in other Member States.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to adaptations necessary to comply with State aid rules, Member States shall ensure that the level of, and the conditions attached to, the support granted to renewable energy projects are not revised in a way that negatively impacts the rights conferred thereunder and the economics of supported projects.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Statistical transfers between Member 1. statistical transfer of a specified amount of energy from renewable sources from one Member State to another Member State. The transferred quantity shall be: (a) energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy share of the Member State making the transfer for the purposes of this Directive ; and (b) from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy share of Member State accepting the transfer for the purposes of this Directive . 2. paragraph 1 may have a duration of one or more years. They shall be notified to the Commission not later than 12 months after the end of each year in which they have effect. The information sent to the Commission shall include the quantity and price of the energy involved. 3. only after all Member States involved in the transfer have notified the transfer to the Commission.Article 8 deleted States Member States may agree on the deducted from the amount of added to the amount of energy The arrangements referred to in Transfers shall become effective
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) there is reasoned evidence that the Member State is unable to reach its renewable energy targets by other means;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make a statistical transfer of specified amounts of energy from renewable sources from one Member State to another Member State in accordance with Article 8; ordeleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that any national rules concerning the authorisation, certification and licensing procedures that are applied to plants and associated transmission and distribution network infrastructures for the production of electricity, heating or cooling from renewable energy sources, and to the process of transformation of biomass into biofuels or other energy products, are proportionate and necessary, necessary and simplified; giving preference to public entities, renewable self-consumers and energy communities. To this end, Member States shall set-up single administrative points, as set in article 16 of this regulation, to support renewable self-consumers and energy communities in their administrative procedures and in the fulfilment of the technical requirements referred in paragraph 2 of this article.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including through simple notification if allowed by the applicable regulatory framework, are established for decentralised devices for producing energy from renewable sources, including renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that public procurement contracts and new public buildings, and existing public buildings that are subject to major renovation, at national, regional and local level fulfil an exemplary role in the context of this Directive from 1 January 2012 onwards. Member States may, inter alia, allow that obligation to be fulfilled by providing that the roofs of public or mixed private-public buildings are used by third parties for installations that produce energy from renewable sources or by setting renewable energy consumption targets in the provision of public goods and services.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities at national, regional and local level include provisions for the integration and deployment of renewable energy transport and the development of renewable transport modal shift when planning, designing and implementing local, urban, regional and national mobility and transport plans.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove regulatory and administrative barriers to corporate long- termindustrial long-term bilateral and multilateral power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The single administrative contact point shall guide the applicant through the application process in a transparent manner, provide the applicant with all necessary information, support coordinate and involve, where appropriate, other authorities, and deliver, in the case of small-scale projects and renewable self- consumers and energy communities, a legally binding decision at the end of the process.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. The permit granting process referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed a period of three year18 months, except for the cases set out in Article 16(5) and Article 17. In the case of projects below 1MW, the procedure shall not exceed 9 months.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall aim to boost quality job creation in the sector. To this end, Member States shall develop together with the social partners, a global strategy for training and skills development in the sector of renewable energy with the objective of supporting quality job creation in the sector.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may require that transfers of guarantees of origin reflect an exchange of physical energy transfers.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The guarantee of origin shall have no function in terms of a Member State’s compliance with Article 3. Transfers of guarantees of origin, separately or together with the physical transfer of energy, shall have no effect on the decision of Member States to use statistical transfers, joint projects or joint support schemes for target compliance or on the calculation of the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in accordance with Article 7.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8
8. Where an electricity supplier is required to prove the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources in its energy mix for the purposes of Article 3 of Directive 2009/72/EC, it shallmay do so by using guarantees of origin. Likewise, guarantees of origin created pursuant to Article 14(10) of Directive 2012/27/EC shallmay be used to substantiate any requirement to prove the quantity of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration. Member States shall ensure that transmission losses are fully taken into account when guarantees of origin are used to demonstrate consumption of renewable energy or electricity from high efficiency cogeneration.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 13
13. Where energy suppliers market energy from renewable sources or high- efficiency cogeneration to customers with a reference to environmental or other benefits of energy from renewable sources or from high-efficiency cogeneration , Member States shallmay require those energy suppliers to use guarantees of origin to disclose the amount or share of energy from renewable sources or from high efficiency cogeneration
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 14
14. Member States shall assess and report every two years on the functioning of their Guarantee of Origin schemes. These reports shall be made public, and shall include an independent assessment of their contribution to the development of renewable energy consumption. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 establishing the rules to monitor the functioning of the system set out in this Article.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall take the appropriate steps to develop transmission and distribution grid infrastructure, intelligent networks, storage facilities and the electricity system, in order to allow the secure operation of the electricity system as it accommodates the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, including interconnection between Member States and between Member States and third countries. Member States shall also take appropriate steps to accelerate authorisation procedures for grid infrastructure and to coordinate approval of grid infrastructure with administrative and planning procedures. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (1) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities: (a) Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; (b) Member States shall also provide for either priority access or guaranteed access to the grid-system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources; (c) Member States shall ensure that when dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources in so far as the secure operation of the national electricity system permits and based on transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. Member States shall ensure that appropriate grid and market-related operational measures are taken in order to minimise the curtailment of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. If significant measures are taken to curtail the renewable energy sources in order to guarantee the security of the national electricity system and security of energy supply, Members States shall ensure that the responsible system operators report to the competent regulatory authority on those measures and indicate which corrective measures they intend to take in order to prevent inappropriate curtailments. Or. en (See wording of art 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to set up and make public their standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations, such as grid connections and grid reinforcements, improved operation of the grid and rules on the non-discriminatory implementation of the grid codes, which are necessary in order to integrate new producers feeding electricity produced from renewable energy sources into the interconnected grid. Those rules shall be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all the costs and benefits associated with the connection of those producers to the grid and of the particular circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions and in regions of low population density. Those rules may provide for different types of connection. Or. en (See wording Article 16(3) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Where appropriate, Member States may require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to bear, in full or in part, the costs referred to in paragraph 3. Member States shall review and take the necessary measures to improve the frameworks and rules for the bearing and sharing of costs referred to in paragraph 3 by 30 June 2011 and every two years thereafter to ensure the integration of new producers as referred to in that paragraph. Or. en (See Article 16(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer of energy from renewable sources wishing to be connected to the system with the comprehensive and necessary information required, including: (a) a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection; (b) a reasonable and precise timetable for receiving and processing the request for grid connection; (c) a reasonable indicative timetable for any proposed grid connection. Member States may allow producers of electricity from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (5) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. The sharing of costs referred in paragraph 3 shall be enforced by a mechanism based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits which initially and subsequently connected producers as well as transmission system operators and distribution system operators derive from the connections. Or. en (See wording of Article 16(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
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Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. Member States shall ensure that the charging of transmission and distribution tariffs does not discriminate against electricity from renewable energy sources, including in particular electricity from renewable energy sources produced in peripheral regions, such as island regions, and in regions of low population density. Member States shall ensure that the charging of transmission and distribution tariffs does not discriminate against gas from renewable energy sources. Or. en (See wording of Article 16(7) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
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Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph -1 g (new)
-1g. Member States shall ensure that tariffs charged by transmission system operators and distribution system operators for the transmission and distribution of electricity from plants using renewable energy sources reflect realisable cost benefits resulting from the plant's connection to the network. Such cost benefits could arise from the direct use of the low-voltage grid. Or. en (See wording of Article 16 (8) of Directive 2009/28/EC)
2017/07/05
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Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Member States shall take into account the specificities of energy grid from small- scale installations, renewable self- consumers and energy communities, in order to facilitate their access to the grid.
2017/07/05
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Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, without penalizing charges, fees or taxes, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity without being subject to disproportionate procedures and charges that are not cost- reflective;
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Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) are not considered as energy suppliers according to Union or national legislation in relation to the renewable electricity they feed into the grid not exceeding 10 MWh for households and 500 MWh for legal persons on an annual basis. In the case these legal persons are renewable energy communities or public bodies, including municipalities or entities directly or indirectly controlled by municipalities, the annual limit shall be calculated as the sum of the individual limit of all households of the municipality; and
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Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers living in the same multi-apartment block, or located in the same commercial, industrial or shared services, site or closed distribution system, are allowed to jointly engage in self- consumption as if they were an individual renewable self-consumer. In this case, the threshold set out in paragraph 1(c) shall apply to each renewable self-consumer concerned.
2017/07/05
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Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The renewable self-consumer's installation may be managed by a third party for installation, operation, including metering, and maintenance. The self- generated electricity flowing through the cables of common areas of blocks and sites shall be considered as self-consumed electricity.
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Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall not hinder final customers from becoming renewable self-consumers, by introducing, inter alia, cumulative or single-installation volume or capacity caps, burdensome and disproportionate procedures, charges, contractual arrangements and technical rules
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Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 51% of the shareholders or members with voting rights of the entity are natural persons or public bodies;
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Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall support the development of actions and programs to tackle energy poverty in this sector. Supporting measures in this sense shall have adequate funding from Member States and from EU funds in order to guarantee access to energy as a basic social right.
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Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Member States shall develop renewable heating and cooling solutions, in a cost-effective manner, in new public buildings and while renewing old public buildings. Prioritizing public building with vulnerable population, such as schools, hospitals, elder houses, etc.
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Amendment 1153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Member States shall integrate district heating and cooling in public buildings, supporting financially the development of the adequate investments to make it possible, and maximizing the contribution of public systems to district heating and cooling. Member States shall develop, in full cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, a strategy for the identification of the needs and priorities in this area.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, when developing urban planning strategies and plans, integrate sustainable heating and cooling solutions in their approach. Actions as regards of, inter alia, urban tree planning or urban waste management, need to take into account the possibilities of sustainable district heating and cooling. These plans and strategies shall be developed, in full collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
2017/07/05
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.50% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.85.0% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.62.3% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X.
2017/07/31
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Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
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Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 a (new)
(See wording of Article 22 ofArticle 29 a Reporting by the Member States 1. Each Member State shall submit a report to the Commission on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources by 31 December 2021, and every two years thereafter. The sixth report, to be submitted by 31 December 2031, shall be the last report required. These reports shall be elaborated in consultation with the social partners and relevant civil society stakeholders. The report shall detail, in particular: (a) the sectoral (electricity, heating and cooling, and transport) and overall shares of energy from renewable sources in the preceding two calendar years and the measures taken or planned at national level to promote the growth of energy from renewable sources taking into account the indicative trajectory in part B of Annex I, in accordance with Article 5; (b) the introduction and functioning of support schemes and other measures to promote energy from renewable sources, and any developments in the measures used with respect to those set out in the Member State's national renewable energy action plan, and information on how supported electricity is allocated to final customers for the purposes of Article 3(6) of Directive 2003/54/EC; (c) how, where applicable, the Member State has structured its support schemes to take into account renewable energy applications that give additional benefits in relation to other comparable applications, but may also have higher costs, including biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material; (d) the functioning of the system of guarantees of origin for electricity and heating and cooling from renewable energy sources and the measures taken to ensure the reliability and protection against fraud of the system; (e) progress made in evaluating and improving administrative procedures to remove regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to the development of energy from renewable sources; (f) measures taken to ensure the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and to improve the framework or rules for bearing and sharing of costs referred to in Article 16(3); (g) developments in the availability and use of biomass resources for energy purposes; (h) changes in commodity prices and land use within the Member State associated with its increased use of biomass and other forms of energy from renewable sources; (i) the development and share of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX including a resource assessment focusing on the sustainability aspects relating to the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2009/28/98/EC and wording of Article 2(9)a of Directivethe biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economic and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of the soil and the ecosystems; (j) the estimated impact of the production of biofuels and bioliquids on biodiversity, water resources, water quality and soil quality within the Member State; (k) the estimated net greenhouse gas emission saving due to the use of energy from renewable sources; (l) the estimated excess production of energy from renewable sources compared to the indicative trajectory which could be transferred to other Member States, as well as the estimated potential for joint projects, until 2020; (m) the estimated demand for energy from renewable sources to be satisfied by means other than domestic production until 2020; (n) information on how the share of biodegradable waste in waste used for producing energy has been estimated, and what steps have been taken to improve and verify such estimates; and (o) the amounts of biofuels and bioliquids in energy units corresponding to each category of feedstock group listed in part A of Annex VIII taken into account by that Member State for the purpose of complying with the targets set out in Article 3(1) and (2), and in the first subparagraph of Article 3(4). (p) the effects and challenges of the transition towards the renewable energy targets on labour conditions in the energy sector, along with proposed actions to ensure the development of renewable energy contributes to decent job creation; 2. In estimating net greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels, the Member State may, for the purpose of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, use the typical values given in part A and part B of Annex V. 3. In its first report, the Member State shall outline whether it intends to: (a) establish a single administrative body responsible for processing authorisation, certification and licensing applications for renewable energy installations and providing assistance to applicants; (b) provide for automatic approval of planning and permit applications for renewable energy installations where the authorising body has not responded within the set time limits; or (c) indicate geographical locations suitable for exploitation of energy from renewable sources in land-use planning and for the establishment of district heating and cooling. 4. In each report the Member State may correct the data of the previous reports. Or. en 2015/1513 for letter (i) and Art 2(9)b of the same directive for letter (o).)
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Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(See wording of3a. In its reports, the Commission shall, in particular, analyse: (a) the relative environmental benefits and costs of different biofuels, the effects of the Community's import policies thereon, the security of supply implications and the ways of achieving a balanced approach between domestic production and imports; (b) the impact of increased demand for biofuel on sustainability in the Community and in third countries, considering economic and environmental impacts, including impacts on biodiversity; (c) the scope for identifying, in a scientifically objective manner, geographical areas of high biodiversity value that are not covered in Article 3017(3); (5d) of Directive 2009/28/CE and Article 2(10)c of Directivethe impact of increased demand for biomass on biomass using sectors; (e) the availability and sustainability of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX, including an assessment of the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economic and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of soil and ecosystems; (f) information on, and analysis of, the available scientific research results regarding indirect land-use change in relation to all production pathways, accompanied by an assessment of whether the range of uncertainty identified in the analysis underlying the estimations of indirect land-use change emissions can be narrowed and the possible impact of Union policies, such as environment, climate and agricultural policies, can be factored in; and (g) technological developments and availability of data on the use, economic and environmental impacts of biofuels and bioliquids produced in the Union from dedicated non-food crops grown primarily for energy purposes. Or. en 2015/1513 for letters (e), (f) and (g).)
2017/07/31
Committee: ITRE