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Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2016/0376(COD)

Plenary speeches (2)

Energy efficiency - Governance of the Energy Union - Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0376(COD)
Energy efficiency - Governance of the Energy Union - Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0376(COD)

Amendments (33)

Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at national level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set out in the form of an binding 30cative 27 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict Member States as their freedom is kept to set their national contributions based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States should set their national indicative energy efficiency contributions taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 23 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 17 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessary and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States are required to achieve a cumulative end-use savings requirement for the entire obligation period, equivalent to 'new' savings of 1.5 % of annual energy sales. This requirement could be met by new policy measures that are adopted during the new obligation period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 or by new individual actions as a result of policy measures adopted during or before the previous period, but in respect of which the individual actions that trigger energy savings are actually introduced during the new period.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Long term energy efficiency measures will continue delivering energy savings after 2020 but in order to contribute to the next Union 2030 energy efficiency target, those measures should deliver new savings after 2020. On the other hand, e. Energy savings achieved after 31 December 2020 may not count towards the cumulative savings amount required for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Energy savings which result from the implementation of Union legislation may not be claimed unless the measure in question goes beyond the minimum required by the Union legislation in question, whether by setting more ambitious energy efficiency requirements at national level or increasing the take up of the measure. Recognising that renovation of buildings is an essential and long term element in increasing energy savings, it is necessary to clarify that all energy savings stemming from measures promoting the renovation of existing buildings can be claimed if they are additional to developments that would have happened in the absence of the policy measure and if the Member State demonstrates that the obligated, participating or entrusted party has actually contributed to the achievement of the savings claimed from the measure in question.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Energy generated on or in buildings from renewable energy technologies reduces the supplied fossil energy. The reduction of energy consumption and the use of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector are important measures to reduce the Union’s energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions, especially in view of ambitious climate and energy objectives set for 2030 as well as the global commitment made in the Conference of the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) held in Paris in December 2015. For the purposes of the energy savings obligation in Article 7 Member States should therefore be able to take into account a certain amount ofenergy savings from renewable energy generated on or in buildings for own use into account to satisfy their energy savings requirements. For this purpose Member States should be allowed to use calculation methodologies established under Directive 2010/31/EU.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) Reflecting technological progress and the growing share of renewable energy sources in the electricity generation sector, the default coefficient for savings in kWh electricity should be reviewed in order to reflect changes in the primary energy factor (PEF) for electricity. Calculations of the PEF for electricity are based on annual average values. The Physical energy content accounting method is used for nuclear electricity and heat generation and the Technical conversion efficiency method is used for electricity and heat generation from fossil fuels and biomass. For non-combustible renewable energy, the method is the direct equivalent based on the Total primary energy approach. To calculate the primary energy share for electricity in CHP the method set out in Annex II of Directive 2012/27/EU is applied. An average market position is used rather than a marginal one. Conversion efficiencies are assumed to be 100 % for non-combustible renewables, 10 % for geothermal power stations and 33 % for nuclear power stations. Total efficiency for cogeneration is calculated based on the most recent data from Eurostat. As for system boundaries the PEF is 1 for all energy sources. Calculations are based on the most recent version of the PRIMES Reference Scenario. The PEF value is based on the projection for 2020. The analysis covers the EU Member States and Norway. The dataset for Norway is based on ENTSO-E data.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a common framework of measures to promote energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure that the Union’s 2020 20 % headline targets and its 2030 3027 % bindingcative headline targets on energy efficiency are met and paves the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond those dates. It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets and contributions for 2020 and 2030.;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Union’s 2020 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) development of all sources of renewable energies, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, and energy-efficient energy generation such as high-efficiency cogeneration; and
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess progress achieved and whether the Union is likely to achieve energy consumption of no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) compare the results under points (a) to (c) with the quantity of energy consumption that would be needed to achieve energy consumption of no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall set indicative national energy efficiency contributions towards the Union's 2030 target referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 in accordance with Articles [4] and [6] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union]. When setting and reviewing those contributions, Member States shall take into account, both on equal footing, the most representative energy consumption projections, and that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has toshould be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy andor no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. Member States shall notify those contributions to the Commission as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Articles [3] and [7] to [11] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union].;
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 7 Energy savingsefficiency obligation schemes
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 of 1.5 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall continue to achieve new annual savings of 1.5% for ten year periods after 2030, unless reviews by the Commission by 2027 and every 10 years thereafter conclude that this is not necessary to achieve the Union's long term energy and climate targets for 2050.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (b), and without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States may count only those energy savings that stem from new policy measures as well as individual actions introduced after 31 December 2020 orand policy measures as well as individual actions introduced during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 provided it can be demonstrated that those measures result in individual actions that are undertakensavings after 31 December 2020 and deliver savings.
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) exclude from the calculation of the energy savings requirement referred to in paragraph 1 the verifiable amount of energy generated on or in buildings for own use as a result of policy measures promoting new installation of renewable energy technologies.deleted
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. AConsidering all the options chosen under paragraph 2 taken together must amount to no more than 25 % of the amount of energy savings referred to in paragraph 1. Member States shall apply and calculate the effect of the options chosen for the periods referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 separately:
2017/07/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty and in social housing;deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point ca (new)
(ca) shall provide that obligated parties, which do not deliver energy to private households, do not need to implement energy efficiency measures in private households.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point c b (new)
(cb) shall assess and take measures to minimise the impact of the direct and indirect costs of such schemes on the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries exposed to international competition;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 3
3. For all measures other than those relating to taxation measures, Member States shall put in place measurement, control and verification systems under which documented audits are carried out on a statistically significant proportion and representative sample of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the participating or entrusted parties. This measurement, control and verification shall be conducted independently of the participating and entrusted parties.;deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that final customers for district heating, district cooling and domestic hot water are provided with competitively priced meters that accurately reflect the final customer’s actual energy consumption.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
In new residential buildings of the kind referred to in the first sub-paragraph or when such a building undergoes major renovation, as set out in Directive 2010/31/EU, individual meters shall always be provided, where it is technically feasible, cost-efficient and proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of this Article, as of 1 January 2020 meters and cost allocators installed shall be remotely readable devices.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that billing and consumption information is accurate and based on actual or proportionate consumption, in accordance with points 1 and 2 of Annex VIIa for all final users where meters or heat cost allocators are installed.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This obligation may, except in the case of sub-metered consumption under Article 9a(2), be fulfilled by a system of regular self-reading by the final customer whereby they communicate readings from their meter to the energy supplier. Only in cases where the final customer has not provided a meter reading for a given billing interval shall billing be based on estimated consumption or a flat rate.deleted
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 22 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 4 December 2017. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the savings must be shown to be additional to those that would have occurred in any event without the activity of the obligated, participating or entrusted parties and/or implementing authorities. To determine what savings can be claimed as additional Member States shall establish a baseline that describes how energy consumption would evolve in the absence of the policy measure in question. The baseline shall reflectby considering at least the following factors: energy consumption trends, changes in consumer behaviour, technological progress and changes caused by other measures implemented at national and EU level;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the calculation of energy savings shall take into account the lifetime of measures. This may be done by counting the savings each individual action will achieve between its implementation date and 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2030 as appropriate. Alternatively, Member States may adopt another method that is estimated to achieve at least the same total quantity of savings. When using other methods, Member States shall ensure that the total amount of energy savings calculated using these other methods does not exceed the amount of energy savings that would have been the result of their calculation when counting the savings each individual action will achieve between its implementation date and 31 December 2020 or 31 December 2030 as appropriate. Member States shall describe in detail in their Integrated National Energy and Climate plans under the Energy Union Governance the other methods they have used and which provisions have been made to ensure they meet this binding calculation requirement.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the savings from an individual action may not be claimed by more than one party, while avoiding double counting;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point b (new)
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex V – paragraph 5 – point g
(g) the calculation methodology, including how additionality and causmateriality have been determined and which methodologies and benchmarks are used for deemed and scaled savings;
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point b
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex VII a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As of [Please insert here ….the entry into forcedate of transposition] where remotely readable meters or cost allocators have been installed, billing or consumption information based on actual consumption shall be made available at least quarterly upon request or where final customers have opted to receive electronic billing, or else twice yearly.
2017/07/04
Committee: ITRE