Activities of Britta THOMSEN related to 2011/0172(COD)
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Energy efficiency (debate)
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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (74)
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is facing unprecedented challenges resulting from increased dependence on energy imports and scarce energy resources, and the need to limit climate change and to overcome the economic crisis. Energy efficiency is a valuable means to address these challenges. It improves the Union's security of supply by reducing primary energy consumption and decreasing energy imports. It helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way and thereby to mitigate climate change. It is a crucial instrument for keeping energy affordable for all consumers and in the fight against energy poverty. Shifting to a more energy-efficient economy should also accelerate the spread of innovative technological solutions and improve the competitiveness of industry in the Union, boosting economic growth and creating high quality jobs in several sectors related to energy efficiency.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The energy efficiency targets can best be reached by involving as many parties as possible, public as well as private. This will induce a high leverage effect, create jobs and contribute to greener growth on the path to the creation of a competitive and sustainable Europe.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance without compromising the fire safety of the building during renovation and occupancy. These renovations shall be carried out while taking into account climatic and local conditions, as well as respecting indoor climate, accessibility, and other health and safety requirements, and the intended use of the building. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) A number of municipalities and other public bodies in the Member States have already put into place integrated approaches to energy saving and energy supply, for example via sustainable energy action plans, such as those developed under the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and integrated urban approaches which go beyond individual interventions in buildings or transport modes. Member States should encourage municipalities and other public bodies to adopt integrated and sustainable energy efficiency plans with clear objectives, to involve citizens in their development and implementationlocal authorities to define such local development strategies based on a dialogue with local public, commercial and social stakeholders, including social partners. Member States should then encourage municipalities and other public bodies to adopt integrated and sustainable energy efficiency plans with clear objectives, to involve local stakeholders, including social partners, and citizens in their development and implementation, to provide education and training programmes to workers and entrepreneurs to help them develop the required skills, and to adequately inform them and citizens about their content and progress in achieving objectives. Such plans can yield considerable energy savings, especially if they are implemented by energy management systems that allow the concerned public bodies to better manage their energy consumption. Exchange of experience between cities, towns and other public bodies as well as with and between social partners should be encouraged with respect to the more innovative experiences.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The EU institutions should also set the right example by renting and purchasing only products, services and buildings of the highest available energy performance class.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) These audits should be carried out in an independently and in a cost-effective manner. Theis requirement for independence allows the audits to be carried out by in-house or energy service companies experts, provided that these are qualified or accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member State has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality and to impose sanctions if needed.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings that might be obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualise indicators of cost and consumption and have regular indihe roll-out of these technological innovations may only be supported when a full cost-benefit analysis is positive, especially for consumers, including low income users and when privacy is guaranteed. The final consumers have to be able to vidsual billing based on actualise indicators of cost and consumption.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters building automation and controls. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualise indicators of cost and consumption, to properly control them and have regular individual billing based on actual consumption.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy and energy services markets and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of national energy efficiency targets for 2020.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12. ‘“energy audit’” means a systematic procedure to obtain adequate knowledge of the existing energy consumption profile of ahigh quality investment grade audit to obtain adequate knowledge of the actual energy performance of industrial facilities, industrial processes and buildings, or group of buildings, an industrial or commercial operation or installation or a private or public service, identify and quantify cost-effective energy savings opportunita private or public service. The audit identifies and quantifies cost- effective savings, and makes recommendations for realizing these savings and improving energy performance. The basis for these calculations must be life-cycle costs and benefits, while also taking into account variable elements such as user or occupiers’ behaviour. This provides facility and buildings owners and managers, utilities, energy services companies, and report the findings; investors with a high level of certainty about project costs and expected savings and risks;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
12 a. 'highly cost-effective recommendations' means measures identified by en energy audit that have pay-back periods of five years or less;
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy performance contracting’ means a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider of an energy efficiency improvement measure, accordverified and monitored during tohe which the payment for the investment made by the provider isole term of the contract, where investments (work, supply or service) in that measure are paid for in relation to a contractually agreed guaranteed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial or kilowatt hour savings;
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27 a. 'Energy poverty' means having to spend a disproportionate amount of income on energy. Specifically this is defined as households having to spend in percentage terms of their household income, more than twice the median value of the percentage spend by households on energy used within the home; the spend is calculated to attain the same indoor temperatures as the majority of the national households
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member States shall set a national energy efficiency target expressed as anensure that its national absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting is below these targets, in they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level left column of the table in Annex -1. These mandatory national targets are consistent with the objectives of the Union of at least 20% energy savings which requires a reduction of EU primary energy consumption by at least 368 Mtoe in 2020.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Long-term energy savings target 1. Member states shall draw up plans to increase energy savings beyond 2020 leading up to 2050. Member states shall, in coordination with the Commission, set targets for energy savings as part of European energy policy. 2. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and make publicly available the national plans referred to in paragraph 1. They shall include at least: (a) a record of buildings differentiated according to the category of building, (b) an inventory of buildings owned by public bodies indicating the floor area in m2; and the energy performance of each building, (c) Energy savings targets for 2020, 2030 and 2040 along with detailed plans specifying the measures to achieve targets as well as specification of targets in different sectors. These targets shall be consistent with reaching the long term objective referred to in paragraph 1, (d) measures to address social, health and safety, technical and financial challenges in the buildings sector, (e) measures to ensure that tenants are not financially penalised, (f) measures to combat energy poverty.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall eAs part of the national plansu re that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application offerred to in Article 3a, and without prejudice to Article 47 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% r, Member States shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2ensure that 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EUis renovated each year.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) put in place contracts for energy services aimed at keeping or improving energy efficiency in the long term, including energy performance contracting;
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The EU institutions will set the good example by decreasing their own energy use through, amongst others, innovative heating, lighting, installing energy efficient appliances and resource efficient processes. As for their buildings, they will integrate renewable energies where possible and bring their energy performance level up to the highest performance class (as defined in the country where the building is located) by 2015".
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
As public bodies can function as very important role models for the rest of society, can promote new innovative energy efficiency products and services and account for a considerable part of the National energy consumption, Member States shall ensure that public bodies only purchase onlyand invest in products, services and buildings with the highest energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III. When tendering service contracts, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14 b).
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State exincluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savings claimed by obligated parties are calculated in accordance with Annex V(2). They shall put in place control systems under which at least a statistically significant proportion of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified. The verification must take place each second year by an independent auditor.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) include requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring measures to be implemented in households affected by energy poverty or in social housingrecalling that Member States have defined the concept of vulnerable customers pursuant to Directive 2009/72 Article 3(7), member states shall ensure that a share of energy efficiency measures are targeted at this group;
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) allow obligated parties to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the two previous or two following yearslong as they can be documented and verified.
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall contribute inter alia through adequate financing of training programmes, to ensuring that information and consultation rights explicitly extend to include energy efficiency.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. The Commission shall contribute, inter alia through inclusion of a chapter dedicated to energy efficiency in training programmes for social partners and through adequate financing of these programmes, to ensuring that the remit of European social dialogue bodies (European Works’ Councils, European sectorial social dialogue committees, European works’ councils employment- skills) is extended to include energy efficiency.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of high quality energy audits which are cost-effective and affordable and carried out in an independent manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, as defined in Annex XVa.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified and/or accredited experts, as defined in Annex XVa, at the latest by 30 June 20143 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The results of the energy audits should be made public in a transparent and easy to use manner.
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. In order to encourage the implementation of energy management systems, enterprises, not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, shall not be subject to mandatory energy audits once they have proven to comply with recognised energy management systems standards such as EN 16001 / ISO 50001.
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Member states shall leverage inter alia the funding streams referred to in Article 2a to incentivize the implementation of cost-effective measures identified through energy audits. The Commission shall establish within the EU state aid guidelines to identify which financial incentives set up by Member States in favour of their enterprises will be compatible with the internal market rules and State aid rules.
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VIcorrect and detailed information regarding their actual energy consumption. If this information is provided by smart meters, their installation must be based on the positive outcome of a full cost-benefit analysis, through which clear beneficial effects, a net zero financial impact for the customer and the protection of low income users can be guaranteed.
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When smart meters are installed, Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide real time information on actual time offree of charge and in format that enables customers to better understand their energy use, in accordance with Annex VI.
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When, and if, Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters, subject to the results of an economic assessment of all the long-term cost, benefits and energy savings if assessed positively, foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they shall ensure that the objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants. Upon the installation of the smart meter, customers shall be given the appropriate information and advice to maximise the potential benefits of smart meters.
Amendment 948 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In the case of electricity and on request of the final customer, meter operators shall ensure that the meter can account for electricity produced on the final customer's premises and exported to the grid. Member States shall ensure that if final customers request it, metering data on theirfinal customer’s real-time production or consumption is made available to a third party acting on behalf of the final customerthem. Where consumers submit a request for the data to be provided to them or to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer, this shall be provided at no additional cost in a format they can use to compare deals on a like for like basis.
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015, thatas specified and in line with the established national plans for the roll out of smart meters according to the legal requirements of Directive 2009/72/EC, that at least bi-monthly billing is accurate and based on actual consumption, for all the sectors covered by the present Directive, including energy distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies, in accordance with the minimum frequency set out in Annex VI(2.1)s made available on request of the customer, where the customer’s technical metering equipment allows. Appropriate information shall be made available with the bill to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2). The frequency and the form of information available for the customer will be subject to an agreement between the customer and the supplier.
Amendment 1011 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall require that if requested by final customers, information on their energy billing and historical consumption is made available to the customer or to an energy service provider designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling including the upgrade of existing district heating and cooling networks, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure including the upgrade of existing infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-onlyNotably, authorisation and permitting decisions referred to in paragraphs 3, 6 and 8, shall be taken in line with national heating and cooling plans. When developing district heating and cooling, they high-efficiency cogeneration shall to the extent possible be given preference over heat-only combustion units generation.
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) a cost-benefit analysis which takes into account the full external costs and benefit shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate production of electricity generation and heating or cooling.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a cost-benefit analysis which takes into account the full external costs and benefit shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate production of electricity generation and heating and/or cooling.
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In line with Article 16 (2) of Directive 2009/28/EC which gives priority in access and dispatch to the grid to electricity produced from renewable energy sources, Member States shall ensure that, 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, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 1383 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) when dispatching electricity generating installations, provide priority dispatch ofsupport to electricity from high efficiency cogeneration should be given in line with the internal electricity market, with minimum market distortion and negative impacts on promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 1428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sector, based on Life-Cycle costs and benefits, while encouraging long-term contracts that provide greater savings; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;
Amendment 1444 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall ensure that training and job creation will benefit both men and women by focussing on changing the gender segregated labour market within the energy sector.
Amendment 1445 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member states shall develop a national strategy to promote and enable an efficient use of energy in the home. This strategy shall include the establishment of a single point of contact for advice and accredited providers, as defined in Articles 13 and 14. Member States may also use a range of tools to promote behaviour change in a joined-up way, including: fiscal incentives, access to finance, grants or subsidies, information provisions, exemplar projects, workplace activities, minimum standards for products and services. These strategies shall include a programme to engage consumers during the rollout of smart meters through communication of: cost-effective and easy to achieve changes in energy use and information on energy efficiency measures. Member States shall in the report referred to in Article 19 (2) also report on the progress of these strategies every 3 years.
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) engage stakeholders, including local and regional authorities in the development of national communications plans to inform citizens about the benefits and practicalities of undertaking energy efficiency improvement measures, including through the engagement with smart meters.
Amendment 1525 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission's assessment of the first supplementary report shall include an assessment of the energy efficiency levels of existing and new installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas, in the light of the relevant best available techniques as developed in accordance with Directive 2010/75/EU and Directive 2008/1/EC. Where this assessment identifies significant discrepancies between the actual energy efficiency levels of such installations and energy efficiency levels associated with the application of the relevant best available techniques, the Commission shall propose, if appropriate,by 31 December 2015 propose requirements to improve the energy efficiency levels achieved by such installations or that the use of such techniques shall in future be a condition for the permitting of new installations and for the periodic review of the permits for existing installations.
Amendment 1533 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. No later than 6 months after the entering into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt a regulation amending the Regulation referred to in Article 10 (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC in order to withhold no less than 1.4bn allowances so as to maintain the incentives for investment in energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies; and the level of ambition envisaged in Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
ANNEX -I National Energy Savings Targets Primary energy consumption, in Mtoe Member State 2007 Projection to Reduction Absolute 2020 amount reduction Belgium 50,2 53,4 tbd tbd Bulgaria 19,3 21,8 tbd tbd Czech Republic 43,6 45,6 tbd tbd Denmark 20,2 20,0 tbd tbd Germany 314,9 299,9 tbd tbd Estonia 5,9 5,6 tbd tbd Ireland 15,8 18,7 tbd tbd Greece 32,6 36,0 tbd tbd Spain 138,9 162,8 tbd tbd France 254,8 276,4 tbd tbd Italy 173,3 208,8 tbd tbd Cyprus 2,7 2,8 tbd tbd Latvia 4,7 6,8 tbd tbd Lithuania 7,8 9,7 tbd tbd Luxembourg 4,6 5,6 tbd tbd Hungary 24,7 29,6 tbd tbd Malta 0,9 0,9 tbd tbd Netherlands 70,3 75,7 tbd tbd Austria 32,0 36,4 tbd tbd Poland 93,1 109,8 tbd tbd Portugal 23,8 30,0 tbd tbd Romania 37,5 50,1 tbd tbd Slovenia 7,0 8,8 tbd tbd Slovak Republic 16,8 20,3 tbd tbd Finland 36,2 37,4 tbd tbd Sweden 48,1 55,8 tbd tbd United Kingdom 212,2 213,5 tbd tbd EU 1691,9 1842,2 tbd tbd
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point e
Annex III – point e
e) require in their tenders for service contracts that service providers use, for the purposes of providing the services in question, only products that comply with the requirements referred to in points (a) to (d), when providing the services in question; when tendering service contracts, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14 b);
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex III – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Additional buildings the EU Institutions will rent or purchase in future will systematically be in the best available energy performance class
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – footnote 3
Annex IV – footnote 3
[3] Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,5. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it. , or one such coefficient has already been established in national legislation.
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – introductory part (new)
Annex V – introductory part (new)
The following are the guiding principles which shall be used by Member States when determining energy saving above those which would have occurred naturally.
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 - title
Annex V – section 1 - title
1. Measures that target short-term savingsdo not count towards the energy saving target
Amendment 1618 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 - introductory part
Annex V – section 1 - introductory part
The following measures shall be considered as targeting short-term savingsexcluded from the energy savings target :
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2
Annex V – section 2
2. Calculation of energy savings TheEnergy saving methodology Obligated parties may use one or more of the following methods for calculation ofng energy savings in national energy efficiency obligation schemes shall take into account the lifetime of measures. Where no national values for lifetimes are fixed the default values in point 4 shall apply. Obligated parties may use one or more of the following methods for calculating energy savings for the purposes of Article 6(2): a) engineering estimates; b) metering; c) standard values and lifetimes that Member States have adopted on a clear and sound basis. Such values shall be notified to the Commission. The Commission may request that such values are modified, where they are likely to distortfor the purposes of Article 6(2): a) Deemed savings, by reference to the results of previous independently monitored energy improvements in similar installations. The principles set out in point 3 shall apply when determining deemed savings. The generic approach is termed “ex-ante”; b) Metered savings, whereby the savings from the installation of a measure, or package of measures, is determined by recording the actual reduction in energy use, taking due account of factors such as occupancy, production levels and the weather which may affect consumption. The generic approach is termed “ex- post”. c) Scaled savings, whereby it may be appropriate to use engineering estimates of savings where establishing robust measured data for a specific installation is difficult or disproportionately too expensive e.g. replacing a compressor or electric motor with a different kWh rating than that for which independent information on savings has been measured. d) Surveyed savings, where consumers’ response to advice, information coampetition or where they show less ambition than the default values and lifetimes in points 3 and 4. d) the default values and lifetimes in points 3 and 4 where no national standard values and lifetimes have been establishaigns, or smart metering is determined. This approach may only be used for savings resulting from changes in consumer behaviour. It may not be used for savings resulting from the installation of physical measures. Savings from installations should either come from the deemed saving catalogue or engineering methods. When deemed savings are chosen, the use of engineering methods are excluded;.
Amendment 1629 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 a (new)
Annex V – section 2 a (new)
Amendment 1630 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 b (new)
Annex V – section 2 b (new)
Amendment 1631 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 3
Annex V – section 3
deleted
Amendment 1635 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 4
Annex V – section 4
Amendment 1677 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – title
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – title
2.1 Frequency of billing basedinformation on actual consumption
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing on the basisinformation ofn actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:
Amendment 1697 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) At least every two months for the consumption of natural gas. Where gas is used for individual heating, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis.
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) With centralised heating and cooling, billinginformation shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season.
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) At least every two months for hot water billinginformation.
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 2
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1794 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 3 – introductory part
Annex XI – section 3 – introductory part
3. Network tariffs shallmay be available that support dynamic pricing for demand response measures by final customers, including:
Amendment 1795 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex XI – section 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall perform an impact assessment including a detailed analysis of the potential for demand response and a distributional analysis on the impact on different consumer groups and if these groups can access the benefits of dynamic pricing.
Amendment 1810 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XV a (new)
Annex XV a (new)