39 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to support Member States' ambitious contributions to the Union target, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments in renewable energy projects in thoseall Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments and support schemes.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
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 possibleform 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 addition to market revenues.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with both a Union-level binding target replacingand national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with State aid rules, rRenewables support policies should be stable and avoid frequent and coercive 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.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets an overarching binding Union target as well as national binding 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, renewable energy communities and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, cross- border and regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training, training and access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable sources. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘ambient heat’ means heat energy at a useful temperature level which is extracted or captured by means of heat pumps that need electricity or other auxiliary energy to function, and which can be stored in the ambient air (except exhaust air), beneath the surface of solid earth or in surface water. The reported values shall be established on the basis of the same methodology used for the reporting of heat energy extracted or captured by heat pumps;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c c
(cc) ‘'power purchase agreement’' means a contract under which a legal or natural person agrees to purchase renewable electricity directly from an energy generator that does not benefit from a Member State support scheme;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r r
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point r r
(rr) 'opened tender' means a tender procedure for the installation of renewable energy plants organised by a Member State and opened for bids from projects located in to participation by one or several other Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Union binding overalland national binding targets for 2030
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States' respective contributions to this overall 2030national binding targets shall be set and notified to the Commission 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]. In order to reach the targets set in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article Member States may, inter alia, apply the following measures: (a) support schemes; (b) measures of cooperation between Member States and with third countries for achieving their national overall targets in accordance with Articles 5 and 11 to 13.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
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 and facilitate the achievement of the Union and national binding targets for 2030, the Commission shall adopt within one year after the entry into force of that Directive a legislative proposal establishing a financial instrument aimed at reducing the high risk-derived capital costs of renewable energy projects in the European Union.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the UnionIn order to reach or exceed the Union and national targets set in Article 3(1), Member States mayshall 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 constraintscompensate for market failure and ensure predictability and certainty for investors, high project realisation rates as well as non-discriminatory participation of small actors and provide a long-term revenue perspective.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay decide to open support for electricity generated from renewable sources to generators located in other Member States under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that support for at least 105% of the newly- supported capacity in each year between 2021 and 2025 and at least 150% of the newly-supported capacity in each year between 2026 and 2030 is open to installations located in other Member States.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), gross final consumption of electricity from renewable energy sources shall be calculated as the quantity of electricity produced in a Member State from renewable energy sources, including the production of electricity from renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities and excluding the production of electricity in pumped storage units from water that has previously been pumped uphill.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) deducted from the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy sharecompliance with the national target of the Member State making the transfer for the purposes of this Directive ; and
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) added to the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account in measuring the renewable energy share ofcompliance with the national target of the Member State accepting the transfer for the purposes of this Directive .
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission of the proportion or amount of electricity, heating or cooling from renewable energy sources produced by any joint project in their territory, that became operational after 25 June 2009, or by the increased capacity of an installation that was refurbished after that date, which is to be regarded as counting towards the national overall renewable energy sharetarget of another Member State for the purposes of this Directive.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) specify the proportion or amount of electricity or heating or cooling produced from the installation which is to be regarded as counting towards the national overall renewable energy sharetarget of another Member State;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) specify the period, in whole calendar years, during which the electricity or heating or cooling produced by the installation from renewable energy sources is to be regarded as counting towards the national overall renewable energy sharetarget of the other Member State.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the amount of electricity or heating or cooling produced during the year from renewable energy sources by that installation which is to count towards the national overall renewable energy sharetarget of another Member State in accordance with the terms of the notification.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) deducted from the amount of electricity or heating or cooling from renewable energy sources that is taken into account, in measuring compliance with the renewable energy sharetarget of the Member State issuing the letter of notification under paragraph 1; and
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) added to the amount of electricity or heating or cooling from renewable energy sources that is taken into account in measuring compliance with the renewable energy sharetarget of the Member State receiving the letter of notification in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 91 #
2. Electricity from renewable energy sources produced in a third country shall be taken into account only for the purposes of measuring compliance with Member States' national renewable energy sharetargets if the following conditions are met:
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The proportion or amount of electricity produced by any installation in the territory of a third country, which is to be regarded as counting towards the national overall energy sharetarget of one or more Member States for the purposes of this Directive , shall be notified to the Commission. When more than one Member State is concerned, the distribution between Member States of this proportion or amount shall be notified to the Commission. This proportion or amount shall not exceed the proportion or amount actually exported to, and consumed in, the Union , corresponding to the amount referred to in paragraph 2(a)(i) and (ii) of this Article and meeting the conditions as set out in its paragraph (2)(a). The notification shall be made by each Member State towards whose overall national target the proportion or amount of electricity is to count.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) specify the proportion or amount of electricity produced from the installation which is to be regarded as counting towards the national renewable energy sharetarget of a Member State as well as, subject to confidentiality requirements, the corresponding financial arrangements;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) specify the period, in whole calendar years, during which the electricity is to be regarded as counting towards the national overall renewable energy sharetarget of the Member State; and
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the amount of electricity produced during the year from renewable energy sources by that installation which is to count towards its national overall renewable energy sharetarget in accordance with the terms of the notification under Article 11 ; and
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of calculatingmeasuring compliance with the national overall renewable energy sharetargets under this Directive, the amount of electricity produced from renewable energy sources notified in accordance with paragraph 1(b) shall be added to the amount of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account, in measuring the renewable energy sharetargets of the Member State issuing the letter of notification.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under Article 5, two or more Member States may decide, on a voluntary basis, to join or partly coordinate their national support schemes. In such cases, a certain amount of energy from renewable sources produced in the territory of one participating Member State may count towards the national renewable energy sharetarget of another participating Member State if the Member States concerned:
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of calculating the national overall renewable energy sharestarget under this Directive, the amount of electricity or heating or cooling from renewable energy sources notified in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be reallocated between the concerned Member States in accordance with the notified distribution rule. The Commission shall facilitate the establishment of joint support schemes between Member States, notably via the dissemination of guidelines and best practice.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
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 for renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities and energy storage.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The single administrative contact point, in collaboration with transmission and distribution system operators, shall publish a manual of procedures for renewable project developers, including for small scale projects and renewable self- consumers projects and renewable energy community projects.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Demonstration projects and installations with an electricity capacity of less than 5100 kW shall be allowed to connect to the grid within a period of three months following a notification to the distribution system operator.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that information on support measures is made available to all relevant actors, such as consumers, in particular low-income, vulnerable consumers, renewable self- consumers, renewable energy communities, builders, installers, architects, and suppliers of heating, cooling and electricity equipment and systems and of vehicles compatible with the use of energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall make available to the public information on certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes as referred to in paragraph 3. Member States may alsoshall make available the list of installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with the provisions referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Where relevant, Member States shall assess the need to extend existing gas network infrastructure to facilitate the integration of gas from renewable energy sources. Transmission system operators and distribution system operators shall be responsible for guaranteeing a smooth functioning of the gas network infrastructure, including its maintenance and regular cleaning.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that household customers are entitled to become renewable self-consumers, both individually or through aggregatoand collectively. Member States shall ensure that renewable self- consumers: