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48 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2011/0172(COD)

Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) It would be preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures, on the basis of clear and enforceable national targets, promoting energy efficiency in different fields. If that approach does not succeed, it would however be necessary to reinforce the policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, Member States should be required to setagree on national energy efficiency targets, schemes and programmes. It should be for them to decide whether these targets should be binding or indicative in their territory. In a second stage, these targets and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual based on a clear effort-sharing agreement. The Commission should closely monitor and, if necessary, efnforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely monitor thece a proper implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propose mandatorylegally binding national targets for 2020, taking into account the individual starting points of Member States, their economic performance and early action taken.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
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. 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. The definition of 'public buildings' includes offices of public bodies such as national, regional and municipal governments, yet excludes public services such as schools and museums.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
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. 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 renovaterecommendation to annually renovate a rate of public buildings stock 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.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
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, in order to design ‘‘low energy cities and regions’’. This concept of ‘‘low energy cities and regions’’ considers energy issues as an essential component of urban and regional development embedded in local democratic and governance processes. They should cover not only cities but also towns and communities situated in predominantly rural areas. As a precondition to local integrated and sustainable energy efficiency plans, Member States should encourage local authorities to define such local development strategies based on a dialogue with local public, commercial and social stakeholders. 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 and citizens in their development and implementation and to adequately inform them 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 should be encouraged with respect to the more innovative experiences.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) An assessment of the possibility of establishing a ‘white certificate’ scheme at Union level has shown that, in the current situation, such a system would create excessive administrative costs and that there is a risk that energy savings would be concentrated in a number of Member States and not introduced across the Union. The latter objective can better be achieved, at least at this stage, by means of national energy efficiency obligation schemes or other alternative measures that achieve the same amount of energy savings. The Commission should however define, by a delegated act, common criteria according to which energy efficiency measures could be measured and verified as well as the conditions under which a Member State could in future recognise the energy savings achieved in another Member State. It is appropriate for the level of ambition of such schemes to be established in a common framework at Union level while providing significant flexibility to Member States to take full account of the national organisation of market actors, the specific context of the energy sector and final customers' habits. The common framework should give energy utilities and other eligible actors the option of offering energy services to all final customers, not only to those to whom they sell energy. This increases competition in the energy market because energy utilities can differentiate their product by providing complementary energy services. The common framework should allow Member States to include requirements in their national scheme that pursue a social aim, notably in order to ensure that vulnerable customers have access to the benefits of higher energy efficiency. It should also allow Member States to exempt small companies from the energy efficiency obligation. The Commission Communication ‘Small Business Act’ sets out principles that should be taken into account by Member States that decide to abstain from applying this possibility.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) To tap the energy savings potential in certain market segments where energy audits are generally not offered commercially (such as households or small and medium-sized enterprises), Member States should ensure that energy audits are available. Energy audits should be mandatory and regular for large enterpriseMember States should encourage large enterprises to carry out energy audits on a regular basis, as energy savings can be significant.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) These audits should be carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner. The requirement for independence allows the audits to be carried out by in-house 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. Member States should create the right framework conditions to ensure sufficient availability of accredited and qualified experts in the market.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) High-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and district heating and cooling has significant potential for saving primary energy which is largely untapped in the Union. Member States should draw up national plansanalyses of their potential to develop high-efficiency CHP and district heating and cooling. These plans should cover a sufficiently long period toMember States should aim at provideing investors with information concerning national development plans anover a sufficiently long period which would contribute to a stable and supportive investment environment. NWhere the cost-benefit analysis is positive, new electricity generation installations and existing installations which are substantially refurbished or whose permit or licence is updated should be equipped with high-efficient CHP units to recover waste heat stemming from the production of electricity. This waste heat could then be transported where it is needed through district heating networks. To this end, Member States should adopt authorisation criteria to ensure the location of installations in sites close to heat demand points. Member States should however be able to lay down conditions for exemption from these obligations where certain conditions are met. When adopting authorisation criteria Member States should ensure that the regional and local competences as regards spatial planning are fully respected.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) In the implementation of the 20% energy efficiency target, the Commission will have to monitor the impact of new measures on Directive 2003/87/EC establishing the EU's emissions trading directive (ETS) in order to maintain the incentives in the emissions trading system rewarding low carbon investments and preparing the ETS sectors for the innovations needed in the future without interfering with the ETS implementing provisions.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) Directive 2006/32/EC requires Member States to adopt and aim to achieve an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9% by 2016, to be reached by deploying energy services and other energy efficiency improvement measures. That Directive states that the second Energy Efficiency Plan adopted by the Member States shall be followed, as appropriate and where necessary, by Commission proposals for additional measures, including extending the period of application of targets. If a report concludes that insufficient progress has been made towards achieving the indicative national targets laid down by that Directive, these proposals are to address the level and nature of the targets. The impact assessment accompanying this Directive finds that the Member States are on track to achieve the 9% target, which is substantially less ambitious than the subsequently adopted 20% energy savingefficiency target for 2020, and therefore there is no need to address the level of the targetsambition.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. ‘energy efficiency’ means the use of less energy inputs while maintaining an equivalent level of economic activity or service;
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
2 b. ‘energy saving’ means a reduction of energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficiency, behaviour change or decreased economic activity;
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4 a. 'cost-optimal level’ means the energy performance level of products or services which leads to the lowest cost during the estimated economic lifecycle, where: (a) the lowest cost is determined taking into account energy-related investment costs, maintenance and operating costs, where applicable, and disposal costs, where applicable; and (b) the estimated economic lifecycle is determined by each Member State by product or service category. The cost-optimal level shall lie within the range of performance levels where the cost benefit analysis calculated over the estimated economic lifecycle is positive; For cost-optimal levels related to buildings and building refurbishment, Article 2(14) of Directive 2010/31/EU shall apply;
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Financing and Technical Support Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States shall establish financing facilities to aggregate multiple streams of financing including: (a) financial contributions and fines from non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in Article 6, (b) resources allocated to energy efficiency under Article 10(3) of Directive 2009/29/EC, (c) resources allocated to energy efficiency from EU projects bonds, (d) resources allocated to energy efficiency in the multiannual financial framework, in particular cohesion, structural and rural development funds, and dedicated European financial instruments, technical assistance and financial engineering, (e) resources allocated to energy efficiency from the European Investment Bank - such as the European Energy Efficiency Fund - and other European financial institutions, in particular the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Council of Europe development Bank, (f) national resources, including from public banks and other national financial institutions. 2. Taking account the principles of flexibility and subsidiarity, the financing facilities shall: (a) use this money to generate the highest leverage possible of private capital, in particular drawing on institutional investors; (b) provide financial tools (e.g. loan guarantees for private capital, loan guarantees to foster energy performance contracting, grants, subsidised loans and dedicated credit lines) that reduce both the perceived and the actual risks of energy efficiency projects; (c) be linked to programmes or agencies which will aggregate and quality assess energy saving projects, provide technical assistance, promote the energy services market and help to generate consumer demand for these services, in accordance with Article 14; (d) provide appropriate resources to support training and certification programmes which improve and accredit skills for energy efficiency. 3. The Commission shall, where appropriate, directly or via the European financial institutions, assist Member States upon request in setting up financing facilities and technical support schemes with the aim of increasing energy efficiency in different sectors, by supporting the exchange of best practice between the responsible national or regional authorities or bodies.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 30. June 2013 at the latest, Member States shall set aagree to national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings,s, based on a Commission proposal, taking into account the methodology as laid down in Annex Ia so as to ensure the achievement of the Union’s target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring either a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 or a reduction of EU energy intensity to no more than 104 tonnes of oil equivalent per million euro gross domestic product expressed in 2005 prices in 2020. The national energy efficiency targets shall be expressed either as an absolute level of primary energy savings or as absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020 relative to the projected GDP in that year. It shall take into account 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.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may deviate from the provisions laid down in Articles 4 and 6. They shall notify to the Commission alternative or complementary measures that they plan to adopt in accordance with Article 19 (2). Member States opting for alternative or complementary measures shall ensure that the amount of primary energy savings or the decrease in energy intensity achieved by these alternative or complementary measures is sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By 31 December 2013, the Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, a common and cost-effective methodology for monitoring and verifying energy savings and the evolution of energy intensity, which will permit to quantify efforts of Member States on an equivalent basis by drawing on available statistical indicators.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU or recital 13, Member States shall ensure 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 of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by the 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/EU.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow their public bodies to count towards their annual renovation rate the excess of renovated building floor area in a given year as if it has instead been renovated in any of the twofour previous or following years.
2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall encourage urban and rural municipalities and other public bodies to:
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate, low energy cities or regions or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving objectives, with a view to continuously improving the body's energy efficiency;
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy savingefficiency objectives, with a view to continuously improving the body's energy efficiency;
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In doing so, Member States shall ensure that access to energy efficiency measures and initiatives is available to all their citizens, wherever they are located.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a directive
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 and take into account cost-optimal levels.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. EWithout prejudice to Article 3(1a) of this directive, each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligationsupport scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieveinitiate energy efficiency measures with a verified annual energy savings potential equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savingese energy efficiency measures shall be achievinitiated by the obligated parties among final customers and may be averaged over the most recent three-year period.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall define eligible sectors and measures, country-specific measurement and verification rules in accordance with subparagraph 1b, including qualitative project requirements and eligible actors others than the obligated parties. Member States shall retain the possibility to couple the support scheme with a trading mechanism designed according to national needs and circumstances.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savingsachieved energy savings potential claimed by obligated parties are calculated and verified 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 verifiedthe common general measurement and verification criteria and the specific national rules.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. If appropriate, the Commission shall establish, by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18, a system of mutual recognition of energy savings achieved under national energy efficiency obligationsupport schemes. Such a system shall allow obligated parties to count energy savingefficiency measures achieved and certified in a given Member State towards their obligations in another Member State.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure thatcourage enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried outto carry out energy audits on a regularly basis in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and eve. For this purpose Member States may include energy audits as part of wider voluntary thagree years from the date of the previous energy auditments concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Energy audits carried out in an independent manner resulting from energy management systems or implemented under voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission, shall be considered as fulfilling the requirements of paragraph 2.deleted
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Energy audits can be carried out by in- house experts, provided that these are qualified or accredited. Member States shall create the right framework conditions to assure sufficient availability of accredited and qualified experts in the market. Energy audits may stand alone or be part of a broader environmental audit.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – title
Metering and informative billing Metering and billing information
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Member States may lay down conditions for the exemption of building categories as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive 2010/31/EU from the provisions of this Article.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a directive
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, that billing is accurate and that billing information is 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). 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) and the relevant provisions for electricity in Directive 2009/72/EC and for gas in Directive 2009/73/EC.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a directive
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, including micro-cogeneration, and efficient district heating and cooling, 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. The national heating and cooling plans can contain a specific section on residential micro-cogeneration where appropriate.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establishanalyse 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, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The planalyses 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 planalyses are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that national regulations on urban and rural spatial planning are adapted to the authorisation criteria referred to in paragraph 3 and artake in line withto account the national heating and cooling planalyses referred to in paragraph 1.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States may particularly facilitate the connection to the grid system of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration from small scale and micro cogeneration units. For micro cogeneration units which are installed by individual citizens, the relevant authorities shall consider the possibility of replacing authorisations by simple notifications to the competent bodies. Member States that provide for priority access for produced from high-efficiency cogeneration as well as for electricity produced from renewable energy sources shall introduce national rules to ensure the stability of the power system.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Information and training 1. Member States shall ensure that information on available energy efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is transparent and widely and actively disseminated to all relevant market actors, including consumers, builders, architects, engineers, environmental auditors and installers of building elements as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU. They shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions are informed of the possibilities of participating, including through the creation of public/private partnerships, in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures. 2. Member States shall establish appropriate conditions and incentives for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information and advice to energy consumers on energy efficiency. 3. Member States, with the participation of stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, shall develop suitable information, awareness-raising and training programmes to inform citizens of the benefits and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures. 4. The Commission shall ensure that information on best energy-saving practices in Member States is exchanged and widely disseminated.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 16 a (new) Funds and funding mechanisms 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States may establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures and to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency improvement measures. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctions under the emission trading scheme. 2. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual achievement of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. Such achievement shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products.
2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1). Every three years the national reports shall be accompanied by supplementary information in accordance with Annex XIV(2).
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 30 April1 October 20143, and every three years thereafter,the Member States shall submit supplementary reports with information on national energy efficiency policies, action plans, programmes andprovide the Commission with national energy efficiency plans which describe how the Member States intend to achieve the national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). These plans shall include measures implemented or planned at national, regional and local level to improve energy efficiency in view of achieving t. The national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). The reports shall be complemented with updated estimates of expected overall primary energy consumption in 2020, as well as estimated levels of primary energy consumption in the sectors indicated in Annex XIV(1)plans shall be assessed by the Commission. The Commission may refuse a plan or suggest amendments to it the measures laid down in the plan are not sufficient to achieve the national energy efficiency target.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, not later than 1 January 2014, provide a template as guidance for the supplementary reports. This template shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 20(2). The supplementary reports shall in any case include the information specified in Annex XIV. While setting their national energy efficiency plans, the Member States shall take into account cost-effective energy efficiency measures and the risk of carbon leakage.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary reportsinformation and assess the extent to which Member States have made progress towards the achievement of the national energy efficiency targets required by Article 3(1) and towards the implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall send its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council. Based on its assessment of the reports the Commission may issue recommendations to Member States.
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1751 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point d
(d) identification of the heating and cooling demand that could be satisfied by high- efficiency cogeneration, including a specific section on residential micro- cogeneration where appropriate, and by district heating and cooling;
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1762 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 3
3. Urban spatial plans shall be designed to ensure that: (a) new thermal electricity generation installations and industrial plants producing waste heat are located in sites where a maximum amount of the available waste heat will be recovered to meet existing or forecasted heat and cooling demand; (b) new residential zones or new industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are located in sites where a maximum amount of their heat demand will be met by the available waste heat, as identified in national heating and cooling plans. To ensure an optimal matching between demand and supply for heat and cooling, spatial plans shall favour the clustering of a number of industrial plants in the same location; (c) thermal electricity generating installations, industrial plants producing waste heat, waste incineration plants and other waste-to-energy plants are connected to the local district heating or cooling network; (d) residential zones and industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are connected to the local district heating or cooling network.deleted
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIV – Part 2 – title
General framework for supplementary reportsinformation [This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout]
2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE