Activities of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2021/0203(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency (recast)
Amendments (66)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To achieve the increased climate ambition, the impact assessment accompanying the Climate Target Plan has shown that energy efficiency improvements will need to be significantly raised from the current level of ambition of 32,5%. As there were no binding targets at Member States level in 2020 and Member States established their contributions only by using the formula provided in this Directive, it is necessary to underline that the targets set in their national plans might have been met only because of the decreasing demand imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a scientifical study1a shows, the impact of the COVID- pandemic will continue to contribute to the reduction of energy demand through to 2050 by 8%, resulting in energy demand in 2050 at almost exactly the level in was in 2018; yet, an 8% drop in energy use is not enough to progress towards the Paris Agreement ambitions nor the European Green Deal objectives and to reach the 1.5-degree target would mean to repeat the decline experienced in 2020 every year from now on. _________________ 1a The impact of COVID-19 on the energy transition, HTTPS://WWW.DNV.COM/ENERGY- TRANSITION/IMPACT-OF-COVID19- ON-THE-ENERGY- TRANSITION.HTML.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Directive takes a step forward towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. The energy efficiency first principle is an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels, including in the financial sector. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as the first option in policy, planning and investment decisions, when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. While the energy efficiency first principle should be applied without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles, they should also not hamper its application or exempt from applying the principle. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solutionso make the energy efficiency first principle fully operational and a strategic priority, the Commission should take adequate measures to make regulation more efficient and effective, avoiding allocating funds that are prone to not being exploited due to bureaucratic and administrative barriers; the Commission should eliminate conflicting instruments and prioritise narrowing the gap between the Union ambition and the national objectives, which, as presented in the NECPs, were not ambitious enough. The Commission should also focus on specific aspects of economic activities in order to meet the annual energy saving obligation, which the Commission should increase from 1,5% to 2%. The energy efficiency first principle should be operational locally, regionally, nationally and at European level. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solutions, hence the Commission should support the deployment of different technologies and solutions that allow for system integration and optimisation, such as hybrids and micro-cogeneration using renewable gas and electricity, solar thermal heating technologies as well as decentralised renewable energy production and thermal storage. That should help exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for the Union, in particular for citizens and businesses. Implementing energy efficiency improvement measures should also be a priority in alleviating energy poverty.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Directive takes a step forward towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. The energy efficiency first principle is an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels, including in the financial sector. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as the first option in policy, planning and investment decisions, when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas, providing that they lead to a reduction of GHG emissions per unit of final energy consumption. While the energy efficiency first principle should be applied without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles, they should also not hamper its application or exempt from applying the principle. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solutions. That should help exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for the Union, in particular for citizens and businesses. Implementing energy efficiency improvement measures should also be a priority in alleviating energy poverty.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As the energy efficiency first principle is at the core of a more circular economy system, the Commission should pay greater attention to the building sector which accounts for more than 40% of final energy consumption in the Union, not to mention that 75% of Union buildings are still energy-inefficient. By better integrating circularity in the building sector, the infrastructures and technical capabilities of a building would secure longer life spans as well as lower energy consumption, while setting concrete decarbonisation and depollution pathways for this sector.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to have an impact, the energy efficiency first principle needs to be consistently applied by decision makers in all relevant policy, planning and major investment decisions – that is to say large- scale investments with a value of more than 50 euro million each or 75 euro million for transport infrastructure projects – affecting energy consumption or supply. The proper application of the principle requires using the right cost- benefit analysis methodology, setting enabling conditions for energy efficient solutions and proper monitoring. Demand side flexibility can bring significant benefits to consumers and to society at large, and can increase the efficiency of the energy system and decrease the energy costs, for example by reducing system operation costs resulting in lower tariffs for all consumers. Member States should take into account potential benefits from demand side flexibility in applying the energy efficiency first principle and where relevant consider demand response, energy storage and smart solutions as part of their efforts to increase efficiency of the integrated energy system.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Considering the increasing volatility in energy prices in 2020-2022 generated by unforeseeable external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and recently, the Russian- provoked war in Ukraine, the Commission should assess the viability of a minimum 45% energy efficiency target for the same timeframe, allowing Europe to invest into its full energy efficiency potential ; the increasing of the target is also aimed at hedging away future similar events in the global energy market and consolidating the Union’s own internal energy market.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) As to adapt the energy efficiency technical potential to an economical viable solution by 2030, speeding up investments in this sector and facilitating the Union’s energy transition away from fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, would sustain the creation of additional jobs, stimulate economic activity through ecosystem restoration, lower consumers’ utility costs and stabilise the energy prices and volatility.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is projected that the 32,5% Union´s energy efficiency target for 2030 and the other policy instruments of the existing framework would lead to a reduction in GHG emission of about 45% by 2030.59 For an increased climate ambition of a 55% decrease of GHG emissions by 2030, the impact assessment of the 2030 Climate Target Plan assessed what level of efforts would be needed in the different policy areas. It concluded that, in relation to the baseline, achieving the GHG emissions target in a cost-optimal way meant that final and primary energy consumption are to decreased by at least 36- 37% and 39-41% respectively. To address those efforts more effectively and realistically cutting the energy consumption levels, the need for innovative energy solutions to reduce GHG, such as the development of digital technologies and the recognition of the central role of power feeding and data centres, is vital; fast-tracking progress in this sector should also be encouraged through the creation of a monitoring plan, as high innovative capabilities are a key driver to reducing GHG globally. _________________ 59 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank – A Clean Planet for all A European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy (COM(2018) 773 final).
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase itis Directive sets the increased Union’s energy efficiency ambition by at least 945% in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts needed and corresponds to a reduction of 36% for final and 39% for primary energy consumption respectively when compared to the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The need for the Union to improve its energy efficiency should be expressed in primary and final energy consumption, to be achieved in 2030, indicating additional level of efforts required when compared to the measures in place or planned measures in the national energy and climate plans. The 2020 Reference Scenario projects 864 Mtoe of final energy consumption and 1124 Mtoe of primary energy consumption to be reached in 2030 (excluding ambient heat and including international aviation). An additional reduction of 9% results in 787 Mtoe and 1023 Mtoe in 2030 respectively. Compared to 2005 levels, it means that final energy consumption in the Union should be reduced by some 23% and primary energy consumption should be reduced by some 32%. There are no binding targets at Member State level in the 2020 and 2030 perspective, and Member States should establish their contributionMember States should establish their binding targets to the achievement of the Union’s energy efficiency target takaccording into account the formula provided in this Directive. Member States should be free to set their national objectives based either on primary or final energy consumption or primary or final energy savings, or on energy intensity. This Directive amends the way how Member States should express their national contributions totargets to the achievement of the Union´s target. Member States’ contributiontargets to the Union’s target should be expressed in final and primary energy consumption to ensure consistency and monitoring of progress. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union's 2030 targets is necessary and is provided for in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It would be preferable for tThe energy efficiency target toshould be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures promoting energy efficiency in different fields. Member States should be required to set national energy efficiency policies and measures . Those policies and measures and the individual efforts of each Member State, applied following careful calculations and scientifically proven assessments to avoid disrupting SMEs’ and industries’ activity. Member States should be able to report precisely statistical data related to the current levels of energy efficiency and the national policies and measures they will implement to reach the established target. The Commission should be evaluated by the Commissionpolicies and measures of each Member State, alongside the data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The public sector is responsible for around 5 to 10% of the total Union’s final energy consumption. Public authorities spend approximately 1.8 trillion euro annually. This represents around 14% of the Union’s gross domestic product. For thatis reason, the public sector constitutes an important driver to stimulatshould take the lead in the implementation of energy efficiency directives. Doing so can actively incentivise market transformations towards more efficient products, buildings, and services, as well as to trigger behavioural changes in energy consumption by citizens and enterprises. Furthermore, decreasingby generating savings in energy consumption through energy efficiency improvement measures can free up public resources for other purposes. Public bodies at national, regional and local level should fulfil an exemplary role as regards energy efficiency. chanisms, local, regional and national authorities can make use of an increased budget to accelerate the deployment and rapidly commercialise innovative technologies in different sectors, including via the EU Catalyst Partnership.1a _________________ 1a The partnership between the European Commission, European Investment Bank and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst will mobilise up to €820 million ($1 billion) between 2022-2026 to accelerate the deployment and rapidly commercialise innovative technologies. This will help deliver European Green Deal ambitions and the EU's 2030 climate targets
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Member States should exercise an exemplary role by ensuring that all energy performance contracts and energy management systems are carried out in the public sector in line with European or international standards, or that energy audits are used to a large extent in the intensein the all energy consuming parts of the public sector.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Buildings and transport, alongside industry, are the main energy users and main source of emissions.61 Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the Union’s total energy consumption and for 36% of its GHG from energy.62 The Commission Communication entitled Renovation Wave63 addresses the twin challenge of energy and resource efficiency and affordability in the building sector and aims at doubling the renovation rate. It focusses on the worst performing buildings, energy poverty and on public buildings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the Union objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Buildings owned by public bodies and buildings providing educational, cultural, social assistance, health, judicial and administrative services 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 buildings owned by public bodies on the territory of a Member State to upgrade their energy performance. Member States are invited to set a higher renovation rate, where that is cost-effective in the framework of the renovation of their buildings stock in conformity with their Long Term Renovation Strategies or national renovation programmes. That renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings (NZEBs) set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.64 During the next review of Directive 2010/31/EU, the Commission should assess the progress Member States achieved regarding the renovation of public bodies’ buildings. The Commission should consider submitting a legislative proposal to revise the renovation rate, while taking into account the progress achieved by the Member States, substantial economic or technical developments, or where needed, the Union´s commitments for decarbonisation and zero pollution. The obligation to renovate buildings owned by public bodies’ buildings in this Directive complements that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet the requirements on NZEBs. _________________ 61 COM/2020/562 final. 62 See IRP, Resource Efficiency and Climate Change, 2020, and UN Environment Emissions Gap Report, 2019. These figures refer to the use and operation of buildings, including indirect emissions in the power and heat sector, not their full life cycle. The embodied carbon in construction is estimated to account for about 10% of total yearly greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. 63 COM/2020/662 final. 64 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The European Green Deal recognises the role of circular economy in contributing to overall Union decarbonisation objectives. The public sector can contribute to those objectives by using their purchasing power to, where appropriate, choose environmentally friendly products, buildings, services, and works via available tools for green public procurement, and thus making an important contribution to reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts. Any public auction in the Union should include in its contractual precedence clauses task execution under strict environmentally friendly conditions established by the individual Member State in line with Union law. Furthermore, the public sector should comply with Regulation (EU) 2021/17671a and transparently offer access to environmental information, including policies and measures taken and allow everyone to exercise their right to public participation in environmental decision- making. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2021/1767 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 356, 8.10.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Long-term energy efficiency measures will continue to deliver energy savings after 2020 but, in order to contribute to the Union's 2030 energy efficiency target, those measures should deliver new savings after 2020. On the other handAll new savings regarded as significant and generated after 2020 should be recorded and analysed to assess the total benefits and possible future ripple effects or innovations towards the Union's 2030 energy efficiency target. At the same time, energy savings achieved after 31 December 2020 should not count towards the cumulative end-use energy savings required for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55a) Such energy savings targets should be in line with the conclusions reached at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change of 31 October - 12 November 2021; furthermore, those energy saving targets should also be in line with the Article 6 mechanisms of the Paris Agreement Rulebook,1a which supports further global cooperation on GHG emission reductions. _________________ 1a Adoption of the Paris Agreement, https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/englis h_paris_agreement.pdf.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Where energyTo guarantee the high quality and impartiality of audits, are carried outuditors should bye in-housedependent experts, the necessary independence would require these experts not to be directly engaged in the activity audwho, when working in-house, are not directly engaged in the activity audited. To guarantee transparency, both the audit recommendations and the measures implemented following the audit recommendations should be easily available on the enterprise’s websited.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) The information and communications technology (ICT) sector another important sector which receives increasing attention. In 2018 the energy consumption of data centres in the EU was 76,8 TWh. This is expected to rise to 98.5 TWh by 2030, a 28% increase. This increase in absolute terms can as well be seen in relative terms: within the EU, data centres accounted for 2,7% of electricity demand in 2018 and will reach 3,21% by 2030 if development continues on the current trajectory75 . Europe’s Digital Strategy already highlighted the need for highly energy-efficient and sustainable data centres and calls for transparency measures for telecommunication operators on their environmental footprint. To promote sustainable development in the ICT sector, particularly of data centres, Member States should collect and publish data, which is relevant for the energy performance and water footprint of data centres. Member States should collect and publish data only about data centres with a significant footprint, for which appropriate design or efficiency interventions, for new or existing installations respectively, can result in a considerable reduction of the energy and water consumption or in the reuse of waste heat in nearby facilities and heat networks. A data centre sustainability indicator can be established on the basis of that data collected. To facilitate the disclosure, the Commission should prepare guidelines and recommendations, sector-specific manuals and case studies on key energy and water performance indicators. The Commission should carry out appropriate consultations, including with relevant industry stakeholders. _________________ 75 https://digital- strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/energy- efficient-cloud-computing-technologies- and-policies-eco-friendly-cloud-market
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) It is crucial to raise the awareness of all Union citizens about the benefits of increased energy efficiency and to provide them with accurate information on the ways in which it can be achieved. Citizens of all ages should also be involved in the energy transition via the European Climate Pact and the Conference on the Future of Europe, especially in the context that 2022 has been established as the European Year of Youth by the European Parliament. Increased energy efficiency is also highly important for the security of energy supply of the Union through lowering its dependence on import of fuels from third countries.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 80
Recital 80
(80) High-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling have significant potential for saving primary energy in the Union. This directive should include an ambitious yearly target for the replacement of old and inefficient heating equipment, as modern heating systems cut energy use, CO2 emissions from buildings and push progressively towards a 100% renewable energy-based national heating and cooling strategy. Member States should carry out a comprehensive assessment of the potential for high- efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling. Those assessments should be coherent with the integrated national energy and climate plans and long term renovation strategies . New electricity generation installations and existing installations which are substantially refurbished or whose permit or licence is updated should, subject to a cost-benefit analysis showing a cost- benefit surplus, be equipped with high- efficiency cogeneration units to recover waste heat stemming from the production of electricity. Similarly, other facilities with substantial annual average energy input should be equipped with technical solutions to deploy waste heat from the facility where the cost- benefit analysis shows a cost-benefit surplus. This waste heat could be transported where it is needed through district heating networks. The events that trigger a requirement for authorisation criteria to be applied will generally be events that also trigger requirements for permits under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council76 and for authorisation under Directive (EU) 2019/944. _________________ 76 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) It is necessary to continue developing the market for energy services to ensure the availability of both the demand for and the supply of energy services. Transparency, for example by means of lists of certified energy services providers and available model contracts, exchange of best practice and guidelines greatly contribute to the uptake of energy services and energy performance contracting and can also help stimulate demand and increase the trust in energy services providers . In an energy performance contract, the beneficiary of the energy service avoids investment costs by using part of the financial value of energy savings to repay the investment fully or partially carried out by a third party. That can help attracting private capital which is key for increasing building renovation rates in the Union, bring expertise into the market and create innovative business models. Therefore, non-residential buildings with the useful floor area above 100750 m2 should be required to assess the feasibility of usinguse energy performance contracting for renovation, unless not technically or economically feasible. That is a step ahead to increase the trust in energy services companies and pave the way for increasing such projects in the future.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 124
Recital 124
(124) Some of the changes introduced by this Directive might require a subsequent amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in order to ensure coherence between the two legal acts. New provisions, mainly related to setting binding national contributitargets, trajectories and their binding milestones, gap filling mechanisms and reporting obligations, should be streamlined and transferred to that Regulation, once it is amended. Some provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 might also need to be reassessed in view of the changes proposed in this Directive. The additional reporting and monitoring requirements should not create any new parallel reporting systems but would be subject to the existing monitoring and reporting framework under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive lays down rules designed to implement energy efficiency as a priority across all sectors, remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy. It also provides for the establishment of bindicativeng national energy efficiency contributiontargets for 2030.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) demonstrate that energy efficiency measures and solutions taken following the energy efficiency first principle lead to GHG gas emissions reduction per unit of consumption;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) report to the Commission, as part of the integrated national energy and climate progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on how the principle was taken into account in the national and regional planning, policy and major investment decisions related to the national and regional energy systems.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure a reduction of energy consumption of at least 945 % in 2030 compared to the projections of the 2020 Reference Scenario so that the Union’s final energy consumption amounts to no more than 787 Mtoe and the Union’s primary energy consumption amounts to no more than 1023 Mtoe in 2030.91 _________________ 91 The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase its energy efficiency ambition by at least 9 % in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts needed07 Reference Scenario.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Each Member State shall set binding national energy efficiency contributions targets for final and primary energy consumption to meet, collectively, the binding Union target set in paragraph 1 . When doing so, Member States shall use the formula defined in Annex I of this Directive and use its result. Member States shall notify those contributions together with an indicative trajectory for those contributions to the Commission as part of the updates of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans as referred to in, and in accordance with, the procedure set out in Article 3 and Articles 7 to 12 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 . When doing so, Member States shall use the formulBy 2027, the indicative trajectory shall reach a drefined in Annex I of this Directive and explain how, and on the basis of which data, the contributions have been calculatederence point of at least 65 % of the total decrease in energy consumption between that Member State's binding 2020 national target and its contribution to the 2030 target.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
da. going beyond the minimum requirements for minimum energy performance standards set in [Article 9] of Directive (EU).../...of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings by setting an earlier date of compliance for certain buildings’ typologies to achieve higher performance classes.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, establish specific energy efficiency measures in their decarbonisation plans after consulting stakeholders and the public, including the particular groups at risk of energy poverty or more susceptible to its effects, such as women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children, and. The policy design, reach out and engagement strategies for the groups exposed to a higher risk of energy poverty shall be based on the income, gender, demographics, health conditions, or the belonging to a minority community relevant to the local conditions such as persons with a minority racial or ethnic background.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that public bodies implement energy efficiency measures, such as Energy Performance Contracting, that guarantee energy savings and maintain the obtained results over time through continuous monitoring, effective operation and maintenance.
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council92 , each Member State shall ensure that at least 3 % of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned by public bodies is renovatedas well as at least 3% of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled privately owned buildings providing structures that support the quality of life are subject to deep renovations each year to at least be transformed into nearly zero-energy buildings in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU. _________________ 92 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The rate of at least 3% shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings having a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by public bodies of the Member State concerned and privately owned buildings providing structures that support the quality of life which , on 1 January 2024, are not nearly zero-energy buildings .
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
This rate illustrates that the ambition of this Directive for the highest level of energy performance is well aligned with the Renovation Wave strategy3a; furthermore, this Directive and the Directive (EU).../...of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings shall mutually support and reinforce each other, as Article 7 of that Directive requires that all new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities are zero- emission buildings by the 1st of January 2027. _________________ 3a COM(2020) 662 final, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In exceptional cases, Member States may count towards the annual renovation rate of buildings new buildings owned as replacements for specific public bodies’ buildings demolished in any of the two previous years. Such exceptions shall only apply where they would be more cost effective and sustainable in terms of the energy and lifecycle CO2 emissions achieved compared to the renovations of such buildings. The Commission shall define general criteria, methodologies and procedures to identify such exceptional cases shall be clearly set out and published by each Member Statein a dedicated guidance document.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of this Article , Member States shall make publicly available an inventory of heated and/or cooled owned by public bodies’ buildings and privately owned buildings providing structures that support the quality of life with a total useful floor area of more than 250 m2. This inventory shall be updated at least once a year. The inventory shall contain at least the following data: and the information on measured energy savings resulting from the renovation of public buildings shall also be included and made publicly available in the inventory, which shall be linked to the national energy performance certificate (EPC) databases.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Members States shall report about the measures to remove possible obstacles, including regulatory obstacles, either at national, regional or local levels, that are not aligned with the renovation rate referred to in paragraph 1 and disclose how they are going to address them.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall report about policies and measures related to the overall financing of the renovations works to ensure that the mandatory targets and objectives referred to in this Article are reached. The reporting obligation shall cover the use of offtake agreements and the participation of associated economic operators, if any.
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) new savings each year from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2030 of 1,52 % of annual final energy consumption, averaged over the three-year period prior to 1 January 2020.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The impact of those measures shall be consolidated by guaranteeing the cumulative nature of savings until 2030.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
By strengthening the monitoring, reporting, and verification rules of energy savings, the Commission shall make sure that the national processes proposed are complemented with a periodic assessment of national programmes and savings by an independent entity; the outcomes of the assessment shall become public to allow for stakeholders’ scrutiny.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises with an average annual consumption higher than 10TJ of energy over the previous three years and taking all energy carriers together that do not implement an energy management system are subject to an energy audit. Following the implementation of the recommendations from the energy audit, a post-work diagnosis shall be carried out at the earliest one year and at the latest two years after the completion of the work. Energy audits shall be carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts in accordance with requirements provided in Article 26 orand implemented and supervised by independent authorities under national legislation. Accreditation of energy auditors shall be sector specific, including for buildings, industrial process, and transport. Energy audits shall be carried out at least every four years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The energy audits referred to in the first subparagraph may be carried out by in- house experts or energy auditors provided that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited and that the Member State concerned has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality, including, if appropriate, an annual random selection of at least a statistically significant percentage of all the energy audits they carry out.
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 10
Article 11 – paragraph 10
Article 11 – paragraph 10
10. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 9 of this Article, Member States shall require, by 15 March 2024 and every year thereafter, owners and operators of everyach data centre in their territory with a significant energy consumption to make publicly available the information set out in Annex VI (`Minimum requirements for monitoring and publishing the energy performance of data centres´), which Member States shall subsequently report to the Commissionpoint 2 of Annex VI, which Member States shall subsequently report to the Commission. The Commission shall adopt guidelines on monitoring and publishing the energy performance of data centres in accordance with point 2 of Annex VI by no later than 15 March 2024. The Commission shall provide harmonised definitions for each reporting indicator, a uniform measurement methodology for each, and provide guidance on uniform reporting and publishing requirements.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Final customers shall not be required to connect to a district heating network.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point vii
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point vii
Article 21 – Paragraph 2 – Point (vii)
(vii) digital tools. , such as smart meters for electricity.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) creation of one-stop shops or similar mechanisms for the provision of technical, administrative and financial advice and assistance on energy efficiency, including energy renovations of buildings, energy efficiency services and energy performance solutions such as Energy performance contracts, and the take-up of renewable energy for buildings to final customers and final users, especially household and small non- household ones.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Measures to remove such barriers may include providing incentives, repealing or amending legal or regulatory provisions, or adopting guidelines and interpretative communications, or simplifying administrative procedures , including national rules and measures regulating decision-making processes in multi-owner properties . The measures may be combined with the provision of education, training and specific information and technical assistance on energy efficiency to market actors such as those referred in paragraph 1 . Those arrangements shall be a specific service or department of the local one- stop shop.
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take appropriate measures todevelop a robust long-term strategy that would grant appropriate technical and financial assistance to consumers, including solutions such as less emitting heating or cooling systems, and create regional task forces that would monitor, inform, empower and protect people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable customers and, where applicable, people living in social housing, to alleviate energy poverty.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and the analysis referred to in paragraph 3 identify a potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and/or efficient district heating and cooling whose benefits exceed the costs, Member States shall take adequate measures for efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to be developed and/or 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 paragraph 1, and Article 24(4) and (6), except from forestry biomass.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall adopt policies and measures which ensure that the potential identified in the comprehensive assessments carried out pursuant to paragraph 1 is realised. These policies and measures shall include at least the elements set out in Annex IX. Member States shall collect information on cogeneration plants and units in existing district heating and cooling networks and carry out an assessment of the potential for energy savings. That information shall contain at least the data on system efficiency, system losses, connection density, network losses and temperature spread, primary energy and final energy consumption, emission factors and upstream chains of the energy sources. That data shall be published and Member States shall make that data publicly available. Each Member State shall notify those policies and measures as part of the update of its integrated national energy and climate plans, its subsequent integrated national energy and climate plan, and respective progress reports notified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
6. Member States shall encouragesure that regional and local authorities to prepare local heating and cooling plans at least in municipalities and communities having a total population higher than 250.000. Those plans should at least:
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point e a (new)
(ea) investigate potential synergies with the plans of neighbouring regional or local authorities to favour joint investments, economy of scale and cost- efficiency.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2025, and every five years thereafter, operators of all existing district heating and cooling systems with a total energy output exceeding 5 MW and which do not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 1(b) to (e), prepare a plan to increase primary energy efficiency and renewable energy and to reduce distribution losses. The plan shall include measures to meet the criteria set out in paragraph 1(b) to (e) and shall be approved by the competent authority.
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that gas and electricity transmission and distribution systemnetwork operators apply the energy efficiency first principle in accordance with Article 3 of this Directive in their network planning, network development and investment decisions. While taking security of supply and market integration into account, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators do notonly invest in stranded assets to contribute to climate change mitigation. National regulatory authorities shallEntities such as the European Network Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) and the European Entity for Distribution System Operators (the EU DSO Entity) shall support their members in the uptake of energy efficiency measures. Transmission system operators, after consulting stakeholders including distribution system operators, should provide methodologies and guidance on how to assess alternatives in the cost- benefit analysis, taking into account wider benefits, an. National regulatory authorities should verify the implementation of the energy efficiency first principle by the transmission system operators or distribution system operators when approving, verifying or monitoring the projects submitted by the transmission system operators or distribution system operators.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall adopt measures that ensure that energy efficiency lending products, such as green mortgages and green loans, secured and unsecured, are offered widely and in a non- discriminatory manner by financial institutions and, are visible and accessible to consumers. Member States shall adopt measures to facilitate the implementation of on-bill and on-tax financing schemes. To do so, Member States shall ensure that national legislation on energy and its taxation, and the financial regulatory frameworks governing energy utilities, enable the design and implementation of consumer-friendly on-bills and on-tax schemes. Member States shall ensure that banks and other financial institutions receive information on opportunities to participate in the financing of energy efficiency improvement measures , including through the creation of public/private partnerships, prioritising the implementation of operational de-risking tools like loan-loss reserves and guarantee funds.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend or supplement this Directive by establishing, after having consulted the relevant stakeholders, a common Union scheme for rating the sustainability of data centres located in its territory. The scheme shall establish the definition of data centre sustainability indicators, and, pincluding how efficiently data centres use energy, how much of that energy comes from renewable energy sources, the reuse of any waste heat that is produced and the efficient use of water. Pursuant to paragraph 10 of Article 11 of this Directive, the scheme shall define the minimum thresholds for significant energy and water consumption and set out the key indicators and the methodology to measure them.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) be based on up-to-date, measured, traceable operational data on energy consumption and (for electricity) load profiles and water consumption;
Amendment 777 #
(ca) identify water efficiency measures to decrease energy consumption;
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – subheading 2
Annex VI – subheading 2
Minimum requirements for monitoring and publishing the energy and water performance of data centres
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Annex VI – paragraph 4 – introductory part
The following minimum information shall be monitored and published as regards the energy and water performance of data centres referred to in Article 11(10):
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) information on final customers’ and final users’ rights as regards out-of- court dispute settlement, including contact details of the entity responsible pursuant to Article 21;
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) the single point of contact referred to in Article 21;
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex VIII – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information about the fuel mix used and the related annual greenhouse gas emissions and on the energy performance of the system used, including for final users supplied by district heating or district cooling, and a description of the different taxes, levies and tariffs applied. Member States may limit the scope of the requirement to provide information about greenhouse gas emissions to include only supplies from district heating systems with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW;