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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (135)
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) For the purposes of calculating energy efficiency savings, it is noted that the EU 20% target, projected to be equivalent to 368 million tons of oil equivalent energy savings, could also be expressed as an energy intensity of 104 toe per million euro GDP (€2005) in 2020. This could be broken down as follows: 139 toe consumed in industry per M€ value added by industry in 2020 (compared to 160 in 2009) and 269 Mtoe of energy savings in the remaining sectors.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) With regards to the purchase of certain products and services and the purchase and rent of buildings, public bodies which conclude public works, supply or service contracts should lead by example and make energy efficient purchasing decisions, where it is cost-effective and practical to do so. The provisions of the EU public procurement directives should not however be affected.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
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, 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 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.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
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 assure sufficient availability of accredited and qualified experts in the market.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The cost of energy efficiency improvement measures, including energy efficiency obligation schemes and smart meter roll-outs, is likely to be transferred to final consumers through their energy bills. To ensure that retail energy sales companies and energy service providers deliver these measures to consumers in a fair and cost-effective manner Member States should establish cost reporting requirements to the national regulatory authorities.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
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 plans to developconsider the potential for high-efficiency CHP and district heating and cooling. These plans should cover a sufficiently long period to provide investors with information concerning national development plans and contribute to a stable and supportive investment environment. New electricity generation installations and existing installations which are substantially refurbished or whose permit or licence is updated should be equipped withconsider the feasibility of installing 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 ensuxplore the potential for location ofng 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.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. 'energy efficiency' means a ratio between an output of performance, service, goods or energy, and an input of energy;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4 a. 'public buildings' means buildings owned by public bodies which are in use and which are heated or cooled;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
17 a. 'waste heat' means thermal energy that is a by-product of a process whose first objective is not to produce this heat;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set a 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 2020 20 % headline target of 20 %n energy savingsefficiency, 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. When setting the national energy efficiency targets, Member States may take account of national circumstances affecting efficiency of primary energy consumption, such as changes of energy imports and exports, development of biomass utilisation as well as wind, solar and other renewable energy sources, and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likelyon track to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020 20, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 % target on energy efficiency, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU, Member States shall ensure that as from 1 January 2014, 3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodiesf public buildings owned by central government 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 500 m2, and as of 1 July 2015 over 250 m2, owned by the public bodiescentral government 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.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall ensure that, when implementing measures to improve the energy performance of public buildings, they consider the building envelope as a whole, including building equipment, operation and maintenance, and the behaviour of occupants as well as renovation.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Member States shall ensure that measures to improve the energy performance of public buildings are cost-effective.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 (new)
In order to allow time for training of energy professionals, such as those who will be assessing the energy efficiency of buildings and those who will be installing energy efficiency measures in buildings, Member States may allow the 3 % target to be averaged over the most recent five year period, with the ability to carry over excess savings from one target period to another so as to avoid stop/start action.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 (new)
The provisions set out in paragraph 1 shall apply to buildings owned by EU institutions, bodies and agencies.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall encourage other public sector bodies to adopt the targets outlined in paragraph 1, where cost- effective and technically feasible to do so.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Member states should ensure that public bodies with the lowest energy efficiency property portfolios are a priority for energy efficiency measures. Public bodies should endeavour to prioritise buildings with the worst energy performance.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
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 twofive previous or following years.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As an alternative approach to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take other measures to achieve an equivalent annual energy performance improvement of public buildings as required by paragraph 1. Member States may prioritise renovation of the buildings owned by their public bodies, based on the most cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of their building stock. For the purpose of this alternative approach, they may calculate the estimated energy savings that paragraph 1 would result in by using appropriate average standard values for the energy consumption of a building before and after renovation.
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States opting for an alternative approach shall notify to the Commission, by 1 January 2014 at the latest, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt and showing how they would achieve an equivalent improvement of the energy performance of the building stock.
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States opting for an alternative approach shall assess every three years whether the approach is on track to achieving the equivalent annual energy performance improvement of public buildings as required by paragraph 1 and notify these assessments to the Commission. Should alternative approaches adopted by Member States be insufficient to meet the target, the Commission may recommend that the Member State uses the approach outlined in paragraph 1.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) where appropriate, make use of EU funding instruments as well as third-party financing models such as energy services companies (ESCOs) in order to finance energy efficiency in public buildings;
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) avoid measures that would directly result in the removal or reduction of key public sector services purely to comply with the energy efficiency measures set out in this Directive;
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall be encouraged to give advice to public authorities on the calculation and assessment methodology of cost effectiveness.
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where technically feasible and cost- effective, Member States should prioritise energy efficiency measures, including insulation, for publicly owned residential properties occupied by key public sector employees, including military employees, whose terms of employment require them to occupy such property.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Directive 2004/18/EC, where energy efficiency standards already apply Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex IIItaking into account cost-effectiveness, economical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as sufficient competition, as referred to in Annex III. For products not covered by European energy efficiency labelling legislation, public bodies should endeavour to take into account the energy efficiency of purchases.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When purchasing products, services and buildings, the energy efficiency of a collection or group of purchases as a whole should take priority over the energy efficiency of an individual purchase, taking into account technical suitability and intended use.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
The provisions of this Article shall apply only to public contracts which have a value (exclusive of value added tax) estimated to be equal to, or greater than the thresholds set in Directive 2004/18/EC.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. EWhere one is not already in place, each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either allobligated energy distributors or alland/or retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their cumulative end-use energy efficiency or savings target by 31 December 2020. This target should be equivalent to achieving efficiencies or savings each year of 1.5% of the energy sales of all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transportaveraged over the most recent three-year period prior to [the date of implementation of this Directive]. This amount of energy efficiency or savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, or, if Member States so decide, through certified savings stemming from other parties as described in paragraph 5a. Member States may set interim targets within the period to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. To maximise incentives and uptake, Member States should ensure that the costs of any given measure do not outweigh the projected savings.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States should endeavour to avoid structuring schemes that pass the costs of implementing energy efficiency schemes on to all consumers irrespective of whether or not they have directly benefitted.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the savings claimed by obligated parties are calculated in accordance with Annex V(2). They shall put in place controlindependent measurement, control and verification systems under which at least a statistically significant and representative proportion of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified.
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) permit obligated parties to count towards their obligation certified energy savings achieved by accredited energy service providers or other accredited third parties; in this case they shall establish an accreditation process that is clear, transparent and open to all market actors, and that aims at minimising the costs of certification;
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) allow obligated parties to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the twohree previous or twohree following years.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) the costs passed through to their customers, while preserving the integrity and confidentiality of private or commercially sensitive information in compliance with applicable European Union legislation.
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Using all the information in Article 6, paragraph 6, national regulatory authorities shall publish annual reports on whether energy efficiency obligation schemes are meeting their objectives at the lowest possible cost to consumers. The national regulatory authorities shall also regularly commission independent reviews on the impacts that the scheme has on energy bills and fuel poverty as well as the energy savings from the scheme to ensure maximum cost- effectiveness. Member States shall be required to take these impacts into account through scheme adjustments.
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
As an alternative to paragraph 1, Member States may opt to take other measures to achieve the equivalent energy savings among final customers. The annual amount of energy savings achieved through this approach shall be equivalent to the amount of energy savings required in paragraph 1.
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Member States opting for this option shall notify to the Commission, by 1 January 2013 at the latest,shall outline the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and demonstrating specifically for each measure how they would achieve the required amount of savings. The Commission may refuse such measures or make suggestions for modifications in the 3 months following notification. In such cases, the alternative approach shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified draft measures.
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Member States shall ensure at least bi- annual monitoring of such measures, and, in line with reporting requirements set out in Article 19 of this Directive, shall indicate to the Commission how these measures are planned to meet equivalent savings to the target defined in paragraph 1.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Where bi-annual monitoring suggests that alternative measures under this Article are materially failing to meet the required savings, the Commission may suggest new measures that will help the Member State to achieve the savings, including if necessary an energy efficiency obligation scheme as described in paragraph 1.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where statutory requirements on companies to report and audit emissions do not already apply, Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordablcost- effective and carried out in an independent manner by qualified or accredited experts.
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Audits may be carried out by in-house experts, provided that these are qualified and accredited and that the Member State has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality and to impose sanctions if needed.
Amendment 846 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall ensure that training programmes are available for the qualification of energy auditors.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
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 out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts, including in-house experts, at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every threeseven years from the date of the previous energy audit, unless there is a material change in the operations of the enterprise in whole or in part.
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
For this purpose Member States may include energy audits as part of wider voluntary agreements concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Offices or sites of enterprises consuming less than 2,000 MWH per year may undertake energy audits on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States should ensure that consumers have access to independent advice on their energy audit to prevent unnecessary work being carried out or exploitation of funding.
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Where an accredited audit is provided, consumers should be able to transfer the results and recommendations of the audit to any accredited service provider in order to enable competition in the market.
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When smart meters are installed, Member States shall ensure that final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating or cooling and district- supplied domestic hot water are provided, in a cost-effective manner, with individual meters that accurately measure and allow to make available their actual energy consumption and provide information on actual time of use, in accordance with Annex VI. Information should be in a format that enables consumers to best understand their energy use.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In the case of electricity and on request of the final customer, meter operators shall ensure that the meter can account for electricity produced on the final customer's premises and exported to the grid. Member States shall ensure that if final customers request it, accurate metering data on their real-time production or consumption is made available to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer in an easily understandable format that they can use to compare deals on a like-for-like basis.
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
In case of heating and cooling, where a building is supplied from a district heating network, a heat meter shallmay be installed at the building entry. In multi-apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters shallmay also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartment. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically feasible, or if the costs outweigh the benefits, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2), shall be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator, where technically feasible.
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the obligations resulting from Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC with regard to billing, Member States shall ensure, not later than 1 January 2015through smart metering or self-reading, in line with national plans for the roll out of smart meters following the requirements of Directive 2009/72/EC, that billing is accurate and basedprovides information 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).
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Member States shall require that information and estimates for energy tariffs are provided to consumers on demand in a timely manner and in an easily understandable format enabling consumers to compare deals on a like-for- like basis, allowing consumers to switch their domestic provider of energy in a cost-effective manner.
Amendment 1014 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 b (new)
Where appropriate Member States should encourage tariff structures that incentivise consumers to save marginal additional units of energy consumption.
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Information from metering and billing of individual consumption of energy as well as the other information mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and Annex VI shall be provided to final customers free of chargein a cost- effective and transparent manner.
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall require national regulatory authorities to test the accessibility and usability for consumers of energy bills on an annual basis. The findings shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 JanuaryDecember 20145, Member States shall establishcarry out and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developingn assessment of the potential for the application of high-efficiency 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 VIIIf they have carried out an equivalent assessment, they shall notify it to the Commission. The assessment shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure that efficient use of energy resources and the development of resource efficient heating and cooling systems are considered in all local and regional energy strategies. Account shall be taken of local/regional heat markets.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Based on the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7. When developingapproving schemes for district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible and where cost-effective opt for high- efficiency cogeneration rather than heat- only generation.
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, where appropriate and cost-effective, ensure that all new thermal electricity generation installations using fossil fuels as the material primary feedstock with a total thermal input exceeding 250 MW:
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are provided with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unithe substantial majority of waste heat; and
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) are sitedensure that, as part of the planning approval, consideration is given to options for siting such installations in a location where waste heat can be used by heat demand points, and that such locations are prioritised where applicable.
Amendment 1150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall adopt authorisation criteria as referred to in Article 7 of Directive 2009/72/EC, or equivalent permit criteria, to ensure that the provisions of the first subparagraph are met. They shall in particular ensure that the location of new installations takes into account the availability of suitable heat loads for cogeneration in accordance with Annex VIIIthe assessment and strategies referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1220 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 250 MW is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, conversion to allow its operation as a high-efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a condition in the new or updated permit or licence, where appropriate and cost-effective, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heat can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 1249 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt authorisation or equivalent permitting criteria to ensure, where appropriate and cost-effective, that industrial installations with a total thermal input exceeding 250 MW generating waste heat that are built or substantially refurbished after [the entry into force of this Directive] capture and make use a substantial proportion of their waste heat.
Amendment 1279 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks where technically feasible. They may require these installations to bear the connection charges and the cost of developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers.
Amendment 1301 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1313 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall mutually recognise their guarantees of origin, exclusively as proof of the information referred to in this paragraph. Any refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin as such proof, in particular for reasons relating to the prevention of fraud, must be based on objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. Member States shall notify the Commission of such refusal and its justification. In the event of refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin, the Commission may adopt a decision to compel the refusing party to recognise it, particularly with regard to objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria on which such recognition is based.
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Member States shall provide guidance on a methodology for the calculation of cost-effectiveness for high- efficiency cogeneration. They shall notify to the Commission this guidance by 1 January 2014 at the latest.
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 1367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, cost- effectiveness and based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity from high- efficiency cogeneration over electricity generated by less efficient fossil fuels, in so far as the operation of the national electricity system permits;
Amendment 1371 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) provide priority or guaranteed access to the grid of electricity from high efficiency cogeneration over electricity generated by less efficient fossil fuels, in so far as the operation of the national electricity system permits;
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) when dispatching electricity generating installations, provide priority dispatch of electricity from high efficiency cogeneration over electricity generated by less efficient fossil fuels, in so far as the operation of the national electricity system permits.
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa) ensuring that where such providers are named on a public list, the providers have adequate levels of skills, knowledge and training;
Amendment 1432 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) encouraging the development of voluntary quality labels;
Amendment 1442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) promoting the role of energy retailers and distributors on the energy services market.
Amendment 1464 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 1470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall endeavour to address the discrepancy between the uptake of energy efficiency measures in the private rented sector and the owner occupied sector.
Amendment 1478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may take account of anticipated future changes in fuel mix and efficiency of electricity generation when determining the primary energy coefficient for electricity.
Amendment 1479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Additionally, Member States may apply a primary energy coefficient of 1 for electricity in assessing energy efficient measures in circumstances where this would avoid a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to adapt to technical progress the values, calculation methods, default primary energy coefficient and requirements in Annexes I to XV and to adapt to competitive conditions the performance requirements in Annex III.
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States should avoid imposing unrealistic targets for industries where the direct result is a significant risk of carbon leakage. Member States should instead negotiate tailored and achievable energy efficiency strategies with such industries.
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point f a (new)
Annex I – Part I – point f a (new)
fa) Member States may use different ratios provided they can justify it.
Amendment 1568 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – introductory part
Annex III – introductory part
Public bodies that purchase products, services or buildings, taking into account cost-effectiveness, economical and practical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as sufficient competition, shall:
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point a
Annex III – point a
a) where a product is covered by a delegated act adopted under Directive 2010/30/EU or Commission Directive implementing Directive 92/75/EEC, purchase only the products that comply with the criterion of belonging to the highest energy efficiency class while taking into account cost-effectiveness, economical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as sufficient competition;
Amendment 1612 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – footnote 3
Annex IV – footnote 3
[3] Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,5 reflecting the estimated current EU average efficiency for thermal electricity production. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it. Member States shall apply a different coefficient if the plants are more efficient. This should be adapted regularly.
Amendment 1620 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 – point d
Annex V – section 1 – point d
d) information campaigns.eleted
Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 3 – point 3.1
Annex V – section 3 – point 3.1
deleted
Amendment 1641 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 1
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 1
When an individual smart meter is installed, Member States shall ensure that it is connected to an interface which provides secure communication to the final customer, enabling the meter to export private metrological data to the final customer or a third party designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1658 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1660 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point b
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1661 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point d
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point d
Amendment 1663 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – point e
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 5
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 6
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 6
Complementary information on historical consumption (anyon a daily, week, month, year from the start-up of intelligent metering) and other useful information allowing for more detailed self-checks by the consumer (e.g. graphic evolutions of individual consumption; benchmarking information, cumulative consumption/savings/spendings from the beginning of each contract, proportion of the individual consumption from renewable sources of energy and related CO2 savings, etcly or monthly basis for up to the previous 13 months from the start-up of intelligent metering) shall be made easily accessible either directly through the interface or via the internet.
Amendment 1680 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In order to enable final customers to regulate their own energy consumption, billing on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed with the following frequency:where it is technically possible, economically reasonable and proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings, Member States shall ensure that consumers are able to carry out regular meter reads, where they do not have smart electricity or gas meters, to ensure that billing on the basis of actual consumption shall be performed.
Amendment 1688 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1701 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1713 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1731 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 – point c
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 – point c
Amendment 1736 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 –subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 –subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall also ensure that signposting to comparisons with an average normalised or benchmarked final customer in the same user category is made available to final customers in clear and understandable terms in or with their bills, contracts, transactions, and receipts at distribution stations.
Amendment 1744 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – introductory part
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – introductory part
(i) significant heating and cooling demand points, including:;
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – indent 1
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – indent 1
Amendment 1746 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – indent 2
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point i – indent 2
Amendment 1747 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – introductory part
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – introductory part
(iii) significant potential heating and cooling supply points, including:.
Amendment 1748 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 1
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 1
Amendment 1749 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 2
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 2
Amendment 1750 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 3
Annex VII – section 1 – point c – point iii – indent 3
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – introductory part
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – introductory part
(f) measures to be adoptedwhich may be taken up to 2020 and up to 2030 to realise the potential in (e) in order to meet the demand in (d), including:
Amendment 1754 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii a (new)
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii a (new)
(iia) measures to ensure that new thermal electricity generation installations and industrial plants producing useful heat are located in sites where a maximum amount of the available useful heat will be recovered to meet existing or forecasted heat and cooling demand;
Amendment 1755 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii b (new)
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii b (new)
(iib) measures to ensure that 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 useful heat, as identified in the assessment, including the clustering of a number of industrial plants in the same location with a view to ensuring an optimal matching between demand and supply for heat and cooling;
Amendment 1756 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii c (new)
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii c (new)
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii d (new)
Annex VII – section 1 – point f – point ii d (new)
(iid) measures to ensure that residential zones and industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are connected to the local district heating or cooling network.
Amendment 1760 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 2
Annex VII – section 2
2. To the extent appropriate, the plan may be made up of an assembly of regional or local heating or cooling plans.
Amendment 1763 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 3
Annex VII – section 3
Amendment 1770 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII
Annex VIII
deleted
Amendment 1780 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex X
Annex X
deleted
Amendment 1800 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIV – Part I – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex XIV – Part I – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The annual reports referred to in Article 19(1) provide a basis for the monitoring of the progress towards national 2020 targets. Member States shall ensure that the reports includeprovide information that gives an overall picture of the progress achieved towards improving energy efficiency, including, where practicable and without undue cost or administrative burden, the following minimum information:
Amendment 1801 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIV – Part 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Annex XIV – Part 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the total building floor area of the buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m2 and as of 1 July 2015 over 250 m2 owned by its public bodies that, on 1 January of the year in which the report is due, did not meet the energy performance requirements referred to in Article 4(1);
Amendment 1807 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIV – Part 2 – section 3 – point 3.4
Annex XIV – Part 2 – section 3 – point 3.4
Supplementary reports shall include an assessment of the progress achieved in implementing the national heating and cooling planassessment referred to in Article 10(1).