47 Amendments of Oreste ROSSI related to 2011/0172(COD)
Amendment 18 #
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework of measures for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's target of 20% primary energy savings by 20202020 20% headline target on energy efficiency and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It lays down rules designed to remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy, and provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency targets for 2020.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘energy service’ means the physical benefit, utility or good derived from a combination of energy with energy management systems and/or energy efficient technology or with action, which may include the operations, maintenance and control necessary to deliver the service, which is delivered on the basis of a contract and in normal circumstances has proven to result in verifiable and measurable or estimable energy efficiency improvement or primaryfinal energy savings;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. ‘energy service provider’company (ESCo)' means a natural or legal person who delivers energy services or other energy efficiency improvement measures in a final customer's facility or premises; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy performance contracting’ means a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider of an energy efficiency improvement measure, according to which the payment for the investment made by the provider is in relation to a contractually agreed guaranteed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial savings or kilowatt hour savings;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set an indicative national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level ofon primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union's 2020 20% headline target of 20 % energy savingsefficiency, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy savingefficiency 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 primary energy consumption: changes of energy imports and exports, development of biomass utilisation as well as wind and solar energy, and carbon capture and storage.
Amendment 87 #
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 20202020 20% headline target on energy efficiency, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluationassessment referred to in Article 19(47).
Amendment 98 #
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, 31% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 31% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 2500 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States may decide not to set or apply the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 to buildings officially protected as part of a designated environment, or because of their special architectural or historical merit, in so far as compliance with certain minimum energy performance requirements would unacceptably alter their character of appearance.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, by 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and make publicly available an inventory of buildings owned by their public bodies indicatingwith a total useful floor area as referred to in paragraph 1 containing the following data:
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the useful floor area in m2; and
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the energy performance of each building.; and
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) the use of ESCos and energy performance contracting.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. As an alternative approach to paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States may take other measures to achieve an equivalent annual improvement of the energy performance of the buildings owned by their public bodies as required in 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 estimate the energy savings that paragraphs 1 and 2 would result in by using appropriate standard values for the energy consumption of a building before and after renovation. 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 buildings owned by their public bodies.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, taking into account cost- effectiveness, economical feasibility and technical suitability, as well as sufficient competition, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5%as a quota of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers. The energy savings target shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customersintroduced gradually, with a starting level differentiated on a national basis in order to take into full account of early actions and results achieved so far, including efficiency measures already adopted in the fuel sector. Measures that target long-term savings or structured programs proposed by operators in the energy efficiency sector should be encouraged through incentives or specific fiscal treatment.
Amendment 159 #
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 energy service providers or other third parties; in this case they shall establishnsure that an accreditation process is in place that is clear, transparent and open to all market actors, and that aims at minimising the costs of certification;
Amendment 173 #
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, the alternative measures that they plan to adopt, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and demonstratshowing 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 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to and encouraged an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purpose of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis covering their territory, including based on climate conditions, economical feasibility or technical suitability, in order to identify and facilitate implementation of the most cost-efficient solutions to meet heating and cooling requirements.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Based on the assessments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1a, 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 78. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation when heat is produced in combustion installations.
Amendment 238 #
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 referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may include in their authorisation criteria or equivalent permit criteria conditions for exempting individual installations from the provisions in the first sub-paragraph when: (a) a cost-benefit analysis carried out for the individual installation shows that the cost outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life-cycle costs, including infrastructure investments, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling; or (b) the requirement in point (b) of the first subparagraph related to the location of the installation cannot be met due to the need to locate an installation close to a geological storage site permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Member States shall notify such conditions for exemption to the Commission by 1 January 2014.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 260 #
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 20 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, 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 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may include in their authorisation criteria or permit criteria conditions for exempting individual installations from the provisions in the first sub-paragraph when a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life- cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Member States may lay down conditions for exempinclude in their authorisation criteria or permit criteria conditions for exempting individual installations from the provisions in the first sub-paragraph when: a cost-benefit analysis shows that the costs outweigh the benefits in comparison with the full life- cycle costs, including infrastructure investment, of providing the same amount of electricity and heat with separate heating or cooling.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Member States shall notify such conditions for exemption to the Commission by 1 January 2014. The Commission may refuse those conditions or make suggestions for modifications in the 6 months following notification. In such cases, the conditions for exemption shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified conditions.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall establish by 1 January 2013 by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 18 a methodology for the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraphs 4 (c), 7 (b)in accordance with Annex VIII for the cost-benefit analysis covering a Member State’s entire territory referred to in paragraph 1a and the cost-benefit analysis for individual installations referred to into paragraphs 3, 6 and 8(b).
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall draw up an inventory of data in accordance with Annex X for all installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas within their territory. This shall be updated every three years. The annual installation-specific data contained in these inventories shall be made available to the Commission upon request. Member States shall include a non-confidential summary containing aggregated information of the inventories in the reports referred to in Article 19(2).
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) requiring public authorities to consider the use of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), when carrying out a buildings renovation
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. By 30 June 2014 the Commission shall submit the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) to the European Parliament and to the Council, followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal laying down mandatory national targetsnecessary, by proposals for further measures. The assessment shall also be based on the evaluation of the first annual report referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – point a
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 9
Article 19 – paragraph 9
9. By 30 June 2018, the Commission shall assess the progress made by Member States in removing the regulatory and non- regulatory barriers referred to in Article 15(1); this assessment shall be followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposalrecommendations.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 8 – heading 1
Annex 8 – heading 1
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 8 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex 8 – point 1 – introductory part
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 8 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 8 – point 2 – introductory part
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 10 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Annex 10 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part