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31 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2011/0172(COD)

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) It would be preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures promoting energy efficiency in different fields. ~~If that approach does not succeed, it would however be necessary~~Future energy price developments will encourage individuals to re~~infor~~duce the ~~policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, Member States should be required to set nation~~ir energy consumption; therefore the real energy efficiency ~~targets, schemes~~ gains cand programmes. It should be for them to decide whether these targets should be binding or indicative in their territory. In a second stage, these targets and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely moniimarily be reached by incentivising more efficient common infrastructures in buildings, heating systems and transport sector twhe ~~implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and with~~re otherwise decisions improving the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propose mandatory national targets for 2020, taking into account the individual starting points of Member States, their economic performance and early action takenuse of energy are beyond the control and influence of individuals or companies.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Price signals are crucial in order to increase energy efficiency and the use of economic instruments is the most cost- effective way of promoting energy savings.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of all buildings owned by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly-zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) High-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) and district heating and cooling has significant potential for saving primary energy which is largely untapped in the Union. Member States should draw up national plans to develop 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 with high-efficient CHP units to recover waste heat stemming from the production of electricity. This waste heat could then be transported where it is needed through district heating networks. To this end, Member States should adopt authorisation criteria to ensure the location of installations in sites close to heat demand points. Member States should however be able to lay down conditions for exemption from these obligations where certain conditions are met.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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~~When setting energy efficiency targets, Member States shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level.

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, 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 evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).deleted

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 4

Public bodies 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 bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set by the Member State concerned in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. The 3% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned by the public bodies of the Member State concerned that, on 1 January of each year, does not meet the national minimum energy performance requirements set in application of Article 4 of Directive 2010/31/EU. 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 two previous or following years. 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 indicating: (a) the floor area in m2; and (b) the energy performance of each building. 4. Member States shall encourage public bodies to: (a) adopt an energy efficiency plan, freestanding or as part of a broader climate or environmental plan, containing specific energy saving objectives, with a view to continuously improving the body’s energy efficiency; (b) put in place an energy management system as part of the implementation of their plan.deleted

2011/11/16
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 5

~~Purchasing by public bodies Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.~~deleted

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.deleted

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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, metering data on their real-time production or consumption is made available to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer.~~

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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 shall be installed at the building entry. In multi- apartment buildings, individual heat consumption meters shall 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, individual heat cost allocators, in accordance with the specifications in Annex VI(1.2), shall be used for measuring heat consumption at each radiator.deleted

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Member States shall introduce rules on cost allocation of heat consumption in multi-apartment buildings supplied with centralised heat or cooling. Such rules shall include guidelines on correction factors to reflect building characteristics such as heat transfers between apartments.deleted

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.deleted

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. 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 developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only genera~~. To ensure efficient market conditions for the final customer, networks for district heating and cooling must be open to competition.

2011/11/17
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW: (a) are provided with equipment allowing for the recovery of waste heat by means of a high-efficiency cogeneration unit; and (b) are sited in a location where waste heat can be used by heat demand points.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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 unit; an~~deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

~~(b) are sited in a location where waste heat can be used by heat demand points.~~deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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 VIII.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Member States may lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 3 when: (a) the threshold conditions related to the availability of heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met; (b) the requirement in point (b) of paragraph 3 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; or (c) 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.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

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.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that national regulations on urban and rural spatial planning are adapted to the authorisation criteria referred to in paragraph 3 and are in line with the national heating and cooling plans referred to in paragraph 1.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6

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. The equipment of electricity generation installations with carbon capture or storage facilities shall not be considered as refurbishment for the purpose of these provisions.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1

Member States may lay down conditions for exemption from the provisions of paragraph 6 when: (a) the threshold conditions related to the availability of heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met; or (b) 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.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2

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.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 10

10. On the basis of the harmonised efficiency reference values referred to in Annex II (f), Member States shall ensure that the origin of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration can be guaranteed according to objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria laid down by each Member State. They shall ensure that this guarantee of origin complies with the requirements and contains at least the information specified in Annex IX. 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. The Commission shall be empowered to review, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, the harmonised efficiency reference values laid down in Commission Decision [the number of the Decision] on the basis of Directive 2004/8/EC for the first time by 1 January 2015, and every ten years thereafter.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 11

11. Member States shall ensure that any available support for cogeneration is subject to the electricity produced originating from high-efficiency cogeneration and the waste heat being effectively used to achieve primary energy savings. They shall not differentiate between electricity consumed on site and electricity exported to the grid. Public support to cogeneration and district heating generation and networks is subject to State aid rules, where applicable.deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
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).deleted

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. With a view to achieving a high level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability, Member States shall where they deem it necessary ensure that, by 1 January 2014, certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes are available for providers of energy services, energy audits and energy efficiency improvement measures, including for installers of building elements as defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU.

2011/11/18
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – introductory part

1. The analyses of national heating and cooling p~~lan~~otentials referred to in Article 10(1) shall include:

2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 3

3. Urban spatial plans shall be designed to ensure that: (a) new thermal electricity generation installations and industrial plants producing waste heat are located in sites where a maximum amount of the available waste heat will be recovered to meet existing or forecasted heat and cooling demand; (b) new residential zones or new industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are located in sites where a maximum amount of their heat demand will be met by the available waste heat, as identified in national heating and cooling plans. To ensure an optimal matching between demand and supply for heat and cooling, spatial plans shall favour the clustering of a number of industrial plants in the same location; (c) thermal electricity generating installations, industrial plants producing waste heat, waste incineration plants and other waste-to-energy plants are connected to the local district heating or cooling network; (d) residential zones and industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are connected to the local district heating or cooling network.deleted

2011/11/22
Committee: ITRE