8 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2020/2241(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas consumer rights and protections in the gas and district heating sectors are not aligned to those in the electricity sector;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres as well as the potential of biogas/biomethane in terms of resource efficiency, cost-efficiency, and in supporting the development of new local revenue streams, such as in rural areas; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that maintaining the balance of electricity grids and managing demand and production peaks will be more complex with an increasingly decentralised and renewable generation mix and underlines the importance of the deployment of smart grids to cope with this transformation; recalls that Member States remain free to determine their energy mix, the diversity of which is fundamental to ensuring security of supply;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls the importance to address cybersecurity risks in the energy sector to ensure the resilience of the electricity system; points out that the increasing number of connected products, such as heat pumps, electric vehicles and smart meters, may increase the risk of cybersecurity attacks to the electricity system; urges the Commission to swiftly address these risks by setting a high level of cybersecurity protections for connected products in the context of the electricity network code on cybersecurity;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. SRecalls that a truly integrated energy system is in the first place decentralised, making the most of local renewable resources and connecting all relevant infrastructures; stresses that a more decentralised and better integrated energy system requires better forecasting of energy demand; highlights, in this regard, the crucial role of statistical and meteorological data; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an internal market for digital energy technologies;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rightsalign consumer rights and protections in gas and district heating to those in electricity for all consumers and ensure undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced of the need to encourage energy consumers to be more active; calls on the Commission to assess the remaining barriers to facilitate the development of renewable self- consumption, especially and renewable energy communities especially in particular those in low-income or vulnerable households and for industrial consumers;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Highlights the consumer empowerment potential in the integrated renewable energy systems to generate, consume, store, and sell energy; considers that it also provides opportunities for renewable energy communities for advancing energy efficiency at household level and helping fight energy poverty;