Activities of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2011/0172(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy efficiency (debate)
Amendments (43)
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 315 #
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 327 #
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 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
17 a. “Industrial waste heat” means hot streams from industry that is a by- product, impossible to avoid at production of the industrial product and could not be used inside the industrial production.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. ‘'efficient district heating and cooling’' means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof andor having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at least 0.8;
Amendment 434 #
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 of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into account the Union’s 2020 20% 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 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 (CCS).
Amendment 519 #
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, 32% 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 32% rate shall be calculated on the total floor area of buildings with a total useful floor area over 250 m2 owned or occupied 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 578 #
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 or occupied by their public bodies indicating:
Amendment 638 #
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 739 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall ensure that the costs of energy savings can be recovered among final customers. When implementing a saving obligation system in accordance with paragraph 1 Member States shall avoid discrimination, cross-subsidisation and distortion of competition.
Amendment 802 #
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 demonstrating 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 measuresThe Member States shall take these suggestions or modifications into account.
Amendment 866 #
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 outto carry out energy audits on a regularly basis in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and eve. For this purpose Member States may include energy audits as part of wider voluntary thagree years from the date of the previous energy auditments concluded between organisations of stakeholders and an appointed body and supervised by the Member State concerned or by the Commission.
Amendment 960 #
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 or through central heating, a heat meter shall be installed at the building entry or at the outlet of the boiler respectively. In multi-apartmenunit buildings, individual heat consumption metermetering devices shall also be installed to measure the consumption of heat or cooling for each apartmenunit. Where the use of individual heat consumption meters is not technically or economically 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.
Amendment 1047 #
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 developingcomprehensive 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 accountIf they have already 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 local and regional development plansning, including urban and rural spatial plansning, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VIIin local and regional energy strategies and planning. Account shall be taken of local/regional heat markets.
Amendment 1075 #
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 1087 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Based on the assessment 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 7. 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 1151 #
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 additional heat loads for cogeneration in accordance with Annex VIIInot yet covered by heat from high efficient cogeneration in accordance with the assessment referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1152 #
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 additional heat loads for cogeneration in accordance with Annex VIIInot yet covered by heat from high efficient cogeneration in accordance with the assessment referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may lay down conditions for exempinclude in their authorisation criteria or equivalent permit criteria conditions for exempting individual installations from the provisions ofin paragraph 3 when:
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the threshold conditions related to the availability of heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met; a cost-benefit analysis carried out for the individual installation 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; or
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the requirement in point (b) of the first subparagraph 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
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(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 coolingthe threshold conditions related to the availability of additional heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met.
Amendment 1185 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1219 #
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 additional heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIII.
Amendment 1229 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
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)include in their authorisation criteria or permit criteria conditions for exempting individual installations from the provisions in paragraph 6 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, or when the threshold conditions related to the availability of additional heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met.
Amendment 1234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
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) the threshold conditions related to the availability of heat load set out in point 2 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, or when the threshold conditions related to the availability of additional heat load set out in point 1 of Annex VIII are not met.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1291 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1308 #
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 mMethodology for the cost-benefit analysis referred to in paragraphs 4 (c), 7 (b) and 8 (b) is presented in Annex VIII a.
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States should not set targets for the industry which is exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, as determined in Commission Decision 2010/2/EU. If they anyhow decide to do so, Member States shall express possible sectoral targets for production processes in these industries in energy use per output unit so as to avoid impeding industrial growth.
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall also monitor the impact of implementing this Directive on Directive 2003/87/EC, Directive 2009/28/EC as well as9/28/EC and Directive 2010/31/EC.
Amendment 1535 #
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 targetsproposals for further measures. The assessment shall also be based on the evaluation of the first annual report referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1546 #
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 1703 #
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
(c) With centralised heating and cooling, billing shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season where individual meters are installed, billing based on actual consumption shall be provided on a monthly basis during the heating/cooling season, if requested by final customers. Where billing is based on heat cost allocation, monthly harmonized bills shall be balanced at least yearly.
Amendment 1720 #
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
(d) At least every two months for hot water billing or, if provided by the same central system, with the same frequency as under (c).
Amendment 1740 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – section 1 – introductory part
Annex VII – section 1 – introductory part
1. The assessment of national heating and cooling planotentials referred to in Article 10(1) shall include:
Amendment 1779 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – point b – subparagraph 2
Annex IX – point b – subparagraph 2
The guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. It shall relate to the net electricity output measured at the station boundary and exported to the gridgeneration from high efficient cogeneration as mentioned in Article 10 paragraph 11.