Activities of Fiona HALL related to 2011/0172(COD)
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Energy efficiency (debate)
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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 (88)
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union to achieve the objective of saving 20% of the Union's primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to a reduction of the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020 and to a total primary energy consumption in the Union of 1474 Mtoe in 2020.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Effort Sharing Decision (No 406/2009/EC) requires the Commission to assess and report by 2012 on the progress of the Community and its Member States towards the objective of reducing energy consumption by 20% by 2020 compared to projections. It also states that, to help Member States meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments, the Commission should propose, by 31 December 2012, strengthened or new measures to accelerate energy efficiency improvements. This Directive responds to this requirement. It also contributes to meeting the goals set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, notably by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, and to achieving zero emission electricity and heating and cooling production by 2050.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It would behave been preferable for the 20% energy efficiency target to behave been achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures promoting energy efficiency in different fields. IfAs that approach doeis not succeed, it wouldon track, it is however be necessary to reinforce the policy framework by adding a system of binding targets. In a first stage, therefore, the Commission, through discussions with Member States, should be required to set national energy efficiency targets, schemes and 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 monitor the implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through effectively designed to ensure that the overall EU energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020 its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should propoached or exceeded, and also a trajectory for achieving these mandatory national targets forby 2020, taking into account the individual starting points of Member States, their economic performance and early action taken.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Subsequently, these national targets and the progress of the individual trajectories of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission to ensure that the overall Union target is on track and the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal. The Commission should therefore closely monitor the implementation of national energy efficiency programmes through its revised legislative framework and within the Europe 2020 process. If this assessment shows that a Member State is not keeping to the agreed trajectory and the overall Union target is unlikely to be achieved, then the Commission should require that Member State to set out adequate and proportionate measures to rejoin the trajectory within a reasonable timescale.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
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. It is therefore of utmost importance to focus on the long-term perspective of significantly reducing the energy consumption of the public and private building stock by around 80% by 2050 and to establish roadmaps as part of the national plans required under Directive 2010/31/EU. Buildings owned or occupied 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 or occupied 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.
Amendment 211 #
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,of 20% energy saving by 2020 can better be achieved 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,, thus ensuring that every Member State benefits from the econditions under which a Member State could omic and social advantages accruing future recognise the energy savings achieved in another Member State. Irom improved energy efficiency. However, it is appropriate for the level of ambition of suchenergy efficiency obligation 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 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The cost of energy efficiency improvement measures, including energy saving 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 transparent cost reporting requirements to the national regulatory authorities.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) When designing energy efficiency improvement measures, account should be taken of efficiency gains and savings obtained through the widespread application of cost-effective technological innovations such as smart meters. To maximise the saving benefits of these innovations, final customers should be able to visualisee indicators of cost and consumption and have regular individual billing based on actual consumption.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework 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 2020, which amounts to an annual primary energy consumption of 1474 Mtoe in 2020 according to the PRIMES projections, and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11 a. "demand response" means changes in electric usage by end-use customers/micro generators from their current/normal consumption/injection patterns in response to changes in the price of electricity over time, or to incentive payments designed to adjust electricity usage or in response to acceptance of the consumer’s bid, alone or through aggregation, to sell demand reduction at a price in an organized electricity markets or to a retail provider;
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
13 a. ‘smart meter’ means an electronic device that can measure the consumption of energy, adding more information than a conventional meter, and can transmit data using a form of electronic communication. A key feature of a smart meter is the ability to provide bi- directional communication between the consumer and supplier/operator. It should also promote services that facilitate energy savings within the home. In addition to bi-directional communication, a smart meter may have any or all of the other additional functionalities identified by Mandate M/441 on smart metering, but for the purposes of this Directive must be connected to an interface described in Annex VI, 1.1;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 b (new)
13 b. "statement" means a statement of account showing how much energy has been consumed and its costs;
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 c (new)
13 c. "bill" means an invoice requesting payment;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set a binding national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they, which should be notified to the Commission by [the date of entry into force of this Directive]. These targets shall be set based on the indicative values provided in Annex 0 and shall take into account the Union’s target of 20 % energy savings,. Member States shall adopt a trajectory of energy efficiency improvement and adopt measures effectively designed to ensure that their energy efficiency improvement equals or exceeds that shown in the trajectory. Member States may also adopt 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. Any deviation from the values in Annex 0 shall be justified and notified to the Commission.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Members States shall aim to reduce, by 31 December 2050, the energy consumption of the existing building stock by 80% compared to 2010 levels. For this purpose, and as part of the national plans referred to in Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU, and without prejudice to paragraph 1 thereof, Member States shall develop policies and take measures to stimulate deep renovations of buildings, including staged deep renovations. Member States may decide not to include in their renovation roadmaps those categories of buildings listed in Article 4.2 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 20143, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likelyMember States are on track to achieve the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and required to achieve ithe Union’s target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account. This assessment shall include: a) the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 andb) the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).
Amendment 520 #
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 or occupied 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.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. To ensure flexibility, Member States may allow their public bodies to count towardsalculate 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 following3% referred to in paragraph 1 as an average of the renovated building floor area over a period of five years.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may decide not to include in their calculation of total floor area those categories of buildings listed in Article 4.2 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 577 #
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 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. As an alternative to the requirements in Article 4.1 and without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU or to Article 2a above, Member States may choose to reduce by 3% each year the total energy consumption of all buildings issued with an Energy Performance Certificate under Directive 2010/31/EU Article 12.1(b).
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) use energy service companies and energy performance contracting to finance renovations and implement their plans;
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) promote the “systems” approach to achieve additional long-term energy savings beyond the single product approach;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that public bodies purchase only products, systems, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Energy efficiencysaving obligation schemes
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiencysaving 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 cumulative annual energy savings equal to at least 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. Member States shall ensure that the measures to achieve the required energy savings each year are additional and focus on long-term benefits.
Amendment 732 #
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 proportionand representative sample of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties is independently verified.
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Within the energy efficiencysaving obligation scheme, Member States may:
Amendment 746 #
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, provided they are additional to the business as usual scenarios; 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 781 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Member States may exempt small energy distributors and small retail energy sales companies, namely those that distribute or sell less than the equivalent of 75 GWh of energy per year, employ fewer than 10 persons or have an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total that does not exceed EUR 2 000 000, from the application of this Article. Energy produced for self use shall not count towards these threshold in accordance with their specific national energy market circumstances.
Amendment 791 #
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 equally ambitious and additional measures to achieve energy savings among final customers. The annual amount of energy savings achieved through this approach shall be strictly equivalent to the amount of energy savings required in paragraph 1. and shall be subject to independent measurement, control and verification. Early actions may not be counted towards these measures.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall promote the availability to all final customers of energy audits which are affordableinvestment grade audits in order to assess and ensure the energy performance of industrial facilities, industrial processes and buildings. These audits shall be economically and technically adapted to each industrial facility or building, depending on the complexity of the audited facility, process or building, and carried out in an independent manner by qualified or accredited experts, including in-house experts.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall develop programmes to encourage households and small and medium-sized enterprises to undergo energy audits. In particular, Member States may introduce incentives and financial support, such as tax rebates and subsidies, to ensure that cost-effective recommendations from the energy audits are implemented within a reasonable timescale.
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For energy audits carried out by in- house experts, the competent authorities or bodies to which the competent authorities have delegated the responsibility for implementing the independent control system shall make a random selection of at least a statistically significant percentage of all the energy audits referred to in paragraph 2 annually and subject those audits to verification.
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall use investment grade audits in order to assess and ensure the quality of buildings’ Energy Performance Certificates as required by Directive 2010/31/EC. The Commission will provide guidelines for Member States to ensure the quality of their Energy Performance Certificates and of the energy efficiency improvement of the measures undertaken as a result of recommendations from these certificates.
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall require that appropriate advice and information be given to customers at the time of installation, notably about the full potential of smart meters with regard to tariff structures, meter reading management and the monitoring of energy consumption.
Amendment 938 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they shall ensure that the smart meters deployed facilitate energy savings within the home and that the general overall objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants. Minimum functionalities should enable communication of smart metering components with devices or gateways within the home or building used in the provision of energy saving and demand- side management services.
Amendment 947 #
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, or meters, 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 promptly to them or to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer at no additional cost and in an easily understandable format. The data shall be handled in a secure way and consumer privacy shall be protected in compliance with the relevant EU data protection and privacy legislation.
Amendment 996 #
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 2015, that billing isor at the time of installation of the smart meter, that statements of account are accurate and based 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 billstatement to provide final customers with a comprehensive account of current energy costs, in accordance with Annex VI(2.2).
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that final customers are offered a choice of either electronic or hard copy statements and billings and the possibility of easy access to complementary information allowing detailed self-checks on historical consumption as laid down in Annex VI(1.1).
Amendment 1012 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall require that if requested by final customers, information on their energy billingstatements and historical consumption is made available to an energy service provider designated by the final customer.
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Information from metering and billBilling and information statements from metering 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 through at least two types of direct feedback, one of which shall be an in- home display, and be free of charge.
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
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 and should take account inter alia likely reductions in heating and cooling load arising from Chapter II articles 4 to 8, from the implementation of Directive 2010/31/EU and from other measures, and the effect this decrease in energy consumption will have on future infrastructure needs. 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. The national heating and cooling plans shall take full account of the analysis of the national potentials for high-efficiency cogeneration carried out under 2004/8/EC.
Amendment 1181 #
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 cooling. This cost- benefit analysis should be determined by the Member State.
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that national energy regulatory authorities encourage demand side resources, such as demand response, to participate in a non- discriminatory manner alongside supply in local or regional energy markets. If necessary Member States shall require national regulatory authorities and TSOs to define technical specifications for participation in energy and tertiary reserve markets, on the basis of the technical requirements of these markets and demand response capabilities. The potential of demand response should be taken fully into account when implementing national capacity adequacy or other energy security related measures.
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure the removal of those incentives in transmission and distribution tariffs that unnecessarily increase the volume of distributed or transmitted energy, or those that might hamper participation of demand response, including service aggregators, in balancing and ancillary services. In particular, transmission and distribution tariffs shall be designed to reward network operators for improved efficiency in infrastructure design and operation, while removing incentives for increased throughput volumes, and while continuing to provide appropriate price signals and energy savings incentives to final customers. In this respect, in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member States may impose public service obligations relating to energy efficiency on undertakings operating in the electricity and gas sectors.
Amendment 1363 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall adopt measures and guidelines for the promotion and deployment of demand response for industrial, commercial and residential sites and buildings, in particular as regards integration of demand-side resources into regional electricity markets and their connection to the energy grid, in the context of the future national action plans for the implementation of smart grids.
Amendment 1364 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 16(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources which gives first priority in access and dispatch to the grid to electricity produced from renewable energy sources, Member States shall ensure that, subject to requirements relating to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, based on transparent and non-discriminatory criteria defined by the competent national authorities, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 1385 #
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 in so far as the secure and reliable operation of the national electricity system permits.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Member States mayshall particularly facilitate the connection to the grid system of electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration from small scale and micro cogeneration units. Member States shall in particular encourage network operators to adopt an "install and inform" process for the installation of micro cogeneration units to simplify and shorten authorisation procedure for individual citizens and installers.
Amendment 1393 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the appropriate steps to ensure that, where this is consistent with the mode of operation of the high-efficiency cogeneration installation, high-efficiency cogeneration operators and demand response aggregators can offer balancing services and other operational services at the level of transmission system operators or distribution system operators where this is consistent with the mode of operation of the high-efficiency cogeneration installation. Transmission system operators and distribution system operators shall ensure that such services are part of a services bidding process which is transparent and open to scrutiny.
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) making publicly available, checking and regularly updating a list of available accredited energy service providercompanies and the energy services they offer;
Amendment 1423 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Amendment 1424 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing model contracts for energy performance contracting in the public sectorencouraging public authorities to use energy performance contracting when carrying out building renovations and providing model contracts for energy performance contracting based on life- cycle cost and benefit analysis, while encouraging long-term contracts that provide greater energy savings; these shall at least include the items listed in Annex XIII;
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) the split of incentives between the owner and the tenant of a building or among owners, with a view to ensuring that these parties are not deterred from making efficiency-improving investments that they would otherwise have made by the fact that they will not individually obtain the full benefits or by the absence of rules for dividing the costs and benefits between them;
Amendment 1449 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) legal and, regulatory and fiscal provisions, and administrative practices, regarding public purchasing and annual budgeting and accounting, with a view to ensuring that individual public bodies are not deterred from making efficiency-improving investments. and from using energy performance contracting and other third- party financing mechanisms on a long- term contractual basis;
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) legal and regulatory provisions that unnecessarily or disproportionately impede or restrict energy companies from offering energy efficiency services or the uptake of innovative third-party financing models to deliver energy saving measures;
Amendment 1474 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a new Financing energy efficiency 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States may establish specific energy efficiency financing mechanism(s). Financing may come from EU and public funding or other sources, as well as from penalties incurred from non-compliance with the provisions of this directive. 2. In the event that Member States are not able to create such a financing mechanism, they should allow the establishment of similar funds by cross- industry actors, in so far as these financing mechanisms would ensure the same aims.
Amendment 1482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. No later than 6 months after the entering into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt a regulation to reduce the number of allowances pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC by 1.4bn allowances so as to maintain the incentives for investment in energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies and the level of ambition envisaged in Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 17 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time2 years from [the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 1498 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards their binding national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1).
Amendment 1502 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 30 April 20143, and every three years thereafter, Member State shall submit supplementary reports with information on national energy efficiency policies, action plans, programmes and measures implemented or planned at national, regional and local level to improve energy efficiency in view of achieving the national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). The reports shall be complemented with updated estimates of expected overall primary energy consumption in 2020, as well as estimated levels of primary energy consumption in the sectors indicated in Annex XIV(1). The reports shall indicate whether the Member State's improvement in energy efficiency is in line with the trajectory set by the Member State under Article 3.1.
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, not later than 1 January 2014,3 provide a template as guidance for the supplementary reports. This template shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 20(2). The supplementary reports shall in any case include the information specified in Annex XIV.
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary reports and assess the extent to which Member States have made progress towards the achievement of the national energy efficiency targets required by Article 3(1) and towards the implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall send its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council. Based on its assessment of the reports the Commission may issue recommendations to Member States. In particular, if a Member State is not keeping to the trajectory set under Article 3.1 then the Commission shall require that Member State to set out adequate and proportionate measures to rejoin the trajectory within a reasonable timescale.
Amendment 1524 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Commission's assessment of the first supplementary report shall include an assessment of the energy efficiency levels of existing and new installations undertaking the combustion of fuels with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more and installations undertaking the refining of mineral oil and gas, in the light of the relevant best available techniques as developed in accordance with Directive 2010/75/EU and Directive 2008/1/EC. Where this assessment identifies significant discrepancies between the actual energy efficiency levels of such installations and energy efficiency levels associated with the application of the relevant best available techniques, the Commission shall propose by 31 December 2015, if appropriate, requirements to improve the energy efficiency levels achieved by such installations or that the use of such techniques shall in future be a condition for the permitting of new installations and for the periodic review or updating of the permits for existing installations.
Amendment 1536 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. By 30 June 20143 the Commission shall submit the assessment referred to in Article 3(2) to the European Parliament and to the Council, followaccompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal laying down additional mandatory national targets and measures.
Amendment 1540 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. By 30 June 20187, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Article 6. That report shall be followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for one or more of the following purposes:
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 9
Article 19 – paragraph 9
9. By 30 June 20187, 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 proposal.
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Amendments to Directive 2003/87/EC In Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC the following paragraph shall be added after the second paragraph : "From 2014 onwards the linear reduction factor shall be 2.25%."
Amendment 1556 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
ANNEX -I National primary energy consumption levels in 2020 required to meet the EU’s 20% energy savings target Member States shall refer to the following values when setting the targets referred to in Article 3(1). Any Member State submitting a target which deviates from the value in the table shall provide adequate justification. Member State Primary energy consumption, in Mtoe 2007 Projection to -20% Absolute 2020 reduction Belgium 50,2 53,4 42,7 10,7 Bulgaria 19,3 21,8 17,4 4,4 Czech Republic 43,6 45,6 36,5 9,1 Denmark 20,2 20,0 16,0 4,0 Germany 314,9 299,9 239,9 60,0 Estonia 5,9 5,6 4,5 1,1 Ireland 15,8 18,7 14,9 3,7 Greece 32,6 36,0 28,8 7,2 Spain 138,9 162,8 130,3 32,6 France 254,8 276,4 221,1 55,3 Italy 173,3 208,8 167,0 41,8 Cyprus 2,7 2,8 2,2 0,6 Latvia 4,7 6,8 5,5 1,4 Lithuania 7,8 9,7 7,8 1,9 Luxembourg 4,6 5,6 4,5 1,1 Hungary 24,7 29,6 23,7 5,9 Malta 0,9 0,9 0,7 0,2 Netherlands 70,3 75,7 60,6 15,1 Austria 32,0 36,4 29,1 7,3 Poland 93,1 109,8 87,9 22,0 Portugal 23,8 30,0 24,0 6,0 Romania 37,5 50,1 40,1 10,0 Slovenia 7,0 8,8 7,0 1,8 Slovak Republic 16,8 20,3 16,3 4,1 Finland 36,2 37,4 29,9 7,5 Sweden 48,1 55,8 44,6 11,2 United Kingdom 212,2 213,5 170,8 42,7 EU27 1692,0 1842,1 1473,6 368,4
Amendment 1581 #
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 1619 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 1 – point a
Annex V – section 1 – point a
Amendment 1624 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
a) engineering estimatesScaled savings, whereby it may be appropriate to use engineering estimates of savings where establishing robust measured data for a specific installation is difficult or disproportionately too expensive e.g. replacing a compressor or electric motor with a different kWh rating than that for which independent information on savings has been measured;
Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) Deemed savings, by reference to the results of previous independently monitored energy improvements in similar installations. The generic approach is termed “ex-ante”;
Amendment 1626 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Annex V – section 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) meteringMetered savings, whereby the savings from the installation of a measure, or package of measures, is determined by recording the actual reduction in energy use, taking due account of factors such as occupancy, production levels and the weather which may affect consumption. The generic approach is termed “ex- post”;
Amendment 1639 #
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 customeraccurately measures and securely transmits consumption data to the final customer or a third party designated by the final customer. The data shall be handled in a secure way and consumer privacy shall be protected in compliance with the relevant EU data protection and privacy legislation.
Amendment 1644 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 2
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 2
The meter interface shall provide privatesupport the connection of an in-home display that provides information enabling final customers to better control and reduce their energy consumption and use the. This information can then be used for further potential analysis and advice by a third party designated by the final customer safeguarding the privacy of the latter. Such information shall at least indicate the current rate of consumption (e.g. kWh, kJ, m3) and related costs and be communicated in a format that promotes consumer action in energy efficiency.
Amendment 1648 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The smart metering infrastructure shall support two-way communication interfaces for the provision of energy efficiency and demand side management services, such as home automation and demand response programmes that allow the final consumer to react to price signals and adapt energy consumption. Member States shall require that these interfaces are interoperable.
Amendment 1653 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Member States shall give consideration to the need to make available where necessary consumer interfaces accessible to consumers with impairments.
Amendment 1656 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – introductory part
Annex VI – section 1 – point 1.1 – subparagraph 4 – introductory part
The private data exported through theconsumption data securely transmitted through the two-way information interface shall offer the final customer a possibility to consult his/her historic consumption levels (in local currency and in kWh, kJ or m3):
Amendment 1669 #
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 (any day, 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, etc) shall be made easily accessible either directly through the interface or via the internet-home display and at least one other type of direct feedback.
Amendment 1734 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 – point d
Annex VI – section 2 – point 2.2 – point d
Amendment 1735 #
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 ensure that a summary box containing the following information is included on the front of each gas and electricity bill: (a) The exact tariff name; (b) The amount of energy used; (c) The rate of gas and/or electricity per kWh and how this is broken down on a daily basis; (d) How the cost has been calculated; (e) Any discounts the customer is benefiting from and when the discounts end; (f) Any fees the customer will have to pay if he/she changes supplier
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – section 2 – introductory part
Annex XI – section 2 – introductory part
2. Network regulation and tariffs shall allowencourage network operators to offer system services and system tariffs for demand response measures, demand management and distributed generation on organised electricity markets, in particular:
Amendment 1798 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex XIII – indent 2 a (new)
Annex XIII – indent 2 a (new)
– Clear and transparent list of penalties applicable if the guaranteed savings are not achieved
Amendment 1802 #
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 250 m2 ownowned or occupied 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);