Activities of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2011/0172(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION 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
Amendments (74)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To tap the energy savings potential in certain market segments where energy audits are generally not offered commercially (such as households or small and medium-sized enterprises), Member States should ensure that energy audits are available and affordable. Energy audits should be mandatory and regular for large enterprises, as energy savings can be significant.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Most EU businesses are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They represent an enormous energy saving potential for the EU. To help them adopt energy efficiency measures, Member States should establish a favourable framework aimed at providing SMEs with technical assistance and targeted information, targeted information and simplified procedures and application forms for applying for funds and / or inclusion in the national energy grid.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) A sufficient number of reliable professionals competent in the field of energy efficiency should be available to ensure the effective and timely implementation of this Directive, for instance as regards compliance with the requirements on energy audits and implementation of energy efficiency obligation schemes. Member States should therefore put in place certification schemes for the providers of energy services, energy audits and other energy efficiency improvement measures. Member States should ensure compliance with mandatory milestone requirements for certification, proposed by the Commission.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to permit adaptation to technical progress and changes in the distribution of energy sources, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of certain matters. It will be of particular importance that tThe Commission shall carry out consultations during its preparatory work, including with the corresponding committee at the European Parliament, and at expert level.
Amendment 47 #
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 at least the Union's target of 20% primary energy savings by 2020 compared to 2007 and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 49 #
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, and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘'energy performance contracting’' means a contractual arrangement between the beneficiary and the provider (normally an ESCO) of an energy efficiency improvement measure, accordverified and monitored during tohe which the payment for the investment made by the provider isole term of the contract, where investments (work, supply or service) in that measure are paid for in relation to a contractually agreed level of energy efficiency improvement or other agreed energy performance criterion, such as financial savings;.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each 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 shall take into accountensure that its national absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020 is at least below its target as set out in Annex -1. Such mandatory national targets are consistent with the Union'’s target of at least 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 referred to in Article 1 which limit EU primary energy consumption to maximum 1353,50 Mtoe in 2020, representing 80% of the energy consumption in 2007.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set aadopt a binding national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting tThese targets, they 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 levelbe set according to the methodology set out in Annex Ia (new).
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is 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)Member States shall introduce measures to ensure that their primary energy consumption equals or is below an annual linear trajectory to the 2020 target in Annex -1.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a - Building stock 1. Member States shall draft national strategies to reduce the energy consumption of the national existing building stock. 2. The national strategies shall include legislative, financial, and training measures to achieve a reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 80% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2050, mainly through deep renovations.. 3. The national strtegies shall also include the following intermediate objectives: (a) A reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 30% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2030. (b) A reduction of energy consumption of the exsiting building stock by 60% compared to 2010 levels by 31 December 2040. 4. Member States may adopt differentiated approaches for commercial, residential and public buildings and may start by tackling the worst performing buildings first.
Amendment 104 #
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 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. Member States shall provide for the implementation of measures concerning the building envelope, the building equipment, operation and maintenance and consumers’ behaviour. This will include connection to efficient district heating networks when technically and economically feasible (for buildings being renovated and when heating installations need retrofitting).
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) (c) put in place contracts for energy services aimed at keeping or improving energy efficiency in the long term, including energy performance contracting
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a (new) Member States shall draw up national roadmaps to provide details about national strategies to reduce carbon emission of the building stock by 80% in 2050 compared to 1990 levels. These national shall be adopted by January 1, 2014 (for public buildings), by January 1, 2015 (for commercial buildings), and by January 1, 2017 (for private buildings), and will also establish intermediary targets for average energy consumption of the building stock 2020, 2030, and 2040.
Amendment 134 #
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, as referred to in Annex III. Member States shall encourage the development and uptake of energy services, as defined in Article 2.3. In this respect, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14b.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% 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.The Member States shall apply the scheme to all sectors.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% 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.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport and sold to ETS installations . This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers or via an equivalent primary energy saving in the supply chain.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall express the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party in terms of either final or primary energy consumption. The method chosen for expressing the required amount of energy savings shall also be used for calculating the savings claimed by obligated parties. The conversion factors in Annex IV shall apply. Switches of fuel have to be taken into account in the energy savings calculation, using a guideline to be adopted by the Commission. Member States shall authorize energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies involved either directly or via connected undertakings in the supply side, to count the energy savings achieved in the transformation, transmission and distribution of energy towards the achievement of the requirement of paragraph.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) permit obligated parties to count towards their obligation certified energy savings achieved by energy service providers or other third parties; in this case they shall establish an accreditation procompanies providing energy efficiency servicess that is clear, transparent and open to all market actors, and that aims at minimising the costs of certification;with contractually guaranteed energy savings.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) allow obligated parties to count toward their obligation switch to renewable and waste heat recovery (considering in this case "non renewable energy" savings). In case of energy efficiency obligation schemes, obligated parties will be allowed to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the two previous or two following years.
Amendment 169 #
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 thresholdsis article.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 176 #
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 wouldpart of their obligation that will be fulfilled with payments into the funds by the obligated parties, including the rules on penalties referred to in Article 9, and illustrate what programmes and measures they plan to put in place using the payment collected into the fund to 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 approachprogrammes and measures shall not be applied by the Member State concerned until the Commission expressly accepts the resubmitted or modified draft measures.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified and/or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit. Audits may be carried out by in- house experts, provided that these are qualified and accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member state has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall establish mechanisms taking into account the technical management and the economic balance of the DHN to ensure the connection of these installations to district heating and cooling networks. They may require these installations to bear the connection charges and the cost of developing the district heating and cooling networks necessary to transport their waste heat to consumers.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 11
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. For biomass projects high efficiency support and other incentives specific to biomass might be cumulative. On the opposite, no available support will be provided for investments in individual /decentralized energy production if it implies disconnection from an efficient DHN.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
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 and in compliance with the criteria harmonized at EU level, transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory:
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall make publicly available the certification schemes or equivalent qualification schemes referred to in paragraph 1 and shall cooperate among themselves and with the Commissionwork on comparisons between and recognition of the schemes. This shall be without prejudice to directive 2005/36/EC.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Funds 1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, Member States shall establish a fund or funds to subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement programmes and measures, to promote the development of a market for energy efficiency measures and to offer technical assistance. Such measures may include the promotion of energy auditing and financial instruments for energy savings, support the deep renovation of buildings particularly for low-income households. The fund may, among other sources, include the revenues generated by the auctioning under the ETS, financing from the Structural and Cohesion Funds, eventual financial contributions derived from the obligation schemes referred to in Article 6 of this Directive. 2. The funds shall be used to attract private investment into the energy efficiency space, by means of loan guarantees and other financial engineering mechanisms. 3. When funds subsidise the delivery of energy efficiency improvement measures, access to funds shall be made conditional upon the actual realisation of energy savings or energy efficiency improvements. This shall be proved by appropriate means, such as energy performance certificates for buildings or energy labels for products. 4. The funds shall also provide technical assistance for third parties, such as consumers, small and medium size enterprises and other investors, to support the market penetration of good quality energy efficiency programmes and measures. 5. Funds may be linked to dedicated agencies or programmes which help to direct monies to appropriate projects and to carry out the functions described in paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 326 #
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 339 #
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 342 #
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 as Directive 2010/31/EC. Until 30/06/2013 at the latest, the European Commission should come forward with a proposal to adjust the Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council).
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. No later than 6 months after the entering into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt a regulation amending the Regulation referred to in Article 10 (4) of Directive 2003/87/EC in order to set aside allowances so as to restore scarcity to levels envisaged in the impact assessment on which basis the legislation was agreed, thus allowing the original objective of providing incentives for investments in low carbon technologies and energy efficiency measures to be met, and thereafter proposing a legislative act to enable such allowances to be eliminated;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Before the end of 2013, the Commission shall propose legislation to modify from 2020 the 1.74% annual linear reduction requirement to a value sufficient to meet the requirements of the 2050 CO2 reduction target;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex -1 (new)
Annex -1 (new)
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) require in their tenders for service contracts that service providers use, for the purposes of providing the services in question, only products that comply with the requirements referred to in points (a) to (d), when providing the services in question;. When tendering service contracts, public bodies shall assess the possibility of concluding long term energy performance contracts as referred to in Article 14 (b).
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 5 – part 4 a (new)
Annex 5 – part 4 a (new)
4 a. Lifetime of energy efficiency improvement measures: Insulation of internal building network: 20 years Cleaning and balancing of internal building network: 10 years Optimization of regulation of the internal network: 20 years
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 7 – point 3 – point b
Annex 7 – point 3 – point b
(b) new residential zonesor tertiary zones, new public or tertiary building 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;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 7 – point 3 – point d
Annex 7 – point 3 – point d
(d) residential zonesor tertiary zones, public or tertiary building and industrial plants which consume heat in their production processes are connected to the local district heating or cooling network.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – heading 1
Annex 13 – heading 1
Perimeter A minima : audit, solutions definition, operations (conduct and maintenance), users awareness, communication on results Optional : Works, investment, supply of primary energy Minimum items to be included in energy performance contracts with the public sector
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – point 1
Annex 13 – point 1
Contents and methodology of the energy audit Clear and transparent list of the efficiency measures to be implemented
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – point 2
Annex 13 – point 2
Guaranteed savings during the whole term of the contract, to be achieved by implementing the measures of the contract.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – point 3
Annex 13 – point 3
Level of comfort and quality guaranteed by the contract Duration and milestones of the contract, terms and period of notice, with a minimum duration of three years.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – point 9
Annex 13 – point 9
Clear and transparent display of financial implications of the project and distribution of the share of both parties in the monetary savings achieved (i.e. remuneration of the service provider, obligation for the service provider to financially compensate the whole difference between the agreed level of consumption and the actual consumption).
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 13 – point 12
Annex 13 – point 12
Detailed information on reporting and communication tools; detailed information on the obligations of each of the contracting party.
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 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 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 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 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%."