Directive 2012/27 / EU (Energy Efficiency Directive)

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Directive 2012/27 / EU

Title: Directive 2012/27 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125 / EC and 2010/30 / EU and repealing Directives 2004/8 / EC and 2006/32 / EG
Designation:
(not official) 		Energy efficiency directive
Scope: EEA
Legal matter: Energy law
Basis: TFEU , in particular Article 194 (2)
Procedure overview: European Commission
European Parliament
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To be
implemented in national law by: 		5th June 2014
Reference: OJ L 315 of November 14, 2012, pp. 1-56
Full text Consolidated version (not official)
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The regulation must have been implemented in national law.
Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union !

The Directive 2012/27 / EU ( the Energy Efficiency Directive , abbreviation EnEff RL, Energy Efficiency Directive; English : Energy Efficiency Directive, EED) should help to reduce dependence on energy imports and scarce energy resources, the Climate Change To halt and the economic crisis to overcome. "Energy efficiency is a valuable tool to tackle these challenges".

The Energy Efficiency Directive is an essential part of the European Union's energy law and a specification for standards in the Union member states in order to find solutions for the Union's growing dependence "[...] from a few regions of the world and for the problem of climate change".

Objectives of the directive

The main objectives of the Energy Efficiency Directive are:

  • Setting national energy efficiency targets for 2020;
  • Renovation rate for central government buildings of 3 percent per year;
  • mandatory energy savings of the member states in the period 2014 to 2020 of an annual average of 1.5 percent;
  • mandatory implementation of regular energy audits in large companies;
  • Combined heat and power : compulsory performance of a cost-benefit analysis for new construction or modernization of power plants and industrial plants.

The Energy Efficiency Directive should therefore produce several effects:

  • Lower energy costs through lower consumption;
  • Improving security of supply through lower and more diversified energy imports;
  • Economic stimulus through investments;
  • Climate protection by reducing consumption and increasing efficiency.

Subject of the directive

The subject of the Energy Efficiency Directive or, in part, of its predecessors, the 2004/8 / EC and the EDL Directive 2006/32 / EC , is, according to Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Energy Efficiency Directive, a common framework for measures to promote energy efficiency in the Union "to ensure that the Union's overall energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020 " is achieved " and to prepare for further energy efficiency improvements after that".

This is to be done through rules that have been set out in the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to remove “barriers in the energy market and market failures that hinder efficiency in energy supply and use”.

The definition of "indicative national energy efficiency targets by 2020" is an important part of implementing the requirements of the European Energy Efficiency Directive, whereby the requirements of the Directive should be minimum requirements and the Union member states should not be prevented from "maintaining or taking more stringent measures", provided that these measures are compatible with EU law (Article 2 Paragraph 1 EnEff-RL).

Legal basis

The adoption of Directive 2012/27 / EU was based in particular on Article 194 TFEU (energy).

Structure of Directive 2012/27 / EU

Directive 2012/27 / EU partly follows the previous directive 2004/8 / EC and 2006/32 / EC, although the content and the item count have been significantly changed:

  • CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS
    • Article 1 Subject matter and scope
    • Article 2 Definitions
    • Article 3 Energy efficiency targets
  • CHAPTER II EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY USE
    • Article 4 Building renovation
    • Article 5 Exemplary character of buildings in public institutions
    • Article 6 Procurement by public bodies
    • Article 7 Energy efficiency obligation systems
    • Article 8 Energy audits and energy management systems
    • Article 9 Recording of consumption
    • Article 10 Billing Information
    • Article 11 Costs for access to consumption recording and billing information
    • Article 12 Program for "informed and competent consumers"
    • Article 13 Sanctions
  • CHAPTER III EFFICIENCY IN ENERGY SUPPLY
    • Article 14 Promotion of efficiency in heating and cooling
    • Article 15 Energy conversion, transmission or transmission and distribution
  • CHAPTER IV HORIZONTAL PROVISIONS
    • Article 16 Availability of qualification, accreditation and certification systems
    • Article 17 Information and training
    • Article 18 Energy services
    • Article 19 Other measures to promote energy efficiency
    • Article 20 National Energy Efficiency Fund, funding and technical assistance
    • Article 21 Conversion Factors
  • CHAPTER V FINAL PROVISIONS
    • Article 22 Delegated Acts
    • Article 23 Exercise of the delegation
    • Article 24 Review and monitoring of implementation
    • Article 25 online
    • Article 26 Committee procedure
    • Article 27 Changes and Repeal
    • Article 28 Implementation
    • Article 29 Entry into force
    • Article 30 Addressees
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    • ANNEX I GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR CALCULATING THE QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY FROM CHP
      • Part I General Principles
      • Part II CHP technologies covered by this directive
    • ANNEX II PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CHP PROCESS
    • ANNEX III ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND BUILDINGS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
    • ANNEX IV ENERGY CONTENT OF SELECTED FUELS FOR FINAL CONSUMPTION - CONVERSION TABLE (1)
    • ANNEX V Uniform methods and principles for calculating the effects of the energy efficiency obligation systems or other strategic measures in accordance with Article 7 paragraphs 1, 2 and 9 and Article 20 paragraph 6
    • ANNEX VI Minimum criteria for energy audits, including those carried out as part of energy management systems
    • ANNEX VII Minimum requirements for billing and billing information based on actual consumption
    • ANNEX VIII Efficiency potential in heating and cooling supply
    • ANNEX IX COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
      • Part 1 General principles of cost-benefit analysis
      • Part 2 principles for the purposes of Article 14 paragraphs 5 and 7
    • ANNEX X Certificate of origin for electricity from highly efficient CHP
    • ANNEX XI Energy efficiency criteria for the regulation of energy networks and for electricity network tariffs
    • ANNEX XII ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATORS
    • ANNEX XIII Minimum elements in energy performance contracts with the public sector or in the associated tender conditions
    • ANNEX XIV GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING
      • Part 1 General framework for annual reports
      • Part 2 General Framework for National Energy Efficiency Action Plans
    • ANNEX XV Correspondence table

Selected provisions of Directive 2012/27 / EU

Energy efficiency goals

In principle, each EU member state has to set the envisaged energy efficiency targets by means of a national energy efficiency plan. The overriding goal according to Article 3 EnEff-RL is that the energy consumption of the European Union in 2020 must not exceed 1,474 Mtoe of primary energy or not more than 1,078 Mtoe of final energy.

There are basically two main areas:

  • Energy efficiency in energy use (Articles 4 to 13 EnEff Directive) and
  • Energy efficiency in energy supply (Articles 14 and 15 EnEff-RL).

Energy efficiency in energy use

Energy efficiency in the use of energy is to be achieved primarily through:

  • Building renovation (Article 4 EnEff-RL);
  • Role model in energy saving in buildings of public institutions (Article 5 EnEff-RL);
  • Exemplary procurement of products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency by public institutions (Article 6 EnEff-RL);
  • Energy efficiency obligation systems for energy distributors and / or energy retailers (Article 7 EnEff-RL);
  • Energy audits for all end customers and energy management systems (Article 8 EnEff-RL);
  • Consumption recording of electrical energy, natural gas, district heating, district cooling and hot water with individual, intelligent meters at competitive prices in order to show the actual energy consumption of the end customer and provide information about the actual usage time (Article 9 EnEff-RL);
  • Comprehensive billing information for the customer to ensure a comprehensible presentation of the current energy costs (Article 10 EnEff-RL);
  • largely free of charge access to consumption recording and billing information (Article 11 EnEff-RL);
  • Programs for “informed and competent consumers” to promote and facilitate the efficient use of energy by small consumers, including private households (Article 12 EnEff-RL).

Energy efficiency in energy supply

The energy efficiency in the energy supply is to be achieved primarily through:

  • Promotion of the use of highly efficient CHP and the efficient district heating and cooling supply (Article 14 EnEff-RL) and
  • Guarantee and promotion of energy efficiency in energy conversion, transmission or transmission and distribution (Article 15 EnEff-RL).

Energy services market

According to Article 18 EnEff-RL, the EU member states have to promote the emergence and establishment of an energy services market and access to this market for SMEs . The Member States of the Union should do this primarily by providing information on:

  • Energy service contracts and clauses that should be included in such contracts to guarantee energy savings and the rights of end customers;
  • Financial instruments, incentives, grants and loans to promote service projects in the field of energy efficiency;

as well as the development of quality seals and other suitable measures.

Changes to existing guidelines and expire

Expire

According to Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the EnEff Directive, “Directive 2006/32 / EC - with the exception of Article 4 Paragraphs 1 to 4 and Annexes I, III and IV - [...] without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States in connection with the deadlines for the implementation in national law from June 5, 2014 repealed. Article 4 paragraphs 1 to 4 and Annexes I, III and IV of Directive 2006/32 / EC are repealed from 1 January 2017. Directive 2004/8 / EC is repealed from 5 June 2014, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States in relation to the deadlines for transposition into national law. References to Directives 2006/32 / EC and 2004/8 / EC apply as references to this Directive and are to be read in accordance with the correspondence table in Annex XV ".

According to Article 27 (2), Article 9 (1) and (2) of Directive 2010/30 / EU will be deleted from June 5, 2014.

Changes

In accordance with Article 27 (3), Recital 35a is added to Directive 2009/125 / EC and a sentence is added to Article 6 (1).

Complaints procedure based on the Energy Efficiency Directive

In July 2016, Deutsche Umwelthilfe and BUND initiated a complaint procedure against Germany with the European Commission . The two environmental organizations criticize that the measures introduced by German policy are not sufficient to achieve the goal of energy savings of 1.5% per year on average.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official long title: DIRECTIVE 2012/27 / EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of October 25, 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125 / EC and 20 (OJ EU No. L 315, 1 to 56).
  2. ↑ Quoted from Recital 1 of Directive 2012/27 / EU.
  3. ↑ COM (2004) 366 final of May 26, 2004, summary, point 1.
  4. ↑ Listed on the website: EU Energy Efficiency Directive of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
  5. ↑ See also the correspondence table with regard to the articles in Directive 2012/27 / EU in Annex XV of Directive 2012/27 / EU.
  6. ↑ See directives 2009/72 / EG and 2009/73 / EG.
  7. ↑ Energy efficiency policy in a dead end: environmental associations initiate infringement proceedings against Germany , DUH and BUND, July 28, 2016