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Legislation
End-use efficiency and Energy Services|Overview |Directive |National Energy Efficiency Action Plans| Initiatives/Projects |Events Estimates are that the Union’s energy consumption is approximately 20% higher than can be justified on economic grounds. There is a very large economic potential of unrealized energy savings. A part of this energy savings can effectively be realized through energy services and other end-use efficiency measures. The Commission has proposed late 2003 a new proposal for a Directive on the promotion of end-use efficiency and energy services to enhance the cost-effective and efficient end-use of energy in Member States. Upon adoption, it provides the necessary targets, mechanisms, incentives and institutional, financial and legal frameworks to remove existing market barriers and imperfections for the efficient end use of energy. According to the Directive the Member States shall adopt and aim to achieve an overall national indicative energy savings target of 9 % for the ninth year of application of the Directive, to be reached by way of energy services and other energy efficiency improvement measures. Member States shall take cost-effective, practicable and reasonable measures designed to contribute towards achieving this target.
National Energy Efficiency Action Plans According to Article 14(2) of the Directive, Member States shall submit their first National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) to the Commission by June 30, 2007. In their NEEAPs, Member States should show how they intend to reach the 9% indicative energy savings target by 2016. NEEAPs shall describe the energy efficiency improvement measures that are aimed at achieving the savings targets set out in Article 4(1) of the Directive. Furthermore the NEEAPs shall describe how Member States intend to comply with the provisions on the exemplary role of the public sector and the provision of information and advice to final consumers. Below please find National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and related communications that have been submitted to the Commission: Member State NEEAP
Press release: Commission proposes new rules to ensure that all Member States save each year at least 1% more energy, 10.12.2003 Press Memo
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