COM(2003)739 - Energy end-use efficiency and energy services

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  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
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1.

Key information

official title

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services
 
Legal instrument Directive
Decision making procedure ordinary legislative procedure (COD)
reference by COM-number153 COM(2003)739 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2005)455; COM(2006)53
procedure number155 2003/0300(COD)
CELEX number156 52003PC0739

2.

Key dates

Document 10-12-2003
Online publication 10-12-2003
Decision 05-04-2006; Richtlijn 2006/32
Publication in Official Journal157 27-04-2006; Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,OJ L 114, 27.4.2006,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 12 Volume 002,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 12 Volume 003

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Related information

4.

Resulting legislation

 

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  • 1. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 2. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 3. 
    The average on-peak price is 10.2 euro cents/kWh. (Source: OFFER and National Audit Office, UK 1998 and 2003).

     
  • 4. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 5. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 6. 
    Directive 2003/54/EC and Directive 2003/55/EC.

     
  • 7. 
    MURE model estimate based on current energy prices. European Commission, 2003.

     
  • 8. 
    SAVE study : Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany, 2000.

     
  • 9. 
    Green Paper on Security of Supply, European Commission, 2000.

     
  • 10. 
    SAVE Study: Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany, 2000.

     
  • 11. 
    Harmelink, Graus, Blok, "Low Carbon Electricity Systems, Methodology
     
  • 12. 
    European Climate Change Programme Report, European Commission, 2001.

     
  • 13. 
    Pagliano, Politecnico di Milano, Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Energy Service Companies, Milan, 2003.

     
  • 14. 
    Numerous studies have been undertaken to estimate potential savings and CO2 reduction possibilities in the buildings sector. Results of these vary somewhat, depending on the assumptions made regarding the rate of economic growth, the rate of diffusion of technology, and the shapes of the cost, price and learning curves. Options in the entire buildings sector, which represents 40% of EU final energy consumption, that have a negative or zero cost represent over 50% of the identified reduction potential for the sector, using a 4% real rate of return on investment. Zero and negative cost options are defined as investments that generate savings that are sufficient to pay back capital costs, cover maintenance, operating and interest costs within the normal (average) accepted technical life of the technology in question. Source: ECOFYS Study, 'Economic Evaluation of Sectoral Emission Reduction Objectives for Climate Change', commissioned by the European Commission, January 2001.

     
  • 15. 
    "Energy Efficiency in the European Community -Towards a Strategy for the Rational Use of Energy, Commission Communication, COM (1998)246 final of 29.4.1998.

     
  • 16. 
    To avoid duplication, energy consumption and energy efficiency measures in the industrial production processes covered by the Emissions Trading and the IPPC Directives are excluded, leaving about 75% of final energy consumption.

     
  • 17. 
    This base period and resulting amount of savings are used for the duration of the target period.

     
  • 18. 
    SAVE Study: Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany 2000.

     
  • 19. 
    Energy Charter Country Reviews, 2002 and 2003.

     
  • 20. 
    'Harnessing the Power of the Public Purse, European PROUST Study on energy efficiency in the public sector, SAVE Programme, European Commission, March 2003'.

     
  • 21. 
    Id.

     
  • 22. 
    While 10% of the workforce in the electricity supply industry is expected to be lost as a result of market liberalisation, the development of the energy services market, using many of the same skills, could compensate for much of this. Source: 'Employment effects of future developments in the European Energy Market', A Technology Consultants, Hague, 1996.

     
  • 23. 
    Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas, and repealing Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC respectively, have set forth the choice of using demand management as an alternative to new supply, allowing Member State authorities the possibility to tender for new capacity or energy efficiency and demand management measures. National regulatory authorities have also been called upon in these Directives to ensure that transmission and distribution tariffs take account of these demand management measures, thus allowing cost recovery and a reasonable profit margin in setting such tariffs.

     
  • 24. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 25. 
    OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26-40.

     
  • 26. 
    'Employment Impacts of Energy Conservation Schemes', ECN , October, 1999.

     
  • 27. 
    Proceedings from Graz SAVE Conference, EWA 2000 and Proceedings from ECEEE Summer Study 2003.

     
  • 28. 
    SAVE Employment Study. European Commission 2001.

     
  • 29. 
    IEA DSM Implementing Agreement 2003.

     
  • 30. 
    COM(2001) 580 final.

     
  • 31. 
    Both the European Parliament and the Council have supported initiatives in energy services in Parliamentary Resolutions and Council Conclusions (A5-0054/2001 and Council Conclusions 8835/00 and 14000/00 of 2000).The Council, in its Resolution of 7 December 1998 (OJ C 394, 17.12.1998, p. 1) accepted an indicative target for energy intensity improvement of final consumption by an additional 1 percentage point per year, up to the year 2010, as useful guidance with which to increase efforts in this field.

     
  • 32. 
    Article 7 of Directive 2003/54/EC.

     
  • 33. 
    Recital 18 of Directive 2003/54/EC.

     
  • 34. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 35. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 36. 
    OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.

     
  • 37. 
    OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65.

     
  • 38. 
    In promoting the development of energy services, co-ordination with other existing EU legislation, such as Directives 1994/2/EC, 1995/12/EC, 1995/13/EC, 1996/60/EC, 1997/17/EC, 1998/11/EC, and 2000/31/EC, is envisaged.

     
  • 39. 
    Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE).

     
  • 40. 
    DEA. E.piano 1999.

     
  • 41. 
    154.5 PJ = 42.9 TWh,
     
  • 42. 
    (Thomas et al. 1997).

     
  • 43. 
    International Energy Agency, Energy Efficiency Initiative-Country Profiles and Case Studies, 1997.

     
  • 44. 
    id.

     
  • 45. 
    id.

     
  • 46. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 47. 
    OJ C
     
  • 48. 
    OJ C
     
  • 49. 
    OJ C
     
  • 50. 
    OJ C
     
  • 51. 
    COM(2000) 769, Green Paper 'Towards a European Strategy for Energy Supply'.

     
  • 52. 
    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

     
  • 53. 
    European Climate Change Programme.

     
  • 54. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37.

     
  • 55. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p.57.

     
  • 56. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p.37.

     
  • 57. 
    Implementing the internal energy market: First benchmarking report; European Commission, 2002.

     
  • 58. 
    OJ C 394, 17.12.1998, p.1.

     
  • 59. 
    Council Conclusions: Bulletin 5-2000, point 1.4.41.

     
  • 60. 
    OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.

     
  • 61. 
    The average on-peak price is 10.2 euro cents/kWh. (Source: OFFER and National Audit Office, UK 1998 and 2003).

     
  • 62. 
    OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65.

     
  • 63. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 64. 
    OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26-40.

     
  • 65. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 66. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 67. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 68. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 69. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 70. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 71. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 72. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 73. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 74. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 75. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 76. 
    A model for establishing a level of quantifiable uncertainty based on these three errors is given in Appendix B in the International Performance Measurement
     
  • 77. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 78. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 79. 
    The average on-peak price is 10.2 euro cents/kWh. (Source: OFFER and National Audit Office, UK 1998 and 2003).

     
  • 80. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 81. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 82. 
    Directive 2003/54/EC and Directive 2003/55/EC.

     
  • 83. 
    MURE model estimate based on current energy prices. European Commission, 2003.

     
  • 84. 
    SAVE study : Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany, 2000.

     
  • 85. 
    Green Paper on Security of Supply, European Commission, 2000.

     
  • 86. 
    SAVE Study: Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany, 2000.

     
  • 87. 
    Harmelink, Graus, Blok, "Low Carbon Electricity Systems, Methodology
     
  • 88. 
    European Climate Change Programme Report, European Commission, 2001.

     
  • 89. 
    Pagliano, Politecnico di Milano, Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Energy Service Companies, Milan, 2003.

     
  • 90. 
    Numerous studies have been undertaken to estimate potential savings and CO2 reduction possibilities in the buildings sector. Results of these vary somewhat, depending on the assumptions made regarding the rate of economic growth, the rate of diffusion of technology, and the shapes of the cost, price and learning curves. Options in the entire buildings sector, which represents 40% of EU final energy consumption, that have a negative or zero cost represent over 50% of the identified reduction potential for the sector, using a 4% real rate of return on investment. Zero and negative cost options are defined as investments that generate savings that are sufficient to pay back capital costs, cover maintenance, operating and interest costs within the normal (average) accepted technical life of the technology in question. Source: ECOFYS Study, 'Economic Evaluation of Sectoral Emission Reduction Objectives for Climate Change', commissioned by the European Commission, January 2001.

     
  • 91. 
    "Energy Efficiency in the European Community -Towards a Strategy for the Rational Use of Energy, Commission Communication, COM (1998)246 final of 29.4.1998.

     
  • 92. 
    To avoid duplication, energy consumption and energy efficiency measures in the industrial production processes covered by the Emissions Trading and the IPPC Directives are excluded, leaving about 75% of final energy consumption.

     
  • 93. 
    This base period and resulting amount of savings are used for the duration of the target period.

     
  • 94. 
    SAVE Study: Completing the Market for Least-Cost Energy Services, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment Energy, Germany 2000.

     
  • 95. 
    Energy Charter Country Reviews, 2002 and 2003.

     
  • 96. 
    'Harnessing the Power of the Public Purse, European PROUST Study on energy efficiency in the public sector, SAVE Programme, European Commission, March 2003'.

     
  • 97. 
    Id.

     
  • 98. 
    While 10% of the workforce in the electricity supply industry is expected to be lost as a result of market liberalisation, the development of the energy services market, using many of the same skills, could compensate for much of this. Source: 'Employment effects of future developments in the European Energy Market', A Technology Consultants, Hague, 1996.

     
  • 99. 
    Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and natural gas, and repealing Directives 96/92/EC and 98/30/EC respectively, have set forth the choice of using demand management as an alternative to new supply, allowing Member State authorities the possibility to tender for new capacity or energy efficiency and demand management measures. National regulatory authorities have also been called upon in these Directives to ensure that transmission and distribution tariffs take account of these demand management measures, thus allowing cost recovery and a reasonable profit margin in setting such tariffs.

     
  • 100. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 101. 
    OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26-40.

     
  • 102. 
    'Employment Impacts of Energy Conservation Schemes', ECN , October, 1999.

     
  • 103. 
    Proceedings from Graz SAVE Conference, EWA 2000 and Proceedings from ECEEE Summer Study 2003.

     
  • 104. 
    SAVE Employment Study. European Commission 2001.

     
  • 105. 
    IEA DSM Implementing Agreement 2003.

     
  • 106. 
    COM(2001) 580 final.

     
  • 107. 
    Both the European Parliament and the Council have supported initiatives in energy services in Parliamentary Resolutions and Council Conclusions (A5-0054/2001 and Council Conclusions 8835/00 and 14000/00 of 2000).The Council, in its Resolution of 7 December 1998 (OJ C 394, 17.12.1998, p.

    1) accepted an indicative target for energy intensity improvement of final consumption by an additional 1 percentage point per year, up to the year 2010, as useful guidance with which to increase efforts in this field.

     
  • 108. 
    Article 7 of Directive 2003/54/EC.

     
  • 109. 
    Recital 18 of Directive 2003/54/EC.

     
  • 110. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 111. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 112. 
    OJ L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.

     
  • 113. 
    OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65.

     
  • 114. 
    In promoting the development of energy services, co-ordination with other existing EU legislation, such as Directives 1994/2/EC, 1995/12/EC, 1995/13/EC, 1996/60/EC, 1997/17/EC, 1998/11/EC, and 2000/31/EC, is envisaged.

     
  • 115. 
    Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE).

     
  • 116. 
    DEA. E.piano 1999.

     
  • 117. 
    154.5 PJ = 42.9 TWh,
     
  • 118. 
    (Thomas et al. 1997).

     
  • 119. 
    International Energy Agency, Energy Efficiency Initiative-Country Profiles and Case Studies, 1997.

     
  • 120. 
    id.

     
  • 121. 
    id.

     
  • 122. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 123. 
    OJ C
     
  • 124. 
    OJ C
     
  • 125. 
    OJ C
     
  • 126. 
    OJ C
     
  • 127. 
    COM(2000) 769, Green Paper 'Towards a European Strategy for Energy Supply'.

     
  • 128. 
    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

     
  • 129. 
    European Climate Change Programme.

     
  • 130. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37.

     
  • 131. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p.57.

     
  • 132. 
    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p.37.

     
  • 133. 
    Implementing the internal energy market: First benchmarking report; European Commission, 2002.

     
  • 134. 
    OJ C 394, 17.12.1998, p.1.

     
  • 135. 
    Council Conclusions: Bulletin 5-2000, point 1.4.41.

     
  • 136. 
    OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.

     
  • 137. 
    The average on-peak price is 10.2 euro cents/kWh. (Source: OFFER and National Audit Office, UK 1998 and 2003).

     
  • 138. 
    OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65.

     
  • 139. 
    OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32-46.

     
  • 140. 
    OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26-40.

     
  • 141. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 142. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 143. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 144. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 145. 
    COM(2000) 769, 29 November 2000.

     
  • 146. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 147. 
    Quality of such services can also be measured. Thermal comfort can be measured, for example, in terms of
     
  • 148. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 149. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 150. 
    Including liquefied gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

     
  • 151. 
    The use of public procurement as a means of advancing energy efficiency is also recommended in a Council Resolution of 7 December 1998.

     
  • 152. 
    A model for establishing a level of quantifiable uncertainty based on these three errors is given in Appendix B in the International Performance Measurement
     
  • 153. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 154. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 155. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 156. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 157. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.
     
  • 158. 
    This legally binding act of the European Union establishes a set of objectives which all member states of the European Union must fulfil. The member states are required to implement directives. The member states are free to choose the manner they see fit to fulfil the required objectives.