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It‘s nothing to write about?How EU-Member States address appliances in their National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs)Lena Tholen, Thomas Adisorn, Thomas Götz

Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, EnergyGermany

14. September 2017 | EEDAL conference

The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) 2012/27/EU is one of the main Directive in the EU to address energy efficiency

Energy saving targets (Article 3)

Public building renovation (Article 5)

Public procurement (Article 6)

Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes (Article 7)

Energy audits (Article 8)

Energy efficiency services (Article 18)

And the obligation to publish NEEAPs (Article 24)

The Energy Efficieny Directive

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Article 24:“the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans shall cover significant energy efficiency improvement measures and expected and/or achieved energy savings, including those in the supply, transmission and distribution of energy as well as energy end-use, in view of achieving the national energy efficiency targets […]”.

Annex XIV specifies the general framework for reporting

In addition a template was provided as guideline: the basis are the EED Articles

National Energy Efficiency Action Plans


Appliances are only marginally considered in the guidelines: • Guideline 30: “please provide details on additional measures […] that promote

the use of energy-efficient appliances and equipment in buildings”• Guideline 31: it is “recommended to provide, for all measures addressing

energy efficiency in buildings and appliances, a breakdown of savings achieved by measures by group of measures up to 2012 and savings expected up to 2020”

Member States focus on providing information regarding the EED articles without focusing on appliances because the guidelines remain very vague. In addition: The Member States do not focus on this issue due to the Ecodesign Directive and the Labelling Directive

NEEAPs and appliances – my research question


All 28 NEEAPs were screened (published from April 2014 – November 2015)

Some external sources were screened

Policies were only accounted for the analysis if explicitly mentioned in the screened documents

Comparison with 2011 NEEAPS: newly established, significantly improved, ongoing without significant changes, significantly weakened, abandoned

The quality of NEEAPs is coupled with the limits of research

Methodology


Minimum energy performance standardsEnergy labellingInformationEconomic incentivesEducation and trainingResearch and development

A policy package to increase energy efficiency of appliances


No MS implemented a comprehensive policy package

The NEEAP screening


Comparison between 2011 and 2014


Comparison between 2011 and 2014


Implemented in all EU Member States due to EU regulation

Only a few countries go beyond the EU Directive

Some MS give some additional information regarding market surveillance, provision of information, capacity building, monitoring

In some NEEAPs information is missing

Main findings - MEPS


Similar to the Ecodesign DirectiveThe Energy Labelling Directive has become a stable part of the policy package in all MSSome countries implemented additional measures for consumers, retailers, manufacturers

Other labelling schemes mentioned only in a limited number of NEEAPs (Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Slovakia)

Main findings – Labelling


Information tools seem to be the key national policy for appliance, nearly 50 measures were reported

Every country implemented some kind of information campaign

Information campaigns for buildings were established twice as often as for appliances

Member States rely on well-informed users of appliances

Main findings – Information tools


Only half of the countries reported some kind of economic incentive (tax incentives, replacement programmes and white certificates)

Economic incentives are often implemented for a limited period of time.

Play only a subordinate role in Europe. In the building sector more than 60 measures reported

Main findings – economic incentives


The NEEAPs hardly offered any information

Only five Member States have provided ongoing support for retail staff and other supply chain actors

Germany has a training programme for energy advisors consulting low-income households, which was extended

Main findings – education and training


Only very limited information about R&D

Slovakia reported some programmes

French NEEAP stated that there are several R&D projects about smart appliances

Main findings – Research and Development


The quality of the NEEAPs differs substantially from each other

The analysis does not reflect the reality as there are other important strategic documents with higher priority

It gives a picture how many policies are implemented and how the NEEAPs are used as a monitoring tool

Most MS do rely on the two major EU Diirective and do not provide complementary policies that would make the EU Directive more effective, with the exception of consumer information

Conclusion


Most of the MS need to strengthen their monitoring, verification and compliance regime. Only a few NEEAPs have a sufficient quality.

Clear guidelines with binding minimum requirements for all sectors and policy types.

Appliances should have a greater role

Confusion between planned, completed and ongoing policies should be avoided

Impact data should be provided, if available

Good practice database

Recommendations


Thank you for your attention!

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