Directive 2006/32 - Energy end-use efficiency and energy services

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
  7. Full version
  8. EU Monitor

1.

Current status

This directive was in effect from May 17, 2006 until June  4, 2014 and should have been implemented in national regulation on May 17, 2008 at the latest.

2.

Key information

official title

Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2006/32
Original proposal COM(2003)739 EN
CELEX number153 32006L0032

3.

Key dates

Document 05-04-2006
Publication in Official Journal 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
Effect 17-05-2006; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3
End of validity 04-06-2014; Repealed by 32012L0027
Transposition 17-05-2008; At the latest See Art 18

4.

Legislative text

27.4.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 114/64
 

DIRECTIVE 2006/32/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 April 2006

on energy end-use efficiency and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

 

(1)

In the Community there is a need for improved energy end-use efficiency, managed demand for energy and promotion of the production of renewable energy, as there is relatively limited scope for any other influence on energy supply and distribution conditions in the short to medium term, either through the building of new capacity or through the improvement of transmission and distribution. This Directive thus contributes to improved security of supply.
 

(2)

Improved energy end-use efficiency will also contribute to the reduction of primary energy consumption, to the mitigation of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions and thereby to the prevention of dangerous climate change. These emissions continue to increase, making it more and more difficult to meet the Kyoto commitments. Human activities attributed to the energy sector cause as much as 78 % of the Community greenhouse gas emissions. The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), envisages that further reductions are required to achieve the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change long-term objective of stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Therefore, concrete policies and measures are necessary.
 

(3)

Improved energy end-use efficiency will make it possible to exploit potential cost-effective energy savings in an economically efficient way. Energy efficiency improvement measures could realise these energy savings and thus help the Community reduce its dependence on energy imports. Furthermore, a move towards more energy-efficient technologies can boost the Community's innovativeness and competitiveness as underlined in the Lisbon strategy.
 

(4)

The Communication from the Commission on the implementation of the first phase of the European Climate Change Programme listed a directive on energy demand management as one of the priority climate change measures to be taken at Community level.
 

(5)

This Directive is consistent with Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (5) and with Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (6), which provide for the possibility of using energy efficiency and demand-side management as alternatives to new supply and for environmental protection, allowing Member State authorities, inter alia, to tender for new capacity or to opt for energy efficiency and demand-side measures, including systems for white certificates.
 

(6)

This Directive is without prejudice to Article 3 of Directive 2003/54/EC, which requires that Member States ensure that all household customers and, where Member States deem it appropriate, small enterprises, enjoy universal service, that is the right to be supplied with electricity of a specified quality within their territory at reasonable...


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5.

Original proposal

 

6.

Sources and disclaimer

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    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.

     
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    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.

     
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    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.

     
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  • 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.

     
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    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).

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

     
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    id.

     
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    id.

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

     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    OJ C
     
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    COM(2000) 769, Green Paper 'Towards a European Strategy for Energy Supply'.

     
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    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

     
  • 53. 
    European Climate Change Programme.

     
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    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37.

     
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    OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p.57.

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

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

     
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    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.

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

     
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    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.

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

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

     
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    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.

     
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    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.

     
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  • 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. 
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  • 154. 
    EUR-lex provides an overview of the proposal, amendments, citations and legality.