COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Guidance for National Energy Efficiency Action Plans Accompanying the document COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION establishing a template for National Energy Efficiency Action Plans under Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and the Council
Date: 2013-05-22
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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Guidance for National Energy Efficiency Action Plans Accompanying the document COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION establishing a template for National Energy Efficiency Action Plans under Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and the Council /* SWD/2013/0180 final */









TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Readers Guide. 3
1........... Introduction. 6
2........... Overview of national
energy targets and achieved savings. 7
2.1........ Overview national 2020
energy efficiency targets. 7
2.2........ Additional energy efficiency
targets. 9
2.3........ Overview of primary
energy savings. 9
2.4........ Overview of final energy
savings. 11
3........... Policy measures
implementing EED.. 12
3.1........ Horizontal measures. 12
3.1.1..... Energy efficiency obligation
scheme and alternative policy measures (Article 7) 12
3.1.2..... Energy audits and management
systems (Article 8) 14
3.1.3..... Metering and billing
(Articles 9-11) 16
3.1.4..... Consumer information
programmes and training (Articles 12, 17). 17
3.1.5..... Availability of
qualification, accreditation and certification schemes (Article 16) 18
3.1.6..... Energy Services (Article 18) 18
3.1.7..... Other energy efficiency
measures of a horizontal nature (Articles 19 and 20) 19
3.1.8..... Savings arising from
horizontal measures. 20
3.1.9..... Financing of horizontal
measures. 21
3.2........ Energy efficiency
measures in buildings. 21
3.2.1..... Addressing the requirements
of the recast EPBD (2010/31/EU) 21
3.2.2..... Building renovation strategy
(Article 4) 23
3.2.3..... Additional measures
addressing energy efficiency in buildings and appliances. 23
3.2.4..... Savings arising from
measures addressing energy efficiency in buildings. 23
3.2.5..... Financing of energy
efficiency measures in buildings. 24
3.3........ Energy efficiency
measures in public bodies (Articles 5 and 6) 24
3.3.1..... Central government buildings
(Article 5) 24
3.3.2..... Buildings of other public
bodies (Article 5) 26
3.3.3..... Purchasing by public bodies
(Article 6) 26
3.3.4..... Savings arising from
measures in central government and other public bodies. 27
3.3.5..... Financing of energy
efficiency measures in public bodies. 28
3.4........ Energy efficiency
measures in industry. 28
3.4.1..... Main policy measures
addressing energy efficiency in industry. 28
3.4.2..... Savings arising from
industry measures. 28
3.4.3..... Financing of energy
efficiency measures in industry. 29
3.5........ Energy efficiency
measures in transport 29
3.5.1..... Main policy measures
addressing energy efficiency in transport 29
3.5.2..... Savings arising from
transport measures. 30
3.5.3..... Financing of energy
efficiency measures in transport 30
3.6........ Promotion of efficient
heating and cooling (Article 14) 31
3.6.1..... Comprehensive assessment 31
3.6.2..... Individual installations:
cost-benefit analysis and results. 33
3.6.3..... Individual installations:
exemptions and exempting decisions. 33
3.7........ Energy transformation,
transmission, distribution, and demand response    (Article 15) 34
3.7.1..... Energy efficiency criteria in
network tariffs and regulation. 34
3.7.2..... Facilitate and promote
demand response. 35
3.7.3..... Energy efficiency in network
design and regulation. 35
3.7.4..... Savings arising from all
energy supply measures. 35
3.7.5..... Financing of energy supply
measures. 36
Annex A Energy Efficiency Directive
Annual Report 37
A1......... National energy
efficiency target for 2020. 37
A.2........ Key statistics. 37
A.3........ Analysis of energy
consumption trends. 38
A.4........ Update on major measures
implemented in 2013. 39
A.5........ Central government
buildings. 39
A.6........ Energy Efficiency
Obligations. 39
Annex B      Building Renovation Roadmaps. 41
Annex C      National plan for
nearly-zero energy buildings. 45
Readers
Guide
The
European Union is committed to saving 20% of the primary energy consumption by
2020 compared to a business-as-usual scenario. The EU "Europe 2020
Strategy" for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth includes
energy efficiency among its headline targets. As a suitable means to address
the triple challenge of the current economic crisis, energy dependency and
climate change, energy efficiency is increasingly becoming an area of emphasis
on the EU's policy agenda.
At the
same time, National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) submitted by Member
States in the second reporting period under the Energy Services Directive
(2006/32/EC - ESD) suggested that the European Union is currently not on track
to achieving its 20% by 2020 energy efficiency target. 
To remedy
this problem, steps were undertaken to update the Union's legal framework for
energy efficiency. A new Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU - EED) has
been put in place to pursue the overall objective of the energy efficiency
target of reducing by 20% the Union's primary energy consumption by 2020, and
of making further energy efficiency improvements after 2020.
The
EED adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 25 October 2012 has
become the central tool in energy efficiency policy of the Union. The EED
brings forward legally binding measures to step up Member States’ efforts to
use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain – from the
transformation of energy and its distribution to its final consumption.
Measures among others include the requirement to establish energy efficiency
obligations schemes (or equivalent alternative measures), the 3% annual
renovation obligation of central government buildings, the promotion of energy
audits, the promotion of efficient heating and cooling, and measures to enable
and develop demand response. Entered into force on 4 December 2012, the new EED
will repeal the ESD and the Cogeneration Directive (2004/8/EC) as of 5 June
2014. Progress against the 9% by 2016 indicative energy savings target set
under the ESD is to be reported by the Member States under the EED as part of
the NEEAP due in 2014. 
For
many Member States the 2014 NEEAP will be the third NEEAP after two action
plans submitted in 2007 and 2011 as part of reporting requirements under the
ESD. The NEEAP due in 2014 will be the first report under the EED. To ensure
continuity with the ESD it is aimed to partly build on information on energy
efficiency measures included by Member States in their previous NEEAPs. 
The
deadline for submitting the NEEAP is 30 April 2014 and every three years
thereafter, whilst the general transposition deadline for the EED is 5 June
2014. The Member States, in addition to already implemented measures, should also
report on planned or proposed measures as known by the time of the NEEAP
reporting. In other words, where Member States have not yet implemented certain
measures required by the EED, they are required to report on their plans for
these measures. For example, under Annex XIV of the EED part 2.3.8 the Member
States must give the internet link to the list of available energy service
providers, but if the website does not yet exist, information should be given
about the plan to create the website.
The
Template and the Guidance for the Template for the NEEAP are intended to aid
Member States in the preparation of their reports, to ensure that these are
comprehensive policy documents and that all compulsory reporting obligations
are covered. The Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 2882 final establishing
a Template for the NEEAP lists the elements which under the EED are mandatory
to report on in the NEEAP, although the actual format of the reporting remains
non-binding. This Guidance for the NEEAP provides additional advice on those elements
which must be included in the NEEAP, as well on other reporting obligations
required by the EED (e.g. the annual reports), and recommends adding
complementary information to make the NEEAPs more comprehensive. For example, mandatory
reporting under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU -
EPBD) has also been integrated into the NEEAP Guidance. 
As
both the EED and the Energy Statistics Regulation (Regulation (EC) No
1099/2008) include reporting requirements, reporting under them should be coherent
where applicable. This coherence should be both numerical and methodological.
The
Guidance for the NEEAP is built up of sections that can be used to construct
the NEEAP. Free text or own tables and/or graphs can be used to explain or
complement different parts of the NEEAP. References to Articles of the EED are
provided for guidance. Hints are devised to guide Member States through the
less straightforward instructions of the Template. 
Although
the use of the Guidance for the Template is not obligatory, it is strongly recommended.

The
following pictograms help navigation:
-         
Indicates
reporting obligations under the EED. The NEEAP must address all items
identified with this symbol.
-         
Indicates
reporting obligations, with the opportunity to provide an update on progress
regarding the relevant measures. The Member State must address items identified
with this symbol but not necessarily within the timeframe of the NEEAP.
-         
Indicates
that it is recommended to provide information. The requested information, while
not obligatory will help provide a clearer overview of energy efficiency
progress in the Member State.
-         
Indicates
a guidance with important information to remember or consider. The information
provided is to assist the Member State in completing the NEEAP.
Abbreviations:

BU =         bottom-up
CBA =      Cost
Benefit Analysis
CHP =      Combined
Heat and Power
DSO =     Distribution
System Operator
EED =      Energy
Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU)
EENF =
   Energy Efficiency National Fund
EPBD =
  Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2010/31/EU)
EPC =      Energy
Performance Contract
ESCO =
  Energy Services Company
ESD =      Energy
Services Directive (Directive 2006/32/EC)
EU =         European
Union
GHG =      Greenhouse
Gas
HVAC =
   Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
LPG =      Liquid
Petroleum Gas
NEEAP
=             National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
nZEB =
    nearly Zero Energy Building
PV =         Photovoltaic
RES =      Renewable
Energy 
SME =      Small-
and Medium-size Enterprise
TSO =      Transmission
System Operator

1.                    
Introduction

This chapter is
an introduction to the NEEAP, where the Member State can highlight the major
findings and give background information for the Plan. 
1.     
Please provide a brief introduction outlining the
national policy context (EED Article 3(1)).
Guidance 1:
The section
should provide an overview of energy use in the Member State. 
This
chapter serves as an introduction to the NEEAP where the Member State may provide background information on the national policy context and national circumstances
affecting primary energy demand and final energy end-use. These might include
for example:
·        
Macroeconomic factors
·        
Impact of the economic crisis
·        
Changes in energy consumption
·        
Changes in energy imports and exports
·        
Structural changes
·        
Developments in other sectors (e.g. renewables, nuclear
energy, carbon and capture storage, etc.)
Please
focus on recent trends, developments and policy changes that have had a major
impact on the implementation of the NEEAP and energy efficiency in general.
The Member State may consider providing information on existing national strategies and action
plans in climate and energy policy, which provides the wider policy framework
for the NEEAP.
This should
include an account of basic macroeconomic factors to provide a context for
changes in energy consumption. 

2.                    
Overview
of national energy targets and achieved savings

In this chapter
please provide an overview of national energy targets (as set out in Article 3
of the EED), including primary 2020 and any other important energy efficiency
targets (2016 ESD, nZEB, CHP, etc.) and, where applicable, also the progress
towards achieving these targets.

2.1.                
Overview
national 2020 energy efficiency targets 

In this section
the Member State need to clearly state what national energy efficiency target
has been set in response to the requirements of the EED.

 Please
     state the indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020 as
     required by Article 3(1) of the EED (EED Article 3(1), Annex XIV Part 2.1.).

Guidance 2:
According to the
Directive, the target may be based on either primary or final energy
consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. It is
important that the target be clearly expressed. It needs to represent a
national commitment. It cannot, for instance, be simply a forecast of energy
use or of energy savings in a scenario of increased energy efficiency. The
target needs to apply to the whole economy of the Member State, including
energy supply, distribution and end-use and incorporating the activities listed
in Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC.

 Please
     indicate expected impact of the target on primary and final energy
     consumption in 2020 (EED Article 3(1), Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

Guidance 3:
Please
note that the explanation of the impact of the national 2020 target must be
notified already in the annual report due by 30/4/2013. However, explaining the
target in the 2014 NEEAP first will strengthen the clarity NEEAP on what it is
aimed to achieve.
The Member State should indicate how the overall 2020 target will impact energy consumption in
2020.
·        
If the national target is expressed as a level of primary
energy consumption, please give the expected final energy consumption value in
2020. 
·        
If the national target is expressed as energy savings or
as energy intensity, please explain its expected impact in terms of the
targeted absolute level of primary and final energy consumption in 2020. 
·        
If the national target is expressed as a level of final
energy consumption, please give the expected primary energy consumption value
in 2020. 
·        
Please show how the impact on energy consumption has been
calculated. If the calculation of the impact had already been explained in a
separate national report, it is possible to give an internet link to the
underlying data and projections.
·        
Please indicate which conversion factor(s) was/were used
when converting final energy savings into primary energy equivalent savings or vice
versa.
·        
For all cases in this section please include the expected
GDP in 2020 taken into account in setting the national 2020 target

 Explain
     briefly the rationale for the 2020 target (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

Guidance
4
This
needs to be notified already in the in the annual report due by 30/4/2013.
However, repeating or expanding the rationale for the target in the NEEAP could
provide a useful context for the policy measures to be included in chapter 3 of
the NEEAP template.
The Member State should explain how the target figure was calculated. For instance:
·        
How has the target been calculated and on the basis of
which data?
·        
How does it take into account the EU's 2020 energy
consumption targets given in the EED?
·        
To what extent does achieving the target depend on
implementation of particular measures?
·        
Is it a milestone towards a longer-term national target? 
·        
What could be an estimated range of sector-related
reductions in consumption in relation to the overall 2020 national target?
4.     
In
accordance with Article 24(2) of the EED please provide an estimate of overall
primary energy consumption and consumption by sectors in 2020 (EED Article
24(2)). 
Guidance
5
As well as
providing an estimate of an overall primary energy consumption in 2020 and the
primary energy consumption in sectors indicated in Part 1 of Annex XIV, the
Member State should, insofar as is possible, provide a breakdown of the
estimated energy consumption figures as given in Table 1 below.
Table 1.
Estimates of key national energy production and consumption figures in 2020
 Estimate of energy consumption in 2020 || Units 
 Total primary energy consumption in 2020 ||   
 Electricity transformation input (thermal power generation) ||   
 Electricity generation output (thermal power generation) ||   
 CHP transformation input ||   
 CHP transformation output – thermal ||   
 CHP transformation output – electrical ||   
 Energy distribution losses (all fuels) ||   
 Total final energy consumption ||   
 Final energy consumption – Industry ||   
 Final energy consumption - Transport ||   
 Final energy consumption - Households ||   
 Final energy consumption - Services ||   

2.2.                
Additional
energy efficiency targets

In this section
the Member State should state what other important national energy efficiency
targets, whether addressing the whole economy or specific sectors, have been
set.
1.     
Please
list any additional national targets related to energy efficiency (EED Annex
XIV Part 2.1.).
Guidance
6
In this section,
Member State should include information about any other existing national targets
related to energy efficiency, including additional targets that may apply to
individual sectors (e.g. defence sector, housing, transport), end-use
technologies, fuel types and national targets for time frames other than those
defined in the EED. 
2.     
Please
identify a national intermediate target for nearly zero energy buildings for
2015 in accordance with recast EPBD Articles 9(1) and 9(3b) for new buildings (EPBD
Article 9(1), Article 9(3b)). 
Guidance
7
Table 2 below can be used to
declare nZEB targets. Also indicate such a target for existing buildings, if
such a target exists. Please also provide the national definition in line with
Article 9(2) of the EPBD.
Table 2.
National targets for nearly Zero Energy Buildings
   || Existing buildings – target as a percentage of total renovated buildings || New buildings – target as a percentage of total newly constructed buildings 
 2015 ||   ||   
 2020 ||   || 100% 

2.3.                
Overview
of primary energy savings

Please
provide an overview of the primary energy savings achieved by the time of
reporting and estimations of expected savings for 2020 (EED Article 3(1),
Article 24(2), Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
Guidance
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EED
addresses quantification of energy savings in three different contexts:
1)                
For the purposes of ESD (EED Article
27(1), EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b))
2)                
For the purposes of EED Art. 7 (EED Annex V) 
3)                
For the purposes of general quantification of primary
energy savings (EED Annex   XIV Part 2.2.(a)
Ad1) The first
type of quantification of final savings is required in order to follow progress
towards the 2016 national target for final energy savings set by ESD. It is
required only for the NEEAPs of 2014 and 2017. There is no harmonised
methodology, although a framework for quantifying expected and achieved final
energy savings was defined in ESD. Commission recommendations on measurement
and verification methods in the framework of Directive 2006/32/EC may be used.
Member States may decide to continue using the methods they chose for the 2011
NEEAP. Alternatively, EED in Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b) first paragraph permits
some simplification: "if calculation/estimation of savings per measure is
not available, sector level energy reduction shall be shown due to (the
combination of) measures". Please note also that in the NEEAP in 2014 and
2017 it is necessary to explain the measurement and verification methodology
used by the Member State.
Ad2) The rules
for the reporting on savings achieved to fulfil the cumulative end-use energy savings
target established under EED Article 7 are strictly defined in EED Annex V and
are based on quantification of individual actions that have been realised as a
result of the application of policy measures (energy efficiency obligation
schemes or alternatives). This information must be provided in the annual
report (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(e)). However,
as there is a general requirement for NEEAPs to provide information on the main
measures and their related savings (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2. first paragraph),
information on eligible cumulative savings by the time of the reporting (for
which the data is available) will need to be reported as from the 2017 NEEAP.
Using the 2014 NEEAPs for reporting on savings achieved in the context of EED
Article 7 is not required.
Ad3) The
obligation to provide general information on primary energy savings refers to
policy measures that Member States have introduced/will be introducing to
implement EED. In the 2014 NEEAP there is no strict obligation to report on
already achieved savings as the deadline for the implementation of EED measures
is after the deadline for the submission of the 2014 NEEAP. Reporting on
achieved primary energy savings in the 2014 NEEAP is nevertheless recommended
where the data are available. Please note that from the 2017 NEEAP, reporting
on achieved primary energy savings will in any case be necessary. In addition,
an s estimation of expected primary energy savings for 2020 must already be
included in the 2014 NEEAP. There is no harmonised methodology to calculate
primary energy savings.  Member States should explain the methodology they
decide to apply. 
Table 3.
Example of a table: overview of the estimates of primary and final energy
savings (example for the NEEAP of 2014)
   || Primary energy savings (PJ, GWh or ktoe) || Final energy savings (PJ, GWh or ktoe) 
 2012 - Achieved ||   ||   
 2016 - Forecast ||   ||   
 2020 - Forecast ||   ||   
Guidance
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In the 2014
NEEAP, reporting on primary energy savings arising from measures implementing
EED is recommended whenever such data is available. The 2017
NEEAP and the subsequent NEEAPs must include information on achieved
primary energy savings.
Already in the
2014 NEEAP it is mandatory to include estimates of expected primary energy savings
in 2020 for every package of measures/actions. It is recommended to report on
aggregated savings under chapter 2.3 and under relevant parts of chapter 3
(e.g. in relation to specific sectors or at the end of each major grouping of
reported measures or when describing single major measures). 
Table 3 provides an example for
the presentation of an overview of the aggregated estimates for primary and
final energy savings.
Member State
should include some paragraphs explaining how the achieved and expected savings
were quantified. The calculation methodology is not prescribed in the EED; the
method used by the Member State should be documented. If the descriptions of
the methods used would take more than a page, it is recommended to include a
separate Annex to the NEEAP. 
Double-counting
of savings resulting from the measures/groups of measures included in the NEEAP
must be avoided.

2.4.                
Overview
of final energy savings

1          
For
the purposes of Directive 2006/32/EC, in the first and the second NEEAP, please
provide information on the achieved final energy savings and forecast savings
in energy end-use by 2016 as defined by Directive 2006/32/EC (EED Article
27(1), Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b), second paragraph).
2          
For
the purposes of Directive 2006/32/EC, in the first and the second NEEAP, it is
necessary provide description of the measurement and/or calculation methodology
used for the calculation of the final energy savings. 
Guidance
10
According to
Article 27(1) of the EED, Member States are required to fulfil the requirements
of Articles 4(1) to 4(4) of the ESD concerning a general savings target of 9%
in energy end-use by 2016. In the 2014 and 2017 NEEAP, please explain how
achieved and forecast end-use savings given in Table 3 compare
with the 9% indicative target from the ESD and the end-use savings forecast
from the 2011 NEEAP.
If
calculation/estimation of savings per measure is not available, sector level
energy reduction due to a combination of measures must be shown.
If the
descriptions of the methods used to calculate final energy savings would take
more than a page, it is recommended to include them in a separate Annex to the
NEEAP. 

3.                    
Policy
measures implementing EED

This section is
aimed at bringing together information on all important energy efficiency
measures adopted or planned to be adopted in the Member State.  In accordance
with EED Annex XIV, this section of the NEEAP should describe the main policy
measures implementing EED and contributing toward the national 2020 targets for
energy efficiency. It should also include some specific information required to
be reported under some specific EED obligations. 

3.1.                
Horizontal
measures
3.1.1.          
Energy efficiency obligation scheme and alternative policy
measures (Article 7)
 Please
     provide information on the overall amount of energy savings that will be
     required over the obligation period in order to meet the target set in
     accordance with Article 7(1), and, if applicable, on how the possibilities
     listed in Article 7(2) and (3) are used (EED Article 7, Annex XIV Part
     2.2.(a)).

Guidance
11
The Member State is required to provide information on the required amount of energy savings. 
The deadline for notifying this information is 5 December 2013. This is an
important element of the description of one of the key EED measures and as such
should be repeated in the NEEAP.
The
NEEAP should include information on how this amount is calculated and which
Eurostat dataset is used for this purpose (including a justification in the
cases where national sources are used and expert estimations are made if data
are not available) and on whether the final energy used in the transport sector
has been partially or fully excluded from the calculation. 
The
NEEAP should also include in an Annex the datasets used for the calculation
(e.g. a breakdown of the final energy used by sector for 2010, 2011 and 2012).
If Article 7(2)(b) is applied, then this Annex should also contain datasets of
the final energy use in industrial activities listed in Annex I to Directive
2003/87/EC that has been excluded from the calculation.
The
NEEAP should include information on whether the possibilities provided in
Article 7(2) are used and, if so, which ones and how the requirements of
Article 7(3) are met. 

 Please
     provide a description of the national energy efficiency obligation scheme
     as referred to in Article 7(1) (EED Article 7, Annex XIV Part 2.3.2).

Guidance
12
A description of
the existing or planned energy efficiency obligations scheme, if there is one,
should be provided in the NEEAP. The document should present summary
information on the design of the scheme, including obligated parties, target
sectors, eligible categories of measures, and how monitoring and verification
are ensured. The NEEAP should also include an extensive section or a separate
annex to the NEEAP with further details based on EED Annex V, Part 4, first
paragraph, points (a) to (e) and (i) to (l).

 Please
     provide a description of the alternative policy measures adopted in application
     of Article 7(9) and Article 20(6) including information on how their
     equivalence is ensured (EED Article 7, Annex XIV Part 2.3.2.).

Guidance
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If the
  Member State uses alternative policy measures, the NEEAP should provide a
list of the alternative measures and a description of each. The document should
present summary information on the design of each policy, including parties
covered, target sectors, eligible categories of measures, and how monitoring
and verification are ensured. The NEEAP should also include in an Annex further
details based on Annex V 4., first paragraph points (a) to (e) and (i) to (l),
and second paragraph points (a) to (d).
This
section of the NEEAP must also explain:
•           How
the listed measures will achieve an equivalent level of savings?
•           How
the criteria provided in Article 7(10) are met?
The Member State may use a combination of alternative policy measures and may also combine them
with energy efficiency obligation schemes but must ensure that no double
counting of savings occurs. 

 Please
     provide information on the methodology used to determine energy savings
     and their lifetimes of individual actions realised as a result of the
     energy efficiency obligation schemes or alternative policy measures and
     national coefficients chosen accordingly (EED Article 7, Annex V; Annex
     XIV Part 3.2.). Furthermore, where applicable, provide
     information on other methods used to take into account lifetime of energy
     savings than the one provided in Annex V 2.(e) and how it is ensured that
     it leads to the at least the same total quantity of savings (EED Annex
     V 2.(e)).

Guidance
14
Member
States are required to explain how the savings for each individual action or
types of individual actions are to be calculated, including measurement
approaches (i.e. deemed savings, metered savings, scaled
savings or surveyed saving), lifetime of savings, and how the additionality
requirements of Article 7(9)(d) and (e) and Annex V 2.(a) are met. If another
method than the one provided for in Annex V 2.(e) is used to assign a
lifetime to energy savings, a description needs to be added on how it is
ensured that this method leads to the at least the same total quantity of
savings (EED Annex V 2.(e)). In particular, Annex V 2.(e)
requires Member States, when using another methods, to
 ensure that the total amount of energy savings calculated with these
other methods does not exceed the amount of energy savings that would have been
the result of their calculation when counting the savings each individual
action will achieve between its implementation date and 31 December 2020. 
An
explanation of how double-counting of energy savings attributed to other
related policy measures or individual actions is avoided should also be
provided.
If
applicable, the NEEAP should include information on how it is ensured that the
energy savings resulting from the use of Article 7(2)(c) and (d) are in
compliance with the calculation requirements provided in Annex V. In addition,
if applicable, it should be explained how it is ensured that only individual
actions that continue to have impact in 2020 are counted for Article 7(2)(c).
The NEEAP should
also include a section or a separate Annex with details on how energy savings
and their lifetimes are to be calculated based on Annex V 4. first paragraph
points (f) and (g), and second paragraph point (e) and concrete values for the
main type of measures if available. The national coefficients chosen in
accordance with Annex IV must be reported although when necessary it can be
done in a separate Annex to the NEEAP.

 Where
     applicable, please present published energy savings achieved as a result
     of the implementation of the energy efficiency obligation scheme and
     alternative policy measures (EED Article 7 (6),(8) and (10), Annex XIV
     Part 2.2.(a)).

Guidance
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As
Member States are required by the Directive to achieve energy savings through
energy efficiency obligation scheme or alternative policy measures from 2014
onwards, there is no requirement to report on achieved savings in the NEEAP due
for 30 April 2014. Nonetheless, several Member States already have a number of
relevant policies in place and could use this medium for reporting savings
achieved in 2013 if these figures are available. For every subsequent NEEAP the
Member State should provide data on the annual energy savings achieved by the
policy measure(s) from the start of the obligation period as required in
Article 7(8) and Article 7(10), points (g) and (j).

3.1.2.          
Energy audits and management systems (Article 8) 

Please
provide an overview of measures planned or already undertaken to promote energy
audits and energy management systems, including information on the numbers of
energy audits carried out, specifying those carried out in large enterprises,
with an indication of the total number of large companies in the Member State
territory and the number of companies to which Article 8(5) is applicable (EED
Annex XIV Part 2.3.3.).
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The
EED obliges Member States to promote high quality, effective and independent
energy audits. It also obliges large enterprises to carry out energy audits at
least every four years. The NEEAP must report on: 
·        
the number of energy audits carried out in the period
covered by the NEEAP (EED Annex XIV Part 2.3.3.(a));
·        
the number of energy audits carried out in large
enterprises in the period (EED Annex XIV Part 2.3.3.(b));
·        
the number of large enterprises carrying out energy audits
as part of voluntary agreements programmes (EED Annex XIV Part 2.3.3.(c)).
Additionally
the NEEAP may address:
·        
an overview of how the Member State has promoted the
availability to all final customers of energy audit programmes (EED Article 8(2),
Article 8(3), Article 8(4));
·        
how the scope of the obligation for large enterprises to
carry out energy audits has been established at national level (Article 8(4));
·        
how it is ensured that large enterprises carry out regular
energy audits –including where relevant under voluntary agreements- at least every
four years, with a first energy audit at the latest by 2015 (EED Article 8(4),
Article 8(5), Article 8(6));
·        
what minimum criteria for energy audits have been
established on the basis of Annex VI of the Directive and how compliance with
these minimum criteria is ensured (EED Article 8(1));
·        
whether a feasibility assessment of a connection to a
district heating or cooling network is required as part of an energy audit (EED
Article 8(7));
·        
how it is ensured that enterprises exempted from carrying
out energy audits implement an energy or environmental management system (i)
certified by an independent body according to the relevant European and
International Standards and (ii) which includes an energy audit on the basis of
the minimum criteria based on Annex VI (EED Article 8(6));
·        
a description of the quality assurance and control scheme
that is in place, and an explanation of how the quality of energy auditors and
energy audits –including audits carried out under voluntary agreements- is
assured;
·        
a description of how quality control of in-house experts
or energy auditors is ensured;
·        
details of training programmes available for the
qualification of energy auditors and an indication of whether the Member State
has cooperated with other Member States on the recognition of qualification or
equivalent schemes (EED Article 8(3), Article 16(1));
·        
details of programmes available to encourage SMEs to
undergo energy audits and to implement the recommendations from these audits
(EED Article 8(3))
·        
information on how the Member State facilitated the
exchange of best practice relating to energy management systems in SMEs (EED
Article 8(3));
·        
details of support schemes developed to support energy
audits and/or the implementation of the resulting recommendations;
·        
descriptions of programmes that the Member State has
developed to raise awareness among households of the benefits of energy audits
through the appropriate advice services (EED Article 8(3)).

3.1.3.          
Metering and billing (Articles 9-11)

Ensuring that
accurate and timely metering and billing information is provided to the final
customers can significantly influence positive behavioural changes in relation
to reducing energy wasting and developing a more rational use of energy
sources, such as electricity, natural gas, heating, cooling and domestic hot
water. Where final consumers do not have smart meters Member States must
ensure, by 31 December 2014, that billing information is accurate, based on
actual consumption and provided with a minimum frequency set in Annex VII.
Where and to the extent where Member States are implementing intelligent
metering systems, EED clarifies some obligations for establishing minimum
functionalities of the meters and the obligations imposed on market
participants as regards the provision of billing information based on actual
consumption. The Directive extends the original ESD requirement for the
provision of individual meters to end users of heating/cooling in
multi-apartment and multi-unit buildings supplied from a common source not
necessarily being district heating/cooling systems. However, a number of
provisions are subject to technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness, which
Member States should clarify to allow final customers and other market
participants to know their rights and obligations in time to enable them to
take action before the deadlines set in the EED.
Please
provide information on measures adopted or planned in metering and billing, (EED
Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Annex XIV Part 2.2.).
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·        
Please indicate planned and existing measures/action to
ensure that at the time of installation of smart meters final customers are
given advice and information about meter reading management and monitoring of
energy consumption (e.g. training courses for installers). Please provide an
estimate of the number of final customers who already received such advice and
information.
·        
Please
provide short information on the progress with the roll-out of smart metering
to explain applicability of the provisions in Article 9(2).
·        
Please provide information on existing rules and criteria
for local market actors to establish technical feasibility and cost-efficiency
for the provision of accurate metering (Article 9(1) and (3) and billing
information (Article 10(1)).
·        
Please indicate any measures to ensure fair, transparent
and accurate accounting of individual consumption of heating/cooling in
multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings as described in Article 9(3) of EED
(EED Article 9(3)). It could for example include any support schemes for
housing cooperatives and similar organisations of end-users to install accurate
heat/cool/hot water metering.
·        
Please inform about the (range of) frequencies with which
billing and billing information based on actual consumption is provided to the
final customers (electricity, gas, heating/cooling, domestic hot water) (EED
Annex VII 1.1.).
·        
Although not required by EED, it would be useful for
Member States to include information on the range of minimum frequencies of
billing information based on actual consumption to be provided to final
customers where smart meters are available and any rules on that for smart
meters to be implemented in the future
·        
Please inform about minimum frequencies for the provision
of complementary information on actual consumption (Article 10(2)). Please
provide information on existing/planned measures ensuring easy access of
costumers to complementary information on actual consumption (EED Article
10(2), Annex VII 1.2.).
·        
Please provide an estimate for the number and percentage
of final customers who opted for electronic billing or requested more frequent
provision of billing information (Annex VII 1.1.).
·        
Please provide information on any existing or planned
measures on metering and billing going beyond the requirements of EED that may
help final customers save energy.

3.1.4.          
Consumer information programmes and training (Articles 12, 17).

Please
provide information on measures adopted or planned to promote and facilitate
efficient use of energy by SMEs and domestic customers (EED Article 12,
Article 17 Annex XIV Part 2.2.).
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·        
Please provide information on measures promoting
behavioural change among small energy consumers (EED Article
12(2)). 
·        
Please
provide information on technical assistance activities and information
programmes targeted at improving energy efficiency at SMEs (EED Article 12(1),
Article 17(4)).
·        
Please provide information on communication and
information measures facilitating the engagement of consumers and consumer
organisations during the possible roll-out of smart meters (EED Article 12(2)).

·        
Provide an overview of how information on available energy
efficiency mechanisms and financial and legal frameworks is disseminated among
relevant market actors (EED Article 17(1)).
·        
Provide an overview of provision of information to banks
and other financial institutions on possibilities of participating, including
through the creation of public/private partnerships, in the financing of energy
efficiency improvement measures (EED Article 17(1)).
·        
Provide an overview of how appropriate conditions are
established for market operators to provide adequate and targeted information
and advice on energy efficiency to energy consumers (EED Article 17(2)).
·        
Provide an overview of suitable information,
awareness-raising and training initiatives to inform citizens of the benefits
and practicalities of taking energy efficiency improvement measures (EED
Article 17(4)).

3.1.5.          
Availability
of qualification, accreditation and certification schemes (Article 16)

Please provide information on existing or planned
certification or accreditation schemes or equivalent qualification schemes
(including, if applicable, training programmes) for providers of energy
services, energy audits, energy managers and installers of energy–related
building elements as defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU (EED
Article 16, Annex XIV Part 2.3.7.).
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·        
Please provide information on existing or planned
qualification, accreditation and certification schemes facilitating the
fulfilment of obligations under Article 16 (EED Article 16(1)).
·        
Please provide information on how the (in)sufficiency of
the national level of technical competence, objectivity and reliability of the
qualification, accreditation and certification schemes. If possible, please
provide information on the results of the evaluation of the needs in this
respect including suitable training programmes for energy services providers,
energy auditors, energy managers and installers of energy-related building
elements as defined in Article 2(9) of Directive 2010/31/EU (EED Article
16(1)). 
·        
Please provide information on how transparency to
consumers, as well as reliability and contribution to national energy
efficiency objectives are ensured, when certification and accreditation schemes
and training programmes are made publicly available (EED Article 16(3)).

3.1.6.          
Energy Services (Article 18)
 Please
     provide information on measures adopted or planned to be adopted for the
     promotion of energy services. The description should include a hyperlink
     to the list of available energy service providers and their qualifications
     (EED Annex XIV Part 2.3.8).

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·        
Please provide information on published model contracts
for energy service providers and the information on best practices for energy
performance contracting (EED Article 18(1d)).
·        
Please indicate how national point(s) of contact which
will provide consumers with information on energy services are publicised (EED
Article 18(2a)).
·        
Which measures have been taken to remove regulatory or
non-regulatory barriers impeding the uptake of energy performance contracting?
(EED Article 18 (2b))
·        
Did the Member State install or assign the role of an
independent mechanism, such as an ombudsman, to ensure the handling of
complaints on energy service contracts? (EED Article 18(2c))
·        
What steps have been undertaken to enable independent
market intermediaries to play a role in stimulating market development ofn the
demand and supply sides? (EED Article 18(2d))
·        
What steps have been undertaken to ensure that energy
distributors, distribution system operators and retail energy sales companies
refrain from any activities that may impede the demend for and delivery of
energy services, or hinder the development of markets for such services? (EED
Article 18(3))

 Please provide a qualitative review
     of the national market for energy services describing the current status
     and outlining future market developments (EED Article 18(1e)).

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The Member State are required to provide a review of the current and future developments of the
energy services market.
·        
It is
recommended that this review should: 
-       
establish the size and maturity of the market (e.g.
estimate of the number of energy service contracts and energy performance
contracts; estimate of the number/value of energy performance contracts signed bythe
public authorities, etc.);
-       
identify the sectors in which energy service providers are
most active and the types of services provided;
-       
describe the prevalence of ESCOs (e.g. estimates of the
total value of ESCO energy saving projects, total value of possible energy
efficiency projects in the non-residential sector, etc.);
-       
assess the size and types of companies providing services;
-       
identify significant barriers to the growth of the market.
·        
The review should provide an assessment of how energy
services are likely to develop in future (e.g. estimated growth rate,
employment, areas of activity, etc.). A review of future developments could
describe planned measures to grow the energy services market, including
measures that specifically address the barriers identified. 

3.1.7.          
Other energy efficiency measures of a horizontal nature
(Articles 19 and 20)
 Please
     indicate which appropriate other energy efficiency measures have been
     undertaken or are planned to be adopted to implement Article 19. In
     particular, please provide the list of appropriate measures undertaken to
     remove regulatory and non-regulatory barriers to energy efficiency (e.g.
     split incentives in multi-owner properties; and public purchasing and
     annual budgeting and accounting of public bodies) (EED Annex XIV Part
     2.3.9.).

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Please
indicate which, if any, measures were deemed necessary and which measures (e.g.
regulatory provisions, guidelines, communications, simplification of
administrative procedures) have been undertaken or are planned to be undertaken
to:
·        
remove split incentives between the owner and the tenant
of the building or between owners (EED Article 19(1a));
·        
ensure that individual public bodies are not deterred from
making investments in improving energy efficiency and using energy performance
contracting (EED Article 19(1b)).

 Please
     indicate whether the Member State has set up or is planning to set up an
     Energy Efficiency National Fund (EED Article 20).

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·        
If such a Fund has been established or is planned to be
established, please indicate briefly the main areas of intervention for the
Fund.
·        
Please indicate any major interactions with other policy
measures (e.g. energy savings obligation schemes, EU Cohesion Policy Funds,
etc.).
·        
Does the Member State allow for obligations regarding the
renovation of central government buildings (Article 5(1)) to be fulfilled by an
annual contribution to the EENF of an amount equal to the investments required
to achieve those obligations? (EED Article 20(5))
·        
Does the Member State allow for obliged parties of energy
efficiency obligation schemes (EED Article 7(1)) to fulfil their obligation by
an annual contribution to the EENF of an amount equal to the investments
required to achieve those obligations? (EED Article 20(6))
·        
To what extent is the Member State using revenues from
annual emission allocations for the development of innovative financing
mechanisms to give practical effect to the objectives of Article 5 regarding
the improvement of the energy performance of buildings? (EED Article 20(7))

3.1.8.          
Savings arising from horizontal measures

Please
provide a breakdown of primary and final energy savings achieved and savings
expected up to 2020 (EED Article 24(2), Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a) and (b)).
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The
EED requires the Member State to declare savings achieved through measures and
to explain how the savings figures were determined. Achieved and forecast
savings for all horizontal measures may be presented here. The Template is
structured in such a way that savings may be described separately for each
sector. The Member State may choose to describe in a separate dedicated section
2.3 and 2.4 or even in a possible annex on measurement and verification methods
(see advice under section 2.3 and 2.4). It is recognised that quantifying
savings associated with many horizontal measures may be difficult and that for
some it may not be possible to directly assess savings. However, in the
estimated energy savings related to the horizontal measures may in certain
cases be attributed and reported on in other section(s) in relation to
interlinked specific sector-related (groups of) measures (e.g.
expected/achieved energy savings arising from legislative measures to remove
split incentives may be reported under savings arising from certain group(s) of
policy measures addressing buildings). In any case, it is crucial to avoid any
double counting with other e.g. sector-specific policy measures. 
Reporting
on primary energy savings achieved due to the implementation of EED measures in
the 2014 NEEAP is not mandatory. However, it will become mandatory for 2017
NEEAPs and the subsequent NEEAPs. For horizontal measures for which savings can
be assessed:
·        
For the NEEAP in 2014 it is would mean providing
information on primary energy savings expected up to 2020 as a result of policy
measure or by groups of measures implementing EED. Where possible, also the
achieved primary energy savings up to 2012 may be reported (EED Annex XIV Part
2.2.(a)). 
·        
With regard to the fulfilment of the final energy saving
target set by Directive 2006/32/EC, the NEEAP in 2014 must also include
information on final energy savings achieved up to 2012 and expected until 2016
(EED Annex XIV, Part 2.2.(b)). When these policy measures will continue to have
an impact on the overall 2020 national energy efficiency target it is
recommended to estimate the expected final energy savings also for 2020. 
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier
sub-chapters.

3.1.9.          
Financing
of horizontal measures

If such information is not already provided in the
description of specific measures, please provide an overview of the financing
of the main groups of specific horizontal measures (e.g. metering and billing;
consumer information programmes and training; availability of qualification,
accreditation and certification schemes; and other energy efficiency measures
of horizontal nature). 
Where applicable, the measure-specific information should
indicate the amount of planned financing from the EU Structural and Cohesion
Funds and other amounts of co-financing coming from state budget. 

3.2.                
Energy
efficiency measures in buildings
3.2.1.          
Addressing the requirements of the recast EPBD (2010/31/EU)

This section
relates to the reporting requirements of the EPBD (2010/31/EU). It is not
mandatory but strongly recommended that the Member State uses the NEEAP to
integrate information on its progress towards fulfilling the obligations of the
EPBD together with information on any other important policy measures
addressing energy efficiency in buildings. 

 Please
     present a calculation of cost optimal levels of minimum energy performance
     (EPBD Article 5(2)). 

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Presentation
of cost optimal calculations is a reporting requirement of the EPBD but the Member State may use the NEEAP to present calculations. Member States are required to
report to the Commission all input data and assumptions used for those
calculations and the results of those calculations. If the Member State plans to present this information in the NEEAP, the voluntary template which is
included in Annex III of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 244/2012 of 16
January 2012 is strongly recommended. According to the EPBD, the first report
on cost-optimality must already have been submitted and so cannot be presented
as part of the first NEEAP. However, subsequent reports on cost-optimality may
be reported as part of the subsequent NEEAPs.
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Member States are
recommended to include their National Plan for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings as an
Annex to their NEEAP (see Annex C).

 In
     accordance with the requirements of Article 10(2) of the EPBD, please
     provide a list of measures and instruments to support EPBD objectives (EPBD
     Article 10(2)).

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The
EPBD requires that Member States provide a description of all existing and, if
appropriate, proposed measures and instruments, including those of a financial
nature, other than those required by the EPBD, which promote its objectives.
The Member State may use the NEEAP to provide an updated list.
The
reporting deadline for the updated list under the EPBD is 30 June 2014, which
allows Member States to use the NEEAP for this purpose.

 Alternative
     measures for heating and air conditioning systems (EPBD Article 14(4),
     Article 15(4)).

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Instead
of establishing a regular inspection of heating and air conditioning systems,
Member States may opt for alternative measures, the impact of which must be
equivalent to mandatory inspection. The alternative measures may be documented
in the NEEAP. Where Member States choose to apply alternative measures, they
must provide a detailed impact analysis of the alternative measures, in which
they must:
·        
present a hypothetical regular inspections scheme
complying with EPBD Article 14 (1) to 14(3) and/or Article 15(1) to 15(3);
·        
describe the alternative measures that are taken to ensure
the provision of advice to users concerning the replacement of boilers and/or
air conditioning systems, other modifications to these systems and alternative
solutions to assess the efficiency and appropriate size of the boiler and/or
air conditioning system, (EPBD Article 14(4), Article 15(4));
·        
present a reliable methodology and reliable data to assess
the overall impact (at least in units of energy) of both scenarios
('hypothetical regular inspections' and 'alternative measures'). Each data set
should be supported by appropriate reference(s) and a sensitivity analysis of
each assumption should be undertaken to make sure that the equivalence provides
a reliable result (EPBD Article 14(4), Article 15(4));
·        
present the results of the assessment of both scenarios,
showing that the overall impact of the 'alternative measures' is at least the
same as the overall impact of the 'hypothetical regular inspection scheme'
(EPBD Article 14(4), Article 15(4)).
The reporting
deadline for the second report on the alternative measure under the EPBD is 30
June 2014, which allows Member States to use the NEEAP for this purpose.

3.2.2.          
Building renovation strategy (Article 4)

Please
provide information on the national building renovation strategy (EED
Article 4).
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The
EED requires that a long-term strategy for mobilising investment in the
renovation of buildings is included in the NEEAP. The Member State may use this section to present a short overview of the strategy while including its
actual building renovation strategy as Annex B to the
NEEAP.
The
first version of this strategy must be included in the 2014 NEEAP and updated
in each subsequent NEEAP.

3.2.3.          
Additional measures addressing energy efficiency in buildings
and appliances

Please
provide details on additional measures addressing energy efficiency in residential
and non-residential buildings as well as those that promote the use of energy
efficient appliances and equipment in buildings, (EED Article 24(2), Annex
XIV Part 2.2.(a)).
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The EED requires
the Member State to provide details on all measures that help implement the
main elements of the Directive. Section 3 of this Template is so structured
that Member States can present these measures according to sector. If the Member State chooses to organise the descriptions of measures in this manner, this section
may be used to illustrate measures addressing energy efficiency in buildings
and appliances which are not described elsewhere in the NEEAP. 

3.2.4.          
Savings arising from measures addressing energy efficiency in
buildings

Please
provide a breakdown of final and primary energy savings achieved so far by
measure or by groups of measures and savings expected up to 2020 (EED
Article 24(2), Annex XIV, Part 2.2.(a)).
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The
EED requires the Member State to declare primary and final energy savings
achieved through policy measures and to explain how the savings figures were
determined. Achieved and forecast savings for the building sector may be
presented here. The Template is structured in such a way that savings may be
described separately for each sector. The Member State may choose to describe
the savings in sections 2.3 and 2.4 or in a separate annex to the NEEAP.
·        
It is recommended to provide for all measures addressing
energy efficiency in buildings and appliances a breakdown of savings achieved
by measure or by groups of measures up to 2012 and savings expected up to 2020
(EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a) and (b)). 
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier sub-chapters
(EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

3.2.5.          
Financing of energy efficiency measures in buildings

If
such information is not already provided in the description of specific
measures, where available, please provide an overview of the financing of the
main groups of specific measures addressing energy efficiency in buildings. 
Where applicable, the measure-specific information should
clearly indicate the amount of planned financing from the EU Structural and
Cohesion Funds and other amounts of co-financing coming from state budget. 

3.3.                
Energy
efficiency measures in public bodies (Articles 5 and 6)
3.3.1.          
Central government buildings (Article 5)

Member States must
ensure that, as from 2014, 3% of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled
buildings owned and occupied by their central government is renovated each year
to meet at least the minimum energy performance requirements set out in the
recast EPBD. The 3% rate is to be calculated on the total floor area of
buildings with a useful floor area over 500 m2 that do not meet the
national minimum energy performance requirements. That threshold will be
lowered to 250 m2 as of 9th July 2015.

 Please
     provide information on the published inventory of heated and cooled
     central government buildings (EED Article 5(5)).

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In the
2014 NEEAP please provide information on the inventory of heated and cooled
central government buildings with a total useful floor area over 500 m2.
According to the EED this information needs to be publicly available by 31
December 2013 (EED Article 5(5)).
The
inventory must contain: 
·        
the floor area in m2 ; and
·        
the energy performance of each building or relevant energy
data.
If
Member States, decide to opt for an alternative approach referred to in Article
5(6), which is to express the target in terms of energy saved and not the
surface area, then the public inventory is not legally required but still
strongly recommended to establish and use such an inventory as it would ensure
full equivalence of the alternative approach with the general obligation to
renovate central government buildings established in Article 5(1).
The fact of
establishing the publicly available inventory must in any case be reported in
the NEEAP (e.g. by including a link to an internet website).

 Please
     provide details of the calculation for the renovation obligation (EED
     Article 5(1-4)). 

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·        
Please indicate the total floor area of all heated and/or
cooled buildings owned and occupied by central government with a useful floor
area of over 500m2 that do not meet national minimum energy
performance requirements on 1 January 2014. 3% of this value should be stated as
the renovation obligation for central government buildings in 2014 (EED Article
5(1)). 
·        
If the Member State has chosen to extend the renovation
obligation to include other administrative departments below central government
or other public bodies as well, please indicate the total floor area of these
additional buildings, and state the additional renovation obligation that is
accounted for by this extension. 
·        
Please state whether the Member State has chosen to
consider the building as a whole, including building envelope, equipment,
operation and maintenance (EED Article 5(1)).
·        
Please state whether central government buildings with the
lowest energy performance are prioritised when energy efficiency measures are
undertaken (EED Article 5(1)).
·        
Please indicate if the Member State has decided not to
apply the renovation requirements to certain categories of buildings as allowed
for in Article 5(2). 
·        
Please indicate if the Member State plans to count towards
the renovation obligation for 2014 an excess of renovations from the three
previous or three following years, as allowed for by Article 5(3). If so,
please quantify these excess renovations and indicate in which years they were,
or will be, completed (EED Article 5(3)).
·        
When calculating renovation obligation the Member State
can count the replacement of old buildings with new buildings and the removal
of buildings due to more intensive use of existing buildings in the previous
two years, in accordance with Article 5(4). If applicable, please provide
information on the extent to which such changes in building stock help fulfil
the renovation obligation (EED Article 5(4)).

 Where applicable,
     please inform about the alternative approach to achieving savings
     equivalent to the fulfilment of the renovation obligation as allowed for
     in Article 5(6).

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The Member State has the possibility of opting for an alternative approach to achieve savings
equivalent to the fulfilment of the renovation obligation, as set out in
Article 5(6). If the Member State is opting for an alternative approach, please
provide the following information:
·        
detailed descriptions of the alternative measures that
achieve at least the equivalent savings, including measures for deep
renovations and measures for behavioural change of occupants;
·        
calculations of savings achieved by each of the
alternative measures;
·        
appropriate standard values for the energy consumption of
reference central government buildings before and after renovation and
according to estimates of the surface of their stock.
Using the appropriate standard values, please estimate the
energy savings that paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 5 of the EED would generate,
and show that these savings are no greater than those achieved by the
alternative measures.

3.3.2.          
Buildings of other public bodies (Article 5)

Article 5(7) of
the Directive requires that public bodies that are not part of central
government should be encouraged to demonstrate their exemplary role in
buildings energy efficiency.

 In
     accordance with Article 5(7), please provide information on
     undertaken/planned measures demonstrating the exemplary role in buildings
     energy efficiency of public bodies that are not part of the central
     government (Annex XIV Part 2.2. first paragraph).
 Please
     provide a list of public bodies having developed an energy efficiency
     action plan (freestanding or as part of broader climate or environmental
     plans) (EED Annex XIV, Part 2.3.1.). 

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·        
Please identify how non-central government public bodies, including
regional governments, local governments, and social-housing bodies governed by
public law are encouraged to:
      i)     adopt energy efficiency
plans (EED Article 5(7a));
      ii)    put in place energy
management systems, including energy audits (EED                                Article
5(7b)); 
      iii)    use ESCOs and energy
performance contracting where appropriate (EED                              Article
5(7c)).
·        
Provide a list of public bodies having developed an energy
efficiency action plan, freestanding or as part of broader climate or
environmental plans. 
·        
Assess to what extent these plans contain specific energy
saving and efficiency objectives and actions, with a view to following the
exemplary role of central government buildings.
·        
Provide an overview of the use of energy management
systems, including energy audits, in public bodies. 
·        
Provide an overview of the status of the ESCO market and
energy performance contracting in connection to financing renovations of
buildings of public bodies.

3.3.3.          
Purchasing by public bodies (Article 6)

Article 6 of the
Directive requires that central governments purchase products, services and
buildings with high-energy efficiency performance and that all public bodies
should be encouraged to do likewise. Energy efficiency requirements for
purchasing products, services and buildings by central government are laid down
in Annex III of the Directive. Annex III establishes connections with the
Labelling (2010/30/EU) and Eco-design (2009/125/EC) Directives; the Agreement
between the Government of the United States of America and the European
Community on the coordination of labelling programmes for office equipment; and
Community regulation on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency.
1.     
Please
provide information on steps taken to ensure that central government purchases
products, services and buildings with high-energy efficiency performance (EED
Article 6(1)), and on measures undertaken or planned to encourage other
public bodies to do likewise (EED Article 6(3)). 
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·        
Please explain how the Member State ensures that central
government purchases only products, services and buildings with high energy
efficiency performance, insofar as this is consistent with cost-effectiveness,
economic feasibility, wider sustainability, technical suitability, as well as
sufficient competition (EED Article 6(1)).
·        
Please provide information on steps undertaken to
encourage public bodies, including at the regional and local level, to follow
the exemplary role of central government in purchasing only products, services
and buildings with high energy efficiency performance (EED Article 6(3)).
·        
Please provide information on steps undertaken to
encourage public bodies to assess the possibility of concluding long term
energy performance contracts that provide long-term energy savings, when they
are tendering service contracts with significant energy content (EED Article
6(3)).

3.3.4.          
Savings arising from measures in central government and other
public bodies

Please
provide, for all measures addressing energy efficiency in central government
and in all other public bodies, a breakdown of achieved savings and savings
expected up to 2020 by measure or by groups of measures (EED Article 24(2),
Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a) and (b)).
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The
EED requires Member State to declare savings achieved through measures and to
explain how the savings figures were determined. In this section Member States
are encouraged to present the total contribution of the public sector to
national energy efficiency achievements. Achieved and forecast savings for the
public sector may be presented here. The Template is structured such that
savings may be described separately for each sector. Alternatively, Member State may choose to describe primary and final energy savings in detail under
sections 2.3 and 2.4 respectively, or in a separate dedicated annex to the
NEEAP.
·        
 In the NEEAP in 2014 it is recommended to provide
information on primary energy savings expected up to 2020 as a result of policy
measure or by groups of measures implementing EED provisions addressing the
exemplary role of the public sector. Where applicable, the achieved primary
energy savings up to 2012 may also be reported (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
·        
With regard to the fulfilment of the final energy saving
target set by Directive 2006/32/EC, the NEEAP in 2014 must also include
information on final energy savings achieved up to 2012 and expected until 2016
(EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)). When these policy measures will continue to have
an impact on the overall 2020 national energy efficiency target, Member States
may wish to include estimates of the expected final energy savings also for
2020 (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)). 
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier
sub-chapters (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

3.3.5.          
Financing
of energy efficiency measures in public bodies

Where available please provide information on the
financing of specific energy efficiency measures in public bodies. The
measure-specific information should differentiate between the amount of
financing received from EU Structural and Cohesion Funds and the amount of
co-financing coming from state funds. Where available, please provide
measure-specific information also on private financing and financing by the
state other than the mentioned co-financing (e.g. financing from ESCOs).

3.4.                
Energy
efficiency measures in industry
3.4.1.          
Main policy measures addressing energy efficiency in industry

Provide
details on all measures addressing energy efficiency in industry (EED
Article 24(2), Annex XIV Part 2.2.)
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The
EED requires the Member State to provide details on all measures that help
implement the main elements of the Directive. Section 3 of this NEEAP Guidance
is so structured that Member States can present these measures according to
sector. If the Member State chooses to organise the descriptions of measures in
this manner, this section may be used to describe measures that address energy
efficiency in industry.
The NEEAP should
also provide information about any specific measures that are tailored to
promote greater energy efficiency among SMEs. 

3.4.2.          
Savings arising from industry measures

Please provide a breakdown of savings achieved and savings
expected up to 2020 by measure or by groups of measures (EED Article 24(2),
Annex XIV Part
2.2.(a) and (b)).
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The
EED requires the Member State to declare savings achieved through measures and
to explain how the savings figures were determined. Achieved and forecast
savings for the industry sector may be presented here. The Template is
structured in such a way that savings may be described separately for each
sector. Alternatively, Member State may choose to describe the savings in more
detail in relation to specific measures/groups of measures addressing the
industry sector or by including more detailed on industry-related energy
savings under sections 2.3 and 2.4 or in a separate annex to the NEEAP.
·        
It is recommended to provide, for all measures addressing
energy efficiency in the industry sector, a breakdown of savings achieved by
measure or by groups of measures up to 2012 and savings expected up to 2020 (Annex
XIV Part 2.2.(a) and (b)). 
·        
In the NEEAP in 2014 it is recommended to provide
information on primary energy savings expected up to 2020 as a result of policy
measure or by groups of measures implementing EED provisions addressing energy
efficiency in industry. Where applicable, the achieved primary energy savings
up to 2012 may also be reported (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
·        
With regard to the fulfilment of the final energy saving
target set by Directive 2006/32/EC, the NEEAP in 2014 must also include
information on final energy savings achieved up to 2012 and expected until 2016
(EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)). When these policy measures will continue having
an impact on the overall 2020 national energy efficiency target, it is
recommended to estimate the expected final energy savings also for 2020 (EED
Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)). 
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier
sub-chapters (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).
·        
It is recommended to highlight the measures addressing
energy efficiency in small and medium enterprises.

3.4.3.          
Financing
of energy efficiency measures in industry

Where available, please provide information on the
financing of specific energy efficiency measures in industry. The
measure-specific information should differentiate between the amount of
financing received from EU Structural and Cohesion Funds and the amount of
co-financing coming from the state. Where available, please provide estimates
on private financing and financing by the state other than the mentioned
co-financing.

3.5.                
Energy
efficiency measures in transport
3.5.1.          
Main policy measures addressing energy efficiency in transport

Please
provide an overview of policy measures aiming to improve energy efficiency in
passenger and freight transport, and the promotion of a modal shift to more
sustainable modes of transport (EED Article 24(2), Annex XIV Part 2.2.). 
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The
EED requires the Member State to provide details on all measures that help
implement the main elements of the Directive. Section 3 of this Template is so
structured that Member States can present these measures according to sector.
If the Member State chooses to organise the descriptions of measures in this
manner, this section may be used to describe measures that address energy
efficiency in transport. The following questions could serve as a guideline:
·        
Are there measures in place to improve energy efficiency
in public transport (e.g. changing of vehicle fleets, rationalisation of
transport routes)? 
·        
Are there measures in place to increase the attractiveness
of public transport (e.g. creation of special lanes for public transport,
improvement of services, real time information at stops, online information on
travel schedule, improvement of infrastructure, park and ride and bike and ride
schemes)?
·        
Are there designated low-traffic or low-emission zones
established, or congestion charging in place? 
·        
Are there programmes in place promoting eco-driving?
·        
Is there financial support available for sustainable
transport measures (e.g. bike-sharing programmes, development of cycling lanes,
public transport including rail)?
·        
Are there tax incentives in place to improve the fuel
efficiency of passenger vehicles and/or freight vehicles?

3.5.2.          
Savings arising from transport measures

Please provide a breakdown of savings achieved and savings
expected up to 2020 by measure or by groups of measures (EED Article 24(2),
Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a) and
(b)).
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The
EED requires the Member State to declare savings achieved through measures and
to explain how the savings figures were determined. Achieved and forecast
savings for the transport sector may be presented here. The Template is
structured in such a way that savings may be described separately for each
sector. Alternatively, Member State may choose to describe primary and final
energy savings under section 2.3 and 2.4 or in a separate annex to the NEEAP.
·        
It is recommended to provide for all measures addressing
energy efficiency in transport a breakdown of savings achieved by measure or by
groups of measures up to 2012 and savings expected up to 2020 (EED Annex XIV Part
2.2.(a) and (b)). 
·        
In the NEEAP in 2014 it is recommended to provide
information on primary energy savings expected up to 2020 as a result of policy
measure or by groups of measures implementing EED provisions addressing energy
efficiency in transport. Where applicable, the achieved primary energy savings
up to 2012 may also be reported (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
·        
With regard to the fulfilment of the final energy saving
target set by Directive 2006/32/EC, the NEEAP in 2014 must also include
information on final energy savings achieved up to 2012 and expected until 2016
(EED Annex XIV Part 2 (2b)). When these policy measures will continue to have
an impact on the overall 2020 national energy efficiency target, it is
recommended to estimate the expected final energy savings also for 2020 (EED
Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)). 
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier
sub-chapters (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

3.5.3.          
Financing
of energy efficiency measures in transport

Where available, please provide information on the
financing of specific energy efficiency measures in transport. The
measure-specific information should differentiate between the amount of
financing received from EU Structural and Cohesion Funds and the amount of
co-financing coming from state funds. Please provide measure-specific
information also on private financing and financing by the state other than the
mentioned co-financing.

3.6.                
Promotion
of efficient heating and cooling (Article 14)
3.6.1.          
Comprehensive assessment

Article 14(1)
requires Member States to carry out and report on a comprehensive assessment of
the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient
district heating and cooling by 31 December 2015. The Member State should use the template to report on the comprehensive assessment if already completed,
or to report on progress towards completing the comprehensive assessment.

 In
     the 2014 NEEAP please include information about the process, participants
     and the methodology used for preparing the comprehensive assessment,
     including a short description of how the country-level cost-benefit
     analysis is carried out in accordance with Part 1 of Annex IX  (EED
     Article 14(1) and (3), Annex IX.1, Annex XIV Part 2.3.4). 
 In
     the second and subsequent NEEAPs, please provide an assessment of the
     progress achieved in implementing the comprehensive assessment of the
     potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and
     efficient district heating and cooling referred to in Article 14(1) and
     the role of heat market developments in this progress (EED Article 14(2)
     (EED Article 14(1), Annex XIV Part 2.3.4).

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In the
2014 NEEAP, Member States need to include a description of the procedure chosen
and the methodology used for carrying out a cost benefit analysis to satisfy
the criteria of EED Annex IX. Where applicable, this description should include
information on requirements introduced or planned to be introduced by the
Member States to require competent local, regional or national authorities or
operators of individual installations to carry out the economic and financial
analyses. The 2014 NEEAP needs to include information on detailed methodologies
and assumptions taken for cost-benefit analyses set in accordance with EED
Annex IX.
The
2014 NEEAP should also include information on the designated competent
authority responsible for carrying out the cost benefit analyses specified in
Article 14 of EED.
In 2017 NEEAP and
the subsequent NEEAPs, the Plan should include information on the number of
cost-benefit analyses (CBA) already prepared in the frame of the comprehensive
assessment, indicate the geographical scope (regions, cities and other local
authorities) and the results of these CBA and how they were reflected in
measures, policies and strategies referred to in Article 14(2) and (4) and
Annex VIII 1(g). 

 In
     the 2014 NEEAP, please provide the identified economic potential for:

                                                
i.           
High-efficiency cogeneration (EED Article 14(1),
Article 14(3)); 
                                              
ii.           
The efficient district heating and cooling (EED Article
14(1), Article 14(3));
                                             
iii.           
Other efficient heating and cooling systems (optional,
EED Article 14(2), Article 14(3)). 
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The Member State should identify the potential for efficient high-efficiency cogeneration and
efficient district heating and cooling. Member States may use the comprehensive
assessment to also identify potentials for other efficient heating and cooling
systems, such as individual heating and cooling.
If Member States
already has got an equivalent assessment required under EED Article 14(1), it
may include a short description already in the 2014 NEEAP.
4.     
In the
2014 NEEAP and other future NEEAPs please provide a description of measures,
strategies and policies, including programmes and plans, at national, regional
and local levels to develop the economic potential of high-efficiency
cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling and other efficient
heating and cooling systems as well as the use of heating and cooling from
waste heat and renewable energy sources, including measures to develop
the heat markets (EED Article 14(2), Article 14(4), Annex VIII 1(g)).
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The Member State should describe measures and strategies to develop the economic potentials in
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above, including an explanatory description of the main features and the
expected results incorporating, as appropriate, the following: 
      i)              CO2 and other GHG
emissions abated
      ii)             Primary energy saved
      iii)            Growth in installed cogeneration
capacity and capacity refurbished by fuels and capacity sizes and in absolute
and relative terms
      iv)            Growth in heat and electricity
production from cogeneration (by fuels and sectors) and in absolute and
relative terms
      v)             Quantity of electricity from
high-efficiency cogeneration actually fed into the public grid and the average
of feed-in price, price support or other support, as applicable
      vi)            Quantity of heat sold to third
parties and through district heating and cooling networks broken down by main
consumer segments/sectors
      vii)           Length in km of new and refurbished
district heating and cooling pipes
      viii)          Number of new areas and consumers
connected to district heating and cooling networks (by sectors: households,
services and industrial sectors) the rate of growth and the percentage of
consumers connected to these networks
      ix)            Number of end-users switching from
individual heating and cooling to district heating and cooling
      x)             Number of new micro-CHP and
small-scale CHP installed
      xi)            Number of other new efficient heating
systems and trends in their market uptake, (e.g. heat-pumps efficient boilers,
solar equipment and, new or as replacement of old systems installed either as
new installations or as replacement for old systems
      xii)           Investments needed and foreseen,
financing mechanisms and sources, financial incentives and public support
planned indicating support from national and EU funds
      xiii)          Number of companies, in particular
SME, professional experts and skilled workers participating in implementation
Give a short
evaluation / description of the progress already achieved using the indicators
in i) to xiii) above with indication whether this corresponds to the planned
implementation trajectory.

3.6.2.          
Individual installations: cost-benefit analysis and results 

In the
2014 NEEAP please identify the responsible competent authorities and actors,
and explain the process and methodology of the installation level cost-benefit
analysis, including district-heating companies and other stakeholders involved (EED
Annex IX Part 1). In 2017 NEEAP please provide inform shortly about their
outcome with some further details (e.g. the number of CBA prepared).
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When
providing the number of CBAs prepared, please indicate the types of
installation, the geographical boundaries and the results (positive or
negative) of these CBAs.
Provide the number
of individual authorisations and equivalent permits indicating those where
cogeneration and district heating was set as a condition.

3.6.3.          
Individual installations: exemptions and exempting decisions

Please
provide details of the exemptions from the CBA allowed on the basis of Article
14(6) and the ad-hoc exemptions based on Article 14(8), (EED Article 14(6)
and (8)).
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The
Member State should give details of the exemptions from the CBA allowed on the
basis of Article 14(6) indicating the economic justification and the
verification procedures with references to detailed economic background studies
and assessment and the competent authorities’ the verification procedures.
The
justification should be specific for each exemption type: i.e.
for peak load and back installations generation adequacy and the potential for
demand response and the share of renewable energy and cogeneration in overall
electricity fuel mix should be provided with the verification procedures; for
industrial installation and district heating or cooling installations the
thresholds should be defined and explained how they were defined and why they
prima facie exclude economic viability.
The Member State should also:
·        
provide the number of installations exempted on the basis
of Article 14(6) and the type of exemption granted;
·        
provide the number of ad-hoc exemptions based on Article
14(8) and the type of imperative reason. 

3.7.                
Energy
transformation, transmission, distribution, and demand response (Article 15)
3.7.1.          
Energy efficiency criteria in network tariffs and regulations

1.     
Please
describe planned or adopted measures to  ensure that incentives in tariffs that
are detrimental to the overall efficiency (including energy efficiency) of the
generation, transmission, distribution and supply of energy, or might hamper
participation of demand response in balancing markets and ancillary services
procurement, are removed (EED Article 15(4), Annex XIV Part 2.2 first
sentence).
2.     
 Please
describe planned or adopted measures to incentivise network operators to
improve efficiency through infrastructure design and operation (EED Article
15(4), Annex XIV Part 2.2. first sentence).
3.     
Please
describe planned or adopted measures to ensure that tariffs allow suppliers to
improve consumer participation in system efficiency including demand response (EED
Article 15(4), Annex XIV Part 2.2. first sentence).
4.     
Please
inform if network tariffs support the development of demand response services (EED
Annex XI 3.). 
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When
describing in the NEEAP the energy efficiency criteria in network tariffs and
regulations the Member State should address the following points:
·        
Please describe how it is ensured that national energy
regulatory authorities pay due regard to energy efficiency when carrying out
their regulatory duties (EED Article 15(1)). 
·        
Please describe how it is ensured that incentives in
tariffs that are detrimental to the overall efficiency (including energy
efficiency) of the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of energy
are removed (EED Article 15(4)).
·        
How is it ensured that national energy regulatory
authorities provide incentives (through the development of network tariffs and
regulations) for grid operators to make available system services to network
users to take advantage of the potential of smart grids? (EED Article 15(1))
·        
How is it ensured that network tariffs and regulations do
not prevent TSOs, DSOs and energy retailers from offering as system services in
organised markets measures to:
          i)          shift customers' demand from peak to
off-peak, and this taking into account the availability of renewable energy,
energy from cogeneration and distributed generation;
          ii)         induce customers to reduce demand;
          iii)        store energy; or
          iv)        connect or dispatch electricity from
distributed generation (EED Annex XI 2.).
·        
Please explain how, for electricity, it is ensured that
network regulations and tariffs fulfil the criteria in Annex XI of the
Directive (EED Article 15(1), EED Annex XI).
·        
Please explain how it is ensured that network tariffs
reflect reductions in network costs from demand management, demand response and
distributed generation (EED Article 15(8), EED Annex XI).
·        
Do network or retail tariffs support dynamic pricing for
demand response measures? To what extent do these tariffs (time of use tariffs,
critical peak pricing, real time pricing or peak time rebates as listed in
Annex XI of the EED) exist in the Member State? (EED Annex XI
3.).

3.7.2.          
Facilitate and promote demand response

Please
provide information on measures adopted or planned to enable and develop demand
response, including those addressing tariffs to support dynamic pricing (EED
Annex XI 3., Annex XIV Part 2.3.6., EED Article 15(4), Article 15(8)).
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When
addressing this requirement the Member State should:
·        
describe in detail national measures to enable and develop
demand response;
·        
explain how is it ensured that national energy regulatory
authorities encourage the participation of demand side resources alongside
supply in wholesale and retail markets;
·        
explain how the Member State has arranged for the
technical modalities to promote access and participation of demand response in
balancing, reserve and other system services markets.

3.7.3.          
Energy efficiency in network design and operation
 In
     the 2014 NEEAP Please report on progress achieved in the assessment of the
     energy efficiency potential of national gas and electricity
     infrastructure, as well as adopted and planned measures and investments
     for the introduction of cost effective energy efficiency improvements in
     network infrastructure and a timetable for their introduction (EED
     Article 15(2), Annex XIV Part 2.3.5.).
 In
     2017 NEEAP please include information from the assessment of the energy
     efficiency potential of gas and electricity infrastructure, in particular
     relating to transmission and distribution, load management and
     interoperability, and connection to generating installations including
     access possibilities for micro generators.  The NEEAP needs to describe
     the measures and investments identified to utilise the energy efficiency
     potentials of gas and electricity infrastructure (EED Article 15(2),
     Annex XIV Part 2.3.5.).
3.7.4.          
Savings arising from all energy supply measures

Please
provide for all measures addressing energy efficiency in supply, including
those to promote the increased use of efficient cogeneration, a breakdown of
savings achieved by measure or by groups of measures up to 2012 and savings
expected up to 2020 (EED Article 24(2), Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).
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The
EED requires the Member State to declare savings achieved through measures and
to explain how the savings figures were determined. Achieved and forecast
savings for energy supply including cogeneration may be presented here. The
NEEAP Guidance is structured in such a way that savings may be described
separately for each sector. Alternatively, the Member State may choose to
include information about achieved and expected primary energy savings also
under section 2.3 or in a separate annex to the NEEAP.
·        
In the NEEAP in 2014 Member States should provide for all
measures addressing energy efficiency in supply a breakdown of savings expected
up to 2020 (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
·        
In the NEEAP in 2014 it is recommended to provide
information on primary energy savings expected up to 2020 as a result of policy
measure or by groups of measures implementing EED provisions addressing energy
saving in energy supply as well as energy transmission and distribution. Where
available, the achieved primary energy savings up to 2012 may also be reported
(EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)). 
·        
Information should be given on the source and quality of
information and on the methods used to control and verify the data used (EED
Annex XIV Part 2.2.(b)).
·        
Where available, information on other impacts/benefits of
the measures (greenhouse gas emissions, improved air quality, job creation,
etc.) should be included here unless already included in the earlier
sub-chapters (EED Annex XIV Part 2.2.(a)).

3.7.5.          
Financing
of energy supply measures

Where available, please provide information on the
financing of specific energy supply measures. The measure-specific information
should differentiate between the amount of financing received from EU
Structural and Cohesion Funds and the amount of co-financing coming from state
funds. 
Where available, please provide measure-specific
information also on private financing and financing by the state other than the
mentioned co-financing.
Annex
A Energy Efficiency Directive Annual Report 
Article 24(1)
requires that from 30th April 2013 Member States submit an annual report
providing an overview of progress towards national energy efficiency targets
and data that will help the Commission assess overall progress towards the EU's
2020 energy efficiency goals. The Annual Report for 2014 is presented here as
an Annex to the NEEAP. Please complete the sections below.

A1         National energy efficiency
target for 2020
 Please
     state the national energy efficiency target for 2020 as required by
     Article 3(1) of the EED (EED Annex XIV Part 1.). 

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According to the
Directive, the target may be based on either primary or final energy
consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. It is
important that the target be clearly expressed and that it represents a
national commitment. It should not, for instance, be simply a forecast of
energy use or of energy savings in a scenario of increased energy efficiency.
The target should apply to the whole economy of the Member State, including energy supply, distribution and end-use and incorporating the activities
listed in Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC. The annual report may also be used
to document any additional national targets.

A.2        Key statistics 
 Please
     fill out the key statistics listed in the table below (EED Annex XIV
     Part 1.(a)). 

Guidance
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The EED requires
that the Member State report all of the figures in the table every year in its
annual report. Figures relate to energy consumption in the year that is two
years previous to the year of the annual report. For example, in the NEEAP of
2014 the figures will refer to 2012 data.
Table 4.
Estimates of key statistics related to energy consumption in the year before
last (year X – 2)
 Estimate of key statistics related to energy consumption || Value (in each case indicate the units used) 
 Total primary energy consumption ||   
 Total final energy consumption(1) ||   
 Final energy consumption - Industry ||   
 Final energy consumption - Transport ||   
 Final energy consumption - Households ||   
 Final energy consumption - Services ||   
 Gross value added- Industry(2) ||   
 Gross value added- Services(2) ||   
 Average disposable income per household ||   
 Total number of households ||   
 Gross domestic product (GDP)(2) ||   
 Electricity generation from thermal power plants ||   
 Electricity generation from combined heat and power plants ||   
 Heat generation from thermal power generation(5) ||   
 Heat generation from combined heat and power plants(6) ||   
 Fuel input for thermal power plants ||   
 Fuel input for combined heat and power plants(7) ||   
 Energy transmission and distribution losses (all fuels) (8) ||   
 Total passenger kilometres (pkm) if available ||   
 Total tonne kilometres (tkm) if available(3) ||   
 Total kilometres (if pkm and tkm are not available) (3) ||   
 Total population ||   
 Heat generation from district heating plants(4) ||   
 Fuel input in district heating plants(4) ||   
(1) No climate adjustment.
(2) In
constant prices (in volume) of 2005.
(3) Excluding
transport in oil pipelines.
(4) Useful data to provide a clearer
overview of the progress in the Member States, required by Energy Statistics
Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008).
(5) Including
waste heat produced in industrial installations.
(6) Including waste heat recovered
from industrial installations.
(7) Useful data to follow the
improvements of efficiency of combined heat and power generation
(8) Useful reference data particularly
for the measures implementing EED Article 15

A.3        Analysis of energy
consumption trends
 In
     each case where energy consumption for a sector reported in Table 4 above
     is stable or is growing please provide an analysis of the reasons for
     these trends (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(a)). 

Guidance 52:
Note
that report on consumption trends in the annual report is only a requirement if
there is no reduction in energy consumption in the main sectors of the economy.
In sectors where energy consumption is declining no explanation need be
provided. 
The Member State should provide a detailed analysis of reasons such as ineffectiveness of
policies in the sector, high economic growth, population changes, structural
changes within the sector, low fuel prices, etc.
The
explanation of trends on key energy statistics referred to in section A2 above
may be done in relation to statistics available for the year X-3 and the other
preceding years.

A.4        Update on major measures
implemented in the previous year
 Provide
     an update on all major legislative and non-legislative measures implemented
     in 2013 that contribute towards 2020 energy efficiency targets (EED
     Annex XIV Part 1.(b)).

Guidance 53:
In all
annual reports the Member State must provide details of all major measures
implemented in the previous calendar year. These may be legislative or
non-legislative. Measures could include, for example, new building codes,
introduction of energy efficiency obligations schemes, significant grant
schemes or other financial incentives for improving energy performance of
buildings or for procurement of energy efficient equipment, measures to promote
the use of CHP, measures to address the energy efficiency of electricity supply
and distribution, smart grid programmes, etc.
The Member State should explain how each measure will contribute to its overall national energy
efficiency targets for 2020.

A.5        Central government
buildings
 Please
     quantify the total floor area of all buildings with a useful floor area
     over 500m2 owned and occupied by central government on the 1 January 2014
     that did not meet the energy performance requirements detailed in Article
     4 of Directive 2010/31/EU (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(c)).
 Please
     quantify the total floor area of all buildings heated and /or cooled owned
     and occupied by central government that was renovated in 2013 (EED
     Annex XIV Part 1.(d)). 
 If
     the Member State has opted for an alternative approach for achieving an
     equivalent amount of savings, as allowed for by Article 5(6), please
     provide detailed descriptions of the alternative measures, such as deep
     renovations and measures for behavioural change of occupants (EED Annex
     XIV Part 1.(d)).

Guidance 54:
Where
an alternative approach is used the Member State should explain how it will be
ascertained that savings will be achieved that are at least equivalent to those
achieved by renovations.

A.6        Energy Efficiency
Obligations
 Please
     state the savings achieved in 2013 by the national energy efficiency
     obligations scheme introduced in response to the requirements of Article 6
     of the Directive (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(e)). 

Guidance 55:
As
Member States are required by the Directive to achieve energy savings through
energy efficiency obligations from 2014 onwards, there is no requirement to
report relevant 2013 savings in the 2014 annual report. Nonetheless, several
Member States already have obligation schemes in place for a number of years
and could use this medium for reporting savings achieved in 2013 if these
figures are available.

 Please
     provide a breakdown of the savings recorded for the last calendar year
     according to type of action undertaken (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(e)).
 If
     the Member State intends to fulfil the energy savings target for the
     energy obligations scheme, in part or in full, by undertaking alternative
     measures as allowed for in Article 6(9), please provide a list of these
     alternative measures and a description of each (EED Annex XIV Part 1.(e)).

Guidance 56:
If
alternative measures are used to achieve equivalent savings, please quantify
the savings achieved by these measures, and explain how it is determined that
these achieve an equivalent level of savings.
Annex
B           Building Renovation Roadmaps
The Directive requires that the Member State includes a building renovation roadmap in the NEEAP. Please include here the
long-term strategy of the Member State for mobilising investment in the
renovation of the national stock of residential and commercial buildings, both
public and private. As part of the long-term strategy please address the main
items listed below.

 Provide
     an overview of the national building stock based, as appropriate, on
     statistical sampling (EED Article 4(a));

Guidance
57:
a)                 
What main building categories have been identified as part
of the overview?
                        i)          Single-family
houses
                        ii)         Apartments/multi-residential
dwellings
                        iii)         Offices
                        iv)        Educational
buildings
                        v)         Hospitals/health
establishments
                        vi)        Hotels
                        vii)       Sports
facilities
                        viii)       Warehouses/data
centres, etc
                        ix)        Retail
premises (including restaurants)
                        x)         Other
types of energy-consuming buildings
b)                 
What age bands having a material bearing on building
energy performance have been identified?
            i)          Traditional construction types, including
historic/heritage buildings (typically pre-1900)
            ii)          Buildings constructed prior to regulations on
energy performance (e.g. 1901-1960)
            iii)         Early phase building regulations (1961-1990)
            iv)        Mid-phase building regulations (1981-2000)
            v)         New (2001-2012)
c)                 
What main climatic zones which have a material bearing on
building energy performance have been identified?
d)                 
How many combination of building type, age and climatic
zone have been identified? On an illustrative basis of 10 building types, 5 age
bands and 3 climatic zones, this results in a matrix of up to 150
combinations.  However, in practice it is unlikely that a breakdown by age band
will be possible or necessary for each non-residential building type, so the
number of combinations will be far smaller.
e)                 
What ownership and tenure have been identified in terms of
the two elements specified below?
            i)          The split by owner – public, private or mixed
            ii)          The split by tenure – owner occupied, rented,
(mixed?)
f)                   
If appropriate, provide a split by location as follows:
            i)          Urban
            ii)          Suburban
            iii)         Rural
g)                 
What energy use and performance characteristics of each
building combination have been identified?
            i)          Construction type and U-value of main building
elements:
                         (1)       Floor
                         (2)       Walls
                         (3)       Windows and External Doors
                         (4)       Roof
            ii)          Air infiltration rate
            iii)         Energy systems (In all cases, please identify
typical replacement lifecycles):
                         (1)       HVAC system type/performance
level/controls
                         (2)       Hot water provision
                         (3)       Lighting systems/controls
            iv)        Maintenance regimes (e.g. mandatory annual
safety checks/servicing)
            v)         Energy use for:
                         (1)       Heating
                         (2)       Cooling
                         (3)       Hot water
                         (4)       Lighting
                         (5)       Appliances
            vi)        Energy carriers:
                         (1)       Gas
(natural gas or LPG)
                         (2)       Liquid fuels (oil, etc.)
                         (3)       Solid
fuels (coal, etc.)
                         (4)       Renewable
fuels:
                                    (a)        Solar hot water
                                    (b)        Solar PV
                                    (c)        Wind
                                    (d)        Heat pump (type and
Coefficient of Performance)
                                    (e)        Biomass
                                    (f)         Biogas
                                    (g)        Other (specify)
                         (5)       District heating (identify energy
carriers)

 Identify
     cost-effective approaches to renovations relevant to the building type and
     climatic zone (EED Article 4(b)).

a)                 
What
technical opportunities for retrofit of energy efficiency measures for each
building category have been identified?
            i)          Fabric measures
            ii)          Windows
            iii)         HVAC plant - heating/cooling/hot water
            iv)        Air infiltration
            v)         Lighting
            vi)        Appliances
b)                 
What technical opportunities for retrofit of renewable
energy measures have been identified?
            i)          Solar hot water
            ii)          Solar PV
            iii)         Passive solar
            iv)        Shading
            v)         Wind
            vi)        Heat pumps
            vii)        Biomass
            viii)       Biogas
c)                 
Has the opportunity to connect to a district heating
system been considered?
d)                 
What packages of measures that can achieve at significant
energy saving, at least up to the prevailing energy performance requirements
for new buildings of the same category, have been identified?
e)                 
Has it been determined whether deep renovations should be
undertaken as a single package, or staged over a period of time?
f)                   
Has the cost effectiveness of the different packages of
measures been determined using cost optimality methodology?
            i)          Costs – the total installed cost of renovation
measures, less any avoided cost due to end-of-life replacement or by
undertaking renovation alongside other building maintenance, new construction
or modernisation measures
            ii)          Consider the transaction costs, including
costs of temporary relocation of occupants
            iii)         Have the following benefits (and identify the
beneficiary – building owner, building occupier, society at large) been
quantified?
                         (1)       Energy cost savings
                         (2)       Reduction in Fuel Poverty
                         (3)       Health benefits
                         (4)       Increased property value (rental
and/or sale value)
                         (5)       Reduced energy imports/increased
energy security
                         (6)       Employment impact
                         (7)       Environmental impact (externality
value of carbon saving)
                         (8)       Air quality improvement
                         (9)       Other social, economic or
environmental benefits
g)                 
From the above cost appraisal, have you determined a
prioritised set of renovation packages for each building category, and a
timeline for implementation?
            i)          Have you considered the exemplary role of the
public sector (at all tiers of government, as well as public services such as
public housing, defence, health and education) in leading the drive towards
deep renovation, and in exerting influence of citizens and businesses?
            ii)          Have you considered the appropriateness of
targeting the least energy efficient building stock as a priority?
            iii)         Have you considered different scenarios as to
the rate of change of key parameters?

 Provide
     information on policies and measures to stimulate cost-effective deep
     renovations of buildings, including staged deep renovations (EED
     Article 4(c)).

a)                 
Give
an  appraisal of existing measures/policies in the Member State:
            i)          Regulatory (EU, national, regional and local)
            ii)          Fiscal (tax incentives, grants, subsidies,
loans, etc.)
            iii)         Information campaigns
            iv)        Labelling (EPCs, etc)
            v)         Voluntary agreements
            vi)        Other
b)                 
Provide an analysis of barriers.
c)                 
Give an appraisal of relevance of policies used in other
territories.
d)                 
Provide a design of new policy landscape that addresses
barriers and enables the delivery of the required ramp up in deep renovation
activity, with a particular focus on those measures which need to be introduced
within the next 3 years.

 Demonstrate
     a forward-looking perspective to guide investment decisions of
     individuals, the construction industry and financial institutions (EED
     Article 4(d)).

a)                 
Quantify
total annual investment requirements, mapped out over the period to 2050, in
order to deliver the identified renovation opportunities.
b)                 
Identify existing sources of funding for building energy
renovation:
            i)          Owners’ private equity
            ii)          Public purse (including EU Structural and
Innovation Funds)
            iii)         Banks and other sources of private investment
(e.g. pension funds)
c)                 
Analyse barriers to investment.
d)                 
Identify possible funding sources and mechanisms to meet
the identified investment profile.

 Provide
     an evidence-based estimate of expected energy savings and wider benefits (EED
     Article 4(e)).

a)                 
Has
the attractiveness to building owners of their direct benefits been identified?
b)                 
Have the societal benefits arising from deep renovation
been identified?
c)                 
Have ways in which externalities (e.g. societal benefits
from reduced CO2 emissions, increased energy security, etc.) can be
internalised for the benefit of the investor been identified?
Annex C           National plan for nearly-zero
energy buildings