Regulatory and policy options to encourage energy efficiency - unido

MODULE 16: REGULATORY AND POLICY OPTIONS TO ENCOURAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCYpage 16.691. BACKGROUND: LEGAL FRAMEWORKThe Flemish Parliament Act of 17 July 2000 and the Decree of 29 March 2002imposes Rational Use of Energy (RUE) public service obligations on the electricitygrid operators. A primary energy saving target for end users every year wasdefined as follows: Low voltage clients (< = 1000V) 1 per cent of the electricity supplied for the year 2003 2 per cent and 2.1 per cent for the years 2004 and 2005 2.2 per cent for the calendars years 2006 and 2007 High voltage clients (> 1000V) Target of 1 per cent each year2. THE RUE ACTION PLANEach grid operator needs to put together and submit a plan with RUE actions forthe next year each year before 1 June. These actions must contain the followinginformation:The proposed financial support (e.g. premium);Proposal for the calculation of energy savings;How awareness-raising and information campaigns are included.The Flemish Energy Agency then evaluates and (dis)approves the method for thecalculation of the energy savings. Not only actions for electricity savings, but forall kind of fuels are considered. The primary energy saving is equaled as the electricitysaving multiplied by 2.5 (being the average conversion factor for primaryenergy into electricity).2.1 ExamplesAction Premium Saving/yearEnergy saving bulb free 168 kWhEnergy saving shower free 1311 kWhCondensing boiler 125 Euro 7800 kWhSolar boiler 625 Euro 2410 kWhRoof insulation 1,25 Euro/m 2 158 kWh/m 2