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Joint letter of industry associations in view of trialogue discussions on EED

22/02/2018

In view of the trialogue discussions on the review of the PEF, EVIA co-signed a letter with other industry partners on the importance of getting the Primary Energy Factor (PEF) in the energy efficiency directive right. We advocate for:

• Deciding on  a PEF of 2.0 for 2020 (when the directive will be implemented nationally), as supported by the Fraunhofer Institutes et.al.’s scientific methodology, prepared for the Commission: a higher PEF incentivises electricity savings over direct fossil savings, acting as a barrier for the decarbonisation of the heating sector.

 

• Setting a regular review of the PEF in order to reflect changes in the reality of the energy mix: by 2030 the EU RES share in power generation is projected to be at least 49%. The accelerated greening of the electricity mix justifies a frequent review of the value based on the aforementioned methodology.

 

Joint letter of industry associations in view of trialogue discussions on EED: Get the Primary Energy Factor (PEF) for electricity right – at 2.0 and with a regular review
February 2018 | Download