Evaluation of the inherent effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Obligation Schemes

Description

The Directive 2006/32/EC proposes white certificates or negotiated agreements of the same value as a policy instrument to increase energy efficiency. Supplier obligations schemes are already implemented in some European countries. The designs of these obligation schemes differ significantly. An evaluation was conducted by Mundaca and Neij (2007) and the latest comprehensive report was published by Bertoldi et al. (2010). In most of the existing European schemes methods of measurement are arbitrary, i.e. parties implementing energy efficiency improvement measures may use, first and foremost, either a standardised/deemed or a measuring/monitoring approach. This paper looks at the bargaining power of suppliers and the incentives they underlie in connection with the definition and the application of standardised saving values. It is argued that, in practice, real savings are probably smaller than calculated savings (overestimation of actual savings) although the applied methods of measurement are eligible and enforced in the obligation scheme. Interviews suggest that the overestimation is tolerated in order to minimise administration costs.

Period	04 Jun 2013
Event title	ECEEE Summer Study
Event type	Conference
Location	FranceShow on map