Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan June 2017 Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017 Contents 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Overview of national energy efficiency and savings targets ....................................................................... 8 2.1 National energy efficiency targets for 2020 ................................................................................... 8 2.2 Primary and final energy savings .................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 EEAP 2011 targets and results achieved............................................................................... 9 2.2.2 EEAP 2014 targets and results achieved............................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Aims of the Energy Efficiency Directive and results achieved .......................................... 10 3 Policy measures implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive ............................................................... 11 3.1 Horizontal measures ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.1 Energy efficiency obligation schemes and alternative policy measures ......................... 11 3.1.2 Energy audits and energy management systems ............................................................... 20 3.1.3 Metering and billing.................................................................................................................. 26 3.1.4 Consumer information and training programmes ............................................................... 29 3.1.5 Availability of qualification, accreditation and certification schemes ................................ 32 3.1.6 Energy services ........................................................................................................................ 35 3.1.7 Other horizontal energy efficiency measures ...................................................................... 36 3.1.8 Financing of horizontal measures ......................................................................................... 38 3.2 Energy efficiency in buildings ......................................................................................................... 38 3.2.1 State of implementation of the EPBD recast ............................................................................. 38 3.2.2 Upgrading the energy efficiency of the national building stock ......................................... 39 3.2.3 Measures for energy efficiency in buildings and installations ........................................... 40 3.2.4 Financing ................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3 Energy efficiency measures in the public sector ......................................................................... 42 3.3.1 Central government buildings ...................................................................................................... 42 3.3.2 Other public buildings .............................................................................................................. 43 3.3.3 Purchasing by public bodies .................................................................................................. 44 3.3.4 Financing ................................................................................................................................... 46 3.4 Energy efficiency measures in industry ........................................................................................ 47 3.4.1. Main measures ......................................................................................................................... 47 3.4.2 Financing ................................................................................................................................... 47 3.5 Energy efficiency measures in the transport sector ................................................................... 48 2 Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017 3.5.1 Main energy efficiency measures in the transport sector .................................................. 48 3.5.2 Financing ................................................................................................................................... 50 3.5.3 Energy savings achieved ........................................................................................................ 51 3.6 Promotion of efficient heating and cooling ................................................................................... 53 3.6.1 Progress made in the implementation of the comprehensive assessment .................... 53 3.6.2 Individual installations: results ............................................................................................... 57 3.6.3 Individual installations: exemptions ....................................................................................... 57 3.7 Energy transformation, transmission, distribution and demand response .............................. 58 3.7.1 Energy efficiency criteria in network tariffs and network regulation ................................. 58 3.7.2 Facilitating and promoting demand response ..................................................................... 59 3.7.3 Energy efficiency in network design and regulation ........................................................... 60 3.7.4 Financing ................................................................................................................................... 61 3.8 Overview of resources available from the Structural Funds ........................................................... 61 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Annex 1 – Strategy for the energy efficiency renovation of building stock ..................................................... 90 Annex 2 – NZEB action plan .................................................................................................................................. 90 3 Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017 List of figures Figure 2.1 – Expected energy savings in the period 2014-2020 (Mtoe/year of final energy), ............................9 Figure 3.1 – White certificates: projects submitted and EECs recognised (thousands of certificates), 2011-2016 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 3.2 – Boilers sold in the domestic market, 2010-2016 ......................................................................... 18 Figure 3.3 – Windows sold in the residential sector, new vs replacement (million units, left) and material (%, right) ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 3.4 – Energy audits in accordance with Article 8 of Legislative Decree No 102/2014: enterprises that have fulfilled the obligation, by ATECO code .................................................................................................. 24 Figure 3.5 – Summary of accreditation and certification standards ................................................................ 36 Figure 3.6 – Comparison of the current level of useful heat production from HE CHP (2013) and its technical and economic potential (GWh) by end-use sector ......................................................................................... 56 Figure 3.7 – Comparison of the current level of energy from DH (2013) and its technical and economic potential (GWh) by source .............................................................................................................................. 57 Figure 3.8 – Regions for which the official documents include assessments of the potential for HE CHP (left) and DH (right) .................................................................................................................................................. 60 4 Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2017 List of tables Table 2.1 – Final and primary energy efficiency targets for 2020 (Mtoe/year) ................................................... 8 Table 2.2 – Annual energy savings achieved by sector in the period 2005-2016 and expected by 2016 under the EEAP 2011 (final energy, Mtoe/year) .......................................................................................................... 9 Table 2.3 – Annual energy savings achieved by sector in the period 2011-2016 and expected by 2020 under the EEAP 2014 (primary energy, Mtoe/year).................................................................................................... 10 Table 2.4 – Annual energy savings achieved by sector in the period 2011-2016 and expected by 2020 under the EEAP 2014 (final energy, Mtoe/year) ........................................................................................................ 10 Table 2.5 – Mandatory savings (Mtoe) in accordance with Article 7 of the EED – 2014-2016 ........................ 11 Table 2.6 – Energy production and consumption in 2015 and 2020 estimates (Mtoe) ...................................