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Project Minus 3% Shining Examples for the Implementation of the Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive . Organisation, Location, Date. Suported by:. Place your logo. What is Minus 3% project?. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT START: 10/2008 END: 09/2011
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Project Minus 3% • Shining Examples • for the Implementation of the Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive Organisation, Location, Date Suported by: Place your logo
What is Minus 3% project? INTERNATIONAL PROJECT START: 10/2008 END: 09/2011 AIM:- start reduction in energy end-use towards 3% per annum - in the long term to reach minus 30% by 2020
Minus3% approach PARTNERSHIP: CITY – ENERGY AGENCY
Key Finding 1 • Energy saved in the first year amounts to 20,987 MWh with a value of €1,912,000
Key Finding 2 • The greatest savings are found in improvements to buildings
Key Finding 3 • The return on investment is better for some measures than others
Key Finding 4 • Energy efficiency has benefits for cities • Reduce annual bills: less kWh = less € • Increase capital value of municipal assets • Avoid CO2 penalties in future/ earn € credits • Local jobs through new energy services • Protecting the environment by lower CO2 • Model of good practice for citizens & business
Key Finding 5 • It is possible to reach the 30% target by 2020 but it does not happen all by itself • So a special effort beyond current regulations has to be made by Cities to retrofit their buildings
Key Finding 6 Energy Contracting helps to reduce up-front costs Energy Contracting = performance, function and price guarantee = outsourcing of commercial and technical risiks Added value of Energy Contracting:
Key Finding 7 • Key to successful implementation is an inter-departmental energy management process
Key Finding 8 • Early stage involvement in planning is important and requires a long-term perspective
Key Finding 9 • Behavioural measures are very important • (in addition to purely technological measures)
Key Finding 10 • Choice of instruments is a key factor for success in mobilising energy efficiency measures €€€ Financial Instruments Regulations (e.g. Masterplans Bye-laws, etc) • Incentives • Direct investments • ELENA • Energy Contracting • ESCOs Information and Awareness (e.g. How-to Guide)
EU Policy Context • ‘MINUS 3% - Shining examples for the implementation of the EU Directive on Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services (2006/32/EC)’ To be recast as a new Energy Efficiency Directive: “3% of the total floor area owned by their public bodies is renovated each year to meet at least the minimum energy performance…” Source: European Commission
Why Bother? • To save money: less kWh = less € • To provide a better service and example • Protecting the environment by lower CO2 • Legislative reasons
Yes we can! • Cities have control and are responsible • Cities are already successful in public services • Cities have people, structures, systems -and energy agencies • Cities have support of public and media
Installation of Solar collectors at Sport hall in Malacky, Slovakia
Biomass boiler at “LAS ANEJAS” public school – Teruel, Spain
Installation of High Efficiency Boiler in Leisure Centre - Derry, UK
Thank you for your attention! for more information: www.minus3.org Codema (Project Co-ordinator) Contact person: Ms. Edel Giltenane Phone: 00 353 1 7079817E-mail:edel.giltenane@codema.iewww.codema.ie The sole responsibility for the content of this report lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the EU. Neither the EACI nor the European Commission is responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.