The final version of the EED is out and it’s good news for energy agencies !

The final version of the EU directive on Energy Efficiency (EED) has been officially published on the 20th of September in the European official journal. 

After months of tense negotiations, the co-legislators both agreed on the compromise text by the end of August.

The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) is the key legislation setting the overall framework to deliver energy savings across the European Union.

This directive sets the 2030 EU energy efficiency target and a series of measures that contribute to its achievement.

New ambitions, new objectives

To be compliant with the European Green Deal objective of climate neutrality by 2050 and with the Fit for 55 provisions to 2030, the EED sets improved objectives for energy consumption reduction. It shall reach 11,7 % in 2030 (it was only 2% in the previous version of the law). And, for the first time in European energy efficiency policy, the EU target for final energy is made binding.

A game-changer for energy agencies

For the first time in EU energy policy history, energy agencies are mentioned and acknowledged in the law:

• In Article 5, energy agencies are mentioned as relevant stakeholders in the inclusion of energy efficiency measures in local and regional planning.
• In Article 22, they are pointed out as a key relay of information to regional and local stakeholders and are acknowledged as key enablers of one-stop shops. Moreover, this article also requires Members States that they provide transparent and full information to energy agencies, and ensure multilateral dialogue with energy agencies on measures and incentives for building renovation.

Energy agencies play a crucial role in implementing the energy transition at the local and regional levels. Europe’s recognition of this is paving the way for more effective multi-level governance to fulfill the objectives of the directive.

Use this achievement in you region!

You are invited to share FEDARENE’s press release in your region and country, and with any relevant stakeholder to raise awareness on the key role of regional and local energy agencies, and its official recognition by the EED.

Want to know more on the revised EED ?

To have more insights on the new provisions of the new EED, you can read:

• our briefing on the members Hub
• the briefing of the coalition for energy savings on the implementation of the directive in the NECPs
• the full official law on EUR-Lex