S.L. 545.33 Art. 5

Notification of methodology

The Minister shall, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/ 1999, ensure that the proposed detailed methodology for the operation of the energy efficiency obligation schemes and alternative measures referred to in regulations 8 and 9, and sub-regulation (4) of regulation 27 are notified to the Commission. Except in the case of taxation, such notification shall include details of:

(a) the level of the energy savings required under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1)of regulation 7 or savings st expected to be achieved over the whole period from 1 January st 2021 to 31 December 2030;

(b) the obligated, participating or entrusted parties, or implementing public authorities;

(c) target sectors;

(d) policy measures and individual actions, including the expected total amount of cumulative energy savings for each measure;

(e) the duration of the obligation period for the energy efficiency obligation scheme;

(f) the actions provided for by the policy measure;

(g) the calculation methodology, including how additionality and materiality have been determined and which methodologies and benchmarks are used for deemed and scaled savings;

(h) the lifetimes of measures, and how they are calculated or what they are based upon;

(i) the approach taken to address climatic variations;

(j) the monitoring and verification systems for measures under regulations 8 and 9 and how their independence from the obligated, participating or entrusted parties is ensured;

(k) in the case of taxation:

(i) the target sectors and segment of taxpayers;

(ii) the implementing public authority;

(iii) the savings expected to be achieved;

(iv) the duration of the taxation measure; and

(v) the calculation methodology, including the price elasticities used and how they have been established.

Sixth Schedule (regulation 10(3), (10) and (11))

Minimum criteria for energy audits including those carried out as part of energy management systems

The energy audits referred to in regulation 10 shall be based on the following guidelines:

(a) be based on up-to-date, measured, traceable operational data on energy consumption and (for electricity) load profiles;

(b) comprise a detailed review of the energy consumption profile of buildings or groups of buildings, industrial operations or installations, including transportation;

(c) build, whenever possible, on life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) instead of Simple Payback Periods (SPP) in order to take account of long-term savings, residual values of long-term investments and discount rates;

(d) be proportionate, and sufficiently representative to permit the drawing of a reliable picture of overall energy performance and the reliable identification of the most significant opportunities for improvement. Energy audits shall allow detailed and validated calculations for the proposed measures so as to provide clear information on potential savings.

The data used in energy audits shall be storable for historical analysis and tracking performance.

Seventh Schedule (regulation 15(1) and (3)(c))

Minimum requirements for billing

Part I

Minimum requirements for billing and billing information based on actual consumption of electricity and gas