Czech EU Council Presidency tables new compromise proposal on recast EPBD
In a compromise proposal tabled on 13th July the Czech EU Council Presidency proposes to establish a new methodology for defining minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for buildings in the context of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) proposal.
According to this new methodology, Member States would be required to set minimum standards that ensure that non-residential buildings do not exceed certain energy performance thresholds expressed as a numeric indicator of primary energy consumption in kWh per m2 per year (kwh/m2.y). These energy performance thresholds would be established on the basis of the non-residential building stock at the time of entry into force of the recast EPBD.
A first threshold would be set so that 15% of the national building stock would be above this threshold (this would correspond to the least energy efficient buildings). A second threshold would be set so that 25% of the national building stock is above this threshold. Member States should then ensure that all non-residential buildings are below the 15% threshold from 2030 and below the 25% threshold from 2034. For residential buildings, EU countries would be required to set MEPS for multi-apartment buildings with more than ten building units.
The compromise proposal also contains a new article on a EU solar mandate for buildings to bring the recast EPBD in line with the REPowerEU plans of the European Commission that were published in May.
The Czech Presidency aims at reaching an agreement on the recast EPBD in the Council by the end of the year. On the side of the European Parliament, the meetings of the rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs (the shadows meetings) started before the summer break. More than 1,500 amendments to the Commission proposal have been tabled by MEPs so far.
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