Transposition Study: Energy Audits for Europe from eurochambres.eu

What can be measured, can be improved.

An assessment of the transposition of the Energy Efficiency Directive into Member State legislation.

According to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive of 2012, companies are required to regularly undergo mandatory energy audits or implement energy management systems by the December 2015 deadline. At the same time, EU Member States must develop programmes to promote voluntary energy checks to SMEs, including through financial incentives.

Delayed transposition in eight Member States and missing secondary legislation in additional countries has created considerable legal uncertainty for businesses. Large companies are generally aware of the December 2015 deadline for conducting mandatory audits, though the conditions under which these audits have to be performed are, in many Member States, still unclear. Additionally about half of EU Member States are behind schedule in the provision of support programmes for SMEs to undergo energy audits and to implement identified energy saving measures. 

Prepared by EUROCHAMBRES – The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry