Identifying Energy Efficiency improvements and saving potential in energy networks

Disclaimer This document has been prepared for the European Commission however it reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Foreword This interim report has been prepared for the European Commission by a consortium composed of Tractebel Engineering and Ecofys. The correspondence between the tasks in the terms of reference and the sections of the interim report are reported in the figure below: The second part of the assignment will focus on demand response. A final report will be delivered at the end of the assignment and will integrate this interim report. The project has been led by Stéphane Rapoport (Tractebel Engineering). Task leader for task 1 has been Georgios Papaefthymiou (Ecofys) and task leader for task 2 has been Vincenzo Giordano (Tractebel Engineering). The core team has included Gregoire Lejeune (Tractebel), Farid Comaty (Ecofys) Amelie Bonard (CRIGEN) and Pascal Vercamer (CRIGEN). In addition to the core team valuable contributions have been made by several of our colleagues at Tractebel Engineering and Ecofys. the study, a survey has been carried out among European DSOs, thanks to the facilitation role of European associations EURELECTRIC, CEDEC, GEODE, EDSO4SG. All conclusions are the responsibility of the analysis team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission, or any of the consulted stakeholders. We are very grateful for all the valuable comments and suggestions received from the DG Energy officers and the consulted organizations. Any remaining errors or omissions are the sole responsibility of the analysis team. Objective of the study According to Article 15(2) of the Directive, Member States have to ensure, by the 30 th June 2015, that: – (a) an assessment is undertaken of the Energy Efficiency potentials of their gas and electricity infrastructure, in particular regarding transmission, distribution, load management and interoperability, and connection to energy generating installations, including access possibilities for micro energy generators; – (b) concrete measures and investments are identified for the introduction of cost-effective Energy Efficiency improvements in the network infrastructure, with a timetable for their introduction. According to collected information at the moment of finalization of the interim report, some Member States are finalising their assessment, while others presumably are not. The main objective of this study is therefore to support Member States which have not yet carried out the assessment. The study also …