Evaluating the Polish White Certificate scheme

Rosenow, Jan; Skoczkowski, Tadeusz; Thomas, Samuel; Węglarz, Arkadiusz; Stańczyk, Wojciech; Jędra, Michał

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111689

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“…Finally, the Ministry has to increase the capacity and ability to communicate and support EEOS parties actively. This will be in line with experience gained in other countries that have successfully implemented an EEOS, such as France, Denmark, UK, USA, Italy, and Australia [5,6,[8][9][10].…”

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“…As a result, in 2018, already 12 EU countries had active EEOSs (Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, UK), while another 3 were intending to start shortly (Croatia, Greece, Latvia) [5]. In April 2020, there were 16 active EEOSs in the EU Member States and the UK, with other countries still planning implementation [6]. EEOS is used relatively rarely compared to all the policy instruments used to comply with the target set out in EED.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Bright and Dark Sides of Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme: The Case of Latvia

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Evidence collected by researchers over several decades suggests that the successful implementation of the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme (EEOS) may deliver significant, cost-effective energy savings over many years. However, before starting EEOS in Latvia, predictions by energy efficiency policy researchers envisaged that it is at high risk of savings shortfalls. This study aims to carry out an ex-post policy evaluation of EEOS in Latvia and assess its ability to deliver significant savings in the first phase of the new EEOS. This paper questions whether the new EEOS can reach savings goals without prior experience with voluntary agreement schemes and emulation of successful EEOS from other countries. The second goal of the research is to create a web-based optimization tool as an Interactive Learning Environment to help policymakers and EEOS-obliged parties to create goal-oriented strategies. The study has found that, contrary to expectations, Latvia has reached and even overfulfilled EEOS saving goals. Estimated cumulative savings obtained during the starting phase (329.2 GWh) are 68% higher than the cumulative savings planned by the policymakers for 2020 (234 GWh). This success is related to the enforcement of a stick-type approach in the policy. However, the study also revealed the dark side of EEOS implementation by discussing different types of energy efficiency measures applied by EEOS and the role of implementing and monitoring institutions. The ex-ante evaluation projected that 50% of the EEOS savings would be derived from information and education measures and 50% through contributions to the Energy Efficiency Fund or by implementing the most cost-effective energy efficiency measures. The ex-post evaluation shows that around 95% of savings are achieved through information measures and the rest by introducing energy efficiency measures on the consumer side. EEOS parties do not contribute to the Fund because the cost of information measures (on average 4 EUR/MWh) is significantly lower than the contribution to the Fund (70 EUR/MWh).

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Section: Conclusion Policy Implications and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 79%

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confidence: 99%

The Bright and Dark Sides of Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme: The Case of Latvia

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“…Following the increase in EE targets [12], it is crucial to rethink the role that policy instruments such as EEOS can play in the energy transition, even if the present levels of energy savings are insufficient to achieve the European EE targets [13]. Therefore, complementary instruments are needed to improve their effectiveness [14] along with other policy measures such as regulations at the technical level [15].…”

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Market-Based Instruments to Promote Energy Efficiency: Insights from the Italian Case

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Market-based instruments such as white certificates offer the potential to increase efficiency gains, reduce primary energy consumption and make energy systems more resilient. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the white certificate scheme through a case study analysis. In light of increasing decarbonization and energy efficiency targets, it is important to rethink the role that policy instruments play in the energy transition, including the energy efficiency obligation schemes within which white certificate schemes fall. We focus on Italy’s white certificate scheme because it is among the longest-lived and has achieved notable results. The scheme is characterized by annually increasing energy savings targets, flexibility, the opportunity to include many interventions, and the role of energy services companies. We provide evidence based on an empirical survey and fill the research gap left by the latest updates to the scheme along with an appraisal of those updates, which covers prominent scheme innovations such as its stability mechanism. Our research can serve as a baseline for policymakers in designing white certificate schemes in countries with little related previous experience and provide useful information from countries where similar schemes have been implemented to fine-tune similar market-based mechanisms to improve energy efficiency.

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“…With a 1.13%/year rate of energy efficiency improvements, Polish households were below the EU's average and far below the improvements rate achieved by Poland's industry [8]. Poland is implementing several energy efficacy measures in multifamily buildings and has an energy efficiency obligation scheme [9]. The residential sector is the largest energy consumer, driven mainly by single-family buildings [10].…”

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confidence: 99%