9. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Recommendations

The government of Estonia should:

Increase the financial support for the renovation of the existing building stock, in particular residential buildings, ensure continuity in available budget and develop an ESCO market.

Facilitate and simplify the grant application process for the renovation of private houses.

Improve the understanding of the energy efficiency potential of the industrial sectors by aggregating existing audit data and by international benchmarking.

Increase requirements on industry to implement the findings of the energy audits.

Encourage energy efficiency investments by district heating companies, for instance by amending the tariff regulation methodology in the District Heating Act so that benefits can be shared by consumers and the companies.

References

BSERC (Black Sea Energy Research Centre) (2017), HERON Special Edition: Energy Efficiency Barriers in Buildings and Transport: 8 National Cases, BSERC, Sofia, www.buildup.eu/en/practices/publications/heron-special-edition-energy-efficiency-barriers- buildings-and-transport.

CO2mmunity (2018), The Housing Association Vilde 70 in Tallinn, Estonia Carries Out an Energy Efficiency Renovation Including a Solar PV Installation, http://co2mmunity.eu/wp- content/uploads/2018/10/Fact-sheet-Housing-Association-Vilde-70.pdf.

EC (European Commission) (2019), 2018 Assessment of the Prgress Made by Member States Towards the National Energy Efficiency Targets for 2020 and Towards the Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive as Required by Article 24(3) of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU, EC, Brussels, https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2019/EN/COM-2019-224-F1-EN-MAIN- PART-1.PDF.

IEA (International Energy Agency) (2019a), World Energy Balances 2019 (database), IEA, Paris, www.iea.org/statistics.

IEA (2019b), Energy Efficiency Indicators 2019 (database), IEA, Paris, www.iea.org/statistics.

MEAC (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications) (2018), Estonian National Energy and Climate Plan, MEAC, Tallinn, https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/ec_courtesy_translation_ee_necp.p df.

MEAC (2017a), National Energy Efficiency Action Plan, MEAC, Tallinn, https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-directive/national- energy-efficiency-action-plans.

MEAC (2017b), National Development Plan of the Energy Sector until 2030, MEAC, Tallinn, https://www.mkm.ee/sites/default/files/ndpes_2030_eng.pdf.

MEAC (2017c), National Strategy for the Reconstruction of Buildings to Improve Energy Efficiency, MEAC, Tallinn, https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/ee_building_renov_2017_en.pdf.

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