POLICY AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DECENTRALIZED ENERGY Borko Raičević, Senior Energy Efficiency Expert, Energy Community Secretariat

Implementation monitoring and indicators ENERGY COMMUNITY – POLICY AREAS Sustainability Pillars of the Energy Community Treaty Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Environment Climate Legal Social Security of Supply Competition Implementation monitoring and indicators Oil Electricity Gas General Services: Finance; Administration; Procurement; Website & Publications; Event mngt. Regulator Statistics Cyber Security

DECENTRALIZED ENERGY - BENEFITS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DECENTRALIZED ENERGY - BENEFITS Source: https://www.iea.org/topics/energyefficiency/multiplebenefits/ Source: Niall Enright, 2017 Impact of transformations! Source: Energy Community Energy Intensity: Primary Energy Consumption / GDP

Government: set the framework, compliance & enforcement! POLICY AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES Market benefits of certification of products and buildings Energy audits and Energy management systems - productivity benefits Energy service companies (ESCOs) provide expertise and benefits to customers Increased asset an property values, productivity and ease of selling Green Public Procurement as driver for innovation and sustainable growth Shift to shared ownership (car/bicycle-sharing systems), buying products as service Local business development and utilization of local RE sources, CO2 trading Smart meters / smart and micro grids Digitalization, Research and Innovations (H2020) POLICY GUIDELINES: Implementation of EE Obligation Schemes Model ESCO contracts Reform of the support schemes for RES Grid integration of prosumers National Energy & Climate Plans ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE EU 32.5 % 2030 energy efficiency target, NEEAPs Extended EE obligations LABELLING, ECODESIGN List of new product groups Contribution to circular economy objectives Government: set the framework, compliance & enforcement! ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS More renovation and investment; Smarter – ICT, smart buildings; e-mobility; RE for NZEBs Business sector: seize the opportunities! REGIONAL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT: EE, RES, and Climate Coordination Groups, Sustainability Forum. Regional and bilateral TA and funding: EU, EBRD/REEP, EIB, GIZ, KfW, UN, …), crowdfunding, national support schemes.. RENEWABLES EU 32 % 2030 RE target Active role of citizens and local actors GOVERNANCE REGULATION - National Energy & Climate Plans

USEFULL PUBLICATONS AND LINKS EU AND ENERGY COMMUNITY: ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS POLICY GUIDELINES, REGIONAL COOPERATION AND DONORS COORDINATION https://www.energy-community.org/implementation/IR2018.html; https://www.energy-community.org/legal/policy- guidelines.html; https://www.energy-community.org/regionalinitiatives/infrastructure/donors.html https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy...energy.../clean-energy-all-europeans REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS (REEP PLUS): http://www.wb-reep.org/ “SAVE ENERGY, SAVE COSTS, DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS ” Practical Guide To Energy Efficient Business Solutions (GGF) https://www.ggf.lu/fileadmin/user_upload/05_downloads/brochures/sme-booklet/GGF_Booklet_ENGLISH_SEE.pdf IRENA: RE PROSPECTS, DE POLICY GUIDELINES AND PROJECTS https://www.irena.org/offgrid Montenegro portals: news, policies, projects http://energetska-efikasnost.me; https://balkangreenenergynews.com/ (incl. Montenegro)

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