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New broad energy efficiency agreement

Panel: Panel 3. Monitoring & evaluation: understanding change and how to deliver energy efficiency

Authors:
Ulla Suomi, Motiva Oy, Finland
Heikki Väisänen, Ministry of Employment and the Economy/ Energy Department, Finland
Pentti Puhakka, Ministry of Employment and the Economy/ Energy Department, Finland

Abstract

Finland has long experience in the fi eld of energy efficiency agreements (voluntary agreements) in many end-use sectors. Th e results of the overall evaluation of the previous energy conservation agreement scheme 1997-2007, contracted on an outsourced basis by the responsible Ministry in 2005, encouraged further development of the scheme to make it even better. By 2007, the annual savings (9 TWh/a, approx. 3 million CO2 tonnes) represented over 2% of the Finland's total energy consumption and about 3.5% of the greenhouse gas emissions (million t CO2-eq.) in Finland.

According to the evaluation of the agreements, there was strong support for the continuation and continued development of the scheme among the agreement parties. At the same time, the Energy Service Directive (ESD) entered into force and had its own targets and demands, e.g. for monitoring and calculations.

Many features in the old agreement scheme were already successful but, as always, there were also features to improve. To cite an example, the various sizes of organisations are better taken into account in the new scheme. In the agreement sectors belonging to the scope of ESD, the minimum target  setting for the companies/communities was also set in accordance with the directive needs. Also, other requirements set in the ESD, e.g. for the energy sector and public sector, are taken into consideration in the energy efficiency agreement scheme 2008-2016. The broad agreement scheme also has an important role in implementing the ESD.

Continuous improvement is now one cornerstone in the new energy efficiency agreement scheme. To be realised, it postulates strong management commitment to secure resources and commitment on all organisational levels, this being one result that rose strongly in the evaluation.

The monitoring system for the new scheme is also under development to conform to today's needs. In the future, the Internet-based monitoring system will serve all parties to the agreement (the Ministry, associations and companies/communities), enabling more feedback data.

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