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Management Regulation of Energy Consumption in Transport (RGCEST)
The Management Regulation of Energy Consumption (RGCE) was introduced in 1982 and targeted mainly the industrial sector. The specificity of the transport sector, namely the variability of factors that influence energy consumption, demonstrated the need for property regulation in…
Green & Smart Transportation Partnership
Recently, the Korean government has put a high priority on energy efficiency and greenhouse-gas emissions reduction for freight transportation. Keeping up with the government efforts, KEMCO has been implementing Green & Smart Transportation Partnership through voluntary…
National Promotion of Eco Driving
The Japanese government, as part of its call for increased energy efficiency in the transport sector, has taken measures to promote ECO driving, to positively affect peoples driving habits. Several relevant ministries have joined to form a meeting body, the Eco-Drive Promotion…
Plan for the Progressive Replacement of Electricity Meters (Smart meters)
The national Plan for the replacement of electricity meters, as recorded in Order ITC/3860/2007 of 28 December, revising the electric tariffs from 1st January 2008, requires the replacement of all the electricity meters for contract power under 15kW, and installation of…
Government Decision on Energy Efficiency Measures
On 4 February 2010, the Finnish Government passed a resolution on energy saving and energy efficiency measures to be implemented during the current decade. This government decision is based on a June 2009 report by a broad-based Energy Efficiency Committee, appointed by the…
Labs21
Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) was a voluntary partnership program dedicated to improving the environmental performance of U.S. laboratories. Sponsored by EPA and the DOE, EPA funding ended in 2012, and the remaining program activities are now managed by the…
Goldshield Homes
The Goldshield Home concept was launched in 1986 by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and since then more than 50 000 such homes have been built and sold by house-builders. The original aim in designing the all-electric Goldshield concept was to provide the customer with a…
National Building Code of Finland 2012
Policy Requirement Level Mandatory Governance Development Authority: Ministry of the Environment Implementation Authority: Ministry of the Environment Verification Authority: Ministry of the Environment Enforcement Authority: Municipal building inspection Prescriptive…
Entreprise Ecodynamique (Ecodynamic Company) - Brussels-Capital
In 1999, the Brussels-Capital Region launched the "Entreprise Ecodynamique" (Ecodynamic Enterprise) seal of approval. This seal can be attributed to all kinds of public and private organisations and companies regardless of their activity: both large enterprises and SMEs,…
Financial measures for small- and medium-sized businesses (preferential loan, tax, subsidy)
Various financial and fiscal incentives have been put in place to encourage small- and medium-sized businesses to invest in energy conservation equipment and facilities. Key measures are: (1) Financial Supporting Measures (2) Green Investment Tax (3) Subsidy System (1)…
CLIMA projects/ Aid Programme for energy efficiency in the residential, non-ETS industrial and transport sectors
The Climate Projects of the Carbon Fund for a Sustainable Economy (FES-CO2) are Greenhouse Gas emission reduction programs developed in Spain, which were designed to lay out a path for the transformation of the Spanish productive system towards a low-carbon model. These Climate…
Voluntary Agreement with Industry - Wallonia
Many major industrial sectors (representing energy intensive industries) entered in Vountary Agreements with the Wallon Region from the early 2000s, engaging themselves to to reduce both their energy consumption and their GHG emissions by 2010. This first voluntary agreement has…
Programme of Energy Savings in the Electricity Sector
PAESE promotes energy savings and efficient energy use in the production and distribution of electricity through energy efficiency projects, technical consulting, training activities on issues such as clean energy saving technologies, photovoltaic systems, energy saving…
High Energy Cost Grant Program
This program assists energy providers and other eligible entities in lowering energy costs for families and individuals in areas with extremely high per-household energy costs (275 percent of the national average or higher.) Who may apply? Most retail or power supply providers…
Household and Small Business Climate Action Initiative
Announced in 2007, the Small Business and Household Climate Change Action initiative aimed to make households, communities and small businesses reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through the application of energy conservation and efficiency strategies. Under the initiative…
Best Practices Program
The BestPractices Program works with industry to identify plant-wide opportunities for energy savings and process efficiency. Through the implementation of new technologies and systems improvements, companies across the United States are achieving immediate savings results. The…
R-2000
Energy Efficiency label for low-rise homes that indicates an energy performance 50% better than a home built to code. This program works with innovative builders to de-risk technologies and facilitate their entry into a broader
Regional Measures: Veneto Energy Strategy Norms
This Veneto Regional law promoted the: a) rational use of energy;b) control of energy consumption;c) reduction of GHG emissions by valorization and promotion of renewable energy sources. The Region predisposes the Regional Energy Plan (PER) to coordinate with State and Local…
Superior Energy Performance (SEP)
Superior Energy Performance ® (SEPâ €ž ¢) certifies industrial facilities that implement an energy management system that meets the ISO 50001 global energy management system standard and achieve improved energy performance. An independent third party audits each facility to…
Partnership for Sustainable Communities
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities works to coordinate federal housing, transportation, water, and other infrastructure investments to make neighbourhoods more prosperous, allow people to live closer to jobs, save households time and money, and reduce pollution. The…
Legislative Decree on Implementation of EU Energy Services Directive
Italy's Legislative Decree n. 115 of 30 May 2008 set to implement into domestic legislation the EU Energy Services Directive or ESD (2006/32/EC), creating a legal framework for greater efforts to improve energy efficiency and addressing a spectrum of activities in the energy…
Energy Efficiency Classes for Buildings, Construction, and Structures
The energy efficiency class is determined in accordance with the indicators specified in the Annex to this Regulation in accordance with state standards, construction norms and rules in the field of architectural, town-planning and construction activities of the Republic of…
Mandatory Energy Conservation of Government Office Buildings (No. 10/2005)
Government agencies and regional governments are obliged to implement best-practice energy saving measures as explained in the government guidelines and directives on energy saving in government buildings, and are mandated to report their monthly energy use in buildings to the…
Voluntary Energy Audits
The Grand Ducal regulation of 11 August 1996 organises energy audits in residential, commercial and tertiary buildings carried out by engineers, advisers or specialised bodies registered by the Minister of Energy, according to a Ministerial regulation dated 13 December 1996. The…
Building codes
Building codes for new buildings were tightened in several stages in 1977, 1985, 1996 (large buildings) and 1998 (small buildings). The 1996 and 1998 codes were designed to cut an additional 25% off net heating demand, reducing it to about 70 kWh per square metre per year. The…
Scotland - Public Sector Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF)
The CEEF provides money through a revolving fund to all of Scotland's local authorities, the health boards and Scottish Water for investment in a number of energy efficiency measures such as draught proofing, lighting and insulation, which bring about energy, cost and carbon…
State vehicle park procurement rules: Fleet renewal and CO2 emission limits
On 12 March 2009, the Portuguese Ministries of Finance and Environment announced the implementation of Decree Law No. 170/2008 of 26 August 2008, creating a centralised management system for the State Vehicle Fleet. Among other elements, the new regime places CO2 emission limits…
Urban Travel Plan
The Law on Air and Rational Energy Use of 30 December 1996, made it mandatory for all cities with populations of over 100 000 to draft urban travel plans. These urban travel plans, drafted and implemented by the authorities organising urban travel in the relevant cities, focus…
Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 1998, Uruguay introduced energy efficiency policy in order to create 437 GWh of energy savings per year, achieving an incremental energy savings of 0.94% per year in comparison to total fuel consumption. Electricity, natural gas and all other "burnable fuels" used in all…
Grants for Renovation of Prefabricated-Panel Residences
The "Panel Program" grant funds the renovation of residential buildings built with prefabricated panels; these are large, 10 storey buildings with low thermal U value. The grant includes some funds for renovation of roads, parking areas, playgrounds and parks in the buildings…
Accelerated Recovery Period for Depreciation of Smart Meters and Smart Grid Systems
The U.S. Treasury Department's Accelerated Recovery Period for Depreciation of Smart Meters and Smart Grid Systems allows for accelerated depreciation for qualified smart electric meters and smart electric grid equipment. This can improve the rate of return for an investment in…
Circulation tax exemption Morocco
In 2017, Morocco made the decision to remove circulating taxes for hybrid and electric vehicles in the framework of a tax package aimed at encouraging the development of electric-mobility in the country and to fulfill the engagement of the Moroccan Kingdom to preserve the…
Pennsylvania Energy Efficiency Obligation
In 2004, the government of Pennsylvania introduced an energy efficiency obligation for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. The legislation concerns electricity. Obligated parties include major electric distribution companies. Phase II of the EE&C Program…
Regional Measures for Energy Efficiency: Benchmarking
By 2004, several of Austria's Federal Provinces (Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna) had initiated energy efficiency benchmarking projects. In a first step, industrial installations were carefully analysed to assess energy efficiency standards and…
Energy and Climate Act, 2010
The Energy and Climate Fund was established in 2010 and received in 2011 part of Germany's emission certificates auctioning revenues as well as capital of the contract with the nuclear power operators. From 2012 on the operator's part is stopped, but all auctioning revenues will…
My Agenda 21: The Energy-Saving Booklet (Information to Drivers)
In 1997, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety published a brochure entitled "My Agenda 21: The Energy-Saving Booklet as your contribution to climate protection", which incorporated a chapter on mobility. The aim of the chapter was to…
Electricity Savings Action Plan 2008
The Danish Electricity Savings Trusts Electricity Savings Action Plan outlines how the Trust will meet goals it set out in its 2007 to 2009 strategy. These include an electricity savings target of 150 GWh/year in the 2007 to 2009 period, split between the household and public…
National Energy Agency (dena)
The German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie Agentur -- dena) was established by the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology in September 2000 to implement the measures in the Climate Protection Programme. Dena is not a subordinate agency of a ministry, rather, was set up as…
Standby Power Strategy 2002-2012
In November 2002, Australia released its National Standby Strategy 2002-2012. A key element of the Strategy was the identification of possible problem products and action plans to achieve the 1-Watt target for energy consumption through the development and release of "Product…
Sustainable Transport - Better Infrastructure Strategy
The Danish government's long-term Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure strategy has as one of its objectives to reduce CO2 emissions from road transport, combining initiatives on green car taxes, investment in public transport, intelligent traffic systems and new roads. The…
EMAS for Federal Administrations
Proposed by the Secretary for Sustainable Development, the federal government decided on 20th July 2005 that all Federal Public Services have to be EMAS certified by 2007. EMAS is an environmental management system, and stands for Eco-Management et Audit Scheme, and includes…
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act was adopted by the House of Representatives of New Zealand in 2000 and entered into force in 2001. The Act underlines the importance of renewable energy sources with the development of biomass, wind, solar, small hydro and other…
MEPS - Microwave (Standby)
DOE established the first efficiency standards for microwave ovens in 2013, and they took effect in 2016. The new standards specify a maximum standby power of 1 watt for microwave-only ovens and countertop combination microwave ovens and 2.2 watts for built-in and over-the-range…
South African National Standard Fixed electric storage water heaters: SANS 151:2017
This standard specifies the characteristics of thermostatically controlled fixed electric storage water heaters intended for indoor and outdoor domestic use and for operation on a.c. supplies at voltages not exceeding 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other
Company Car Tax Reform
In April 2002, the UK Company Car Tax system was revised so as to be made carbon-based. All company cars first registered after January 1998 are taxed on a percentage of their list price according to CO2 emission bands, measured in grams per kilometre (g/km). The reform was…
Energy Consumption Labelling Ordinance: delegated EU-regulations on product specific labels of energy-related products
Implementation in German law of the revised EU Directive on energy consumption labelling (2010/30/EU) finished in 2012 through the Energy Consumption Labelling Act and Ordinance (EnVKG and EnVKV). Delegated EU-regulations on the introduction of new label categories for the…
South African National Standard - SANS 941 SANS/IEC 62087 - Audio visual equipment
The Mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Audio & Visual Equipment with a Passive standby power of =1W must meet the SANS 941 SANS/IEC 62087 (SANS/IEC62301 for other appliances standards while in Energy Consumption
Federal Transit and Railway Programs
The Department of Transportation has a diverse set of policies for promoting rail and bus transit and for reducing GHG emissions of transit systems. DOT provides grants for a variety of transportation programs including planning, capital, and operations expenditures on…
Thermal Insulation Performance Labeling of Windows
The “Thermal Insulation Performance Labeling of Windows” was introduced by Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) based on the Energy Conservation Act (Article 86). METI published the implementation guideline for the performance labeling in 2008 and used as a labeling…
Energy performance of functional buildings
This regulation modifies the regulation of 2010 concerning the energy performance of non-residential builings by reinforcing the energy performance