efficient heating and cooling

Definitions over time (1)

01/07/2013 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2012/27/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘efficient heating and cooling’ means a heating and cooling option that, compared to a baseline scenario reflecting a business-as-usual situation, measurably reduces the input of primary energy needed to supply one unit of delivered energy within a relevant system boundary in a cost-effective way, as assessed in the cost-benefit analysis referred to in this Directive, taking into account the energy required for extraction, conversion, transport and distribution;

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