energy service

Defined in Article 2, Directive 2012/27/EU

Definitions over time (1)

1. 01/07/2013 – today applies on 10/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2012/27/EU Scope: Whole act

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

   ‘energy service’ means the physical benefit, utility or good derived from a combination of energy with energy-efficient technology or with action, which may include the operations, maintenance and control necessary to deliver the service, which is delivered on the basis of a contract and in normal circumstances has proven to result in verifiable and measurable or estimable energy efficiency improvement or primary energy savings;

Used in (33 places in 16 provisions on 10/11/2026)

Directive 2012/27/EU (33 in 16)

Recital 8 · Recital 20² · Recital 33 · Recital 46 · Recital 47⁴ · Recital 52² · Recital 56 · Article 2⁴ · Article 5 · Article 7a · Article 8² · Article 10 · Article 10a · Article 16 · Article 18⁸ · Annex XI²