Transcript Energieagenturen in Deutschland – Eine Szene im Wandel

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Session 1: Debate with LEAs and Energy Managers
Crucial issues for sustainable energy
development on the local level
Anatolyi Kopets
Sandro Picchiolutto
Suvi Holm
Slawomir Pasierb
Roman Doubrava
2nd European Conference of Municipal Energy Managers
Warsaw, October 5-6, 2006
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Background – situation in NMS/CC
• Differences in the historical backgroung for development of
regional/local decision making structures in NMS/CC – process
of EU accession
• Lack of organisations/actors on the local level (policy not
implemented in full extent)
• Lack of financial means and lack of priorities on the local
political agenda
• Lack of awareness among local/regional/national decision
makers to support the local energy players
• Lack of information among citizens
• But: clear need for local sustainable energy development
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What can be done
• Assignment of local energy manager as part of
local/regional administration
• Establishment of local/regional energy agency
• Joining the EU networks/actions for capacity building
• Participation on EU programmes – IEE, Interreg etc.
• Utilisation of ManagEnergy initiative and website
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Who are Local Energy Agencies/Managers – their roles?
Utilities
Local &
Regional
EA
Media
Schools
Campaigns
National
authorities
SMEs,
Industry
Citizens‘
groups
Local
Authorities
Training
Energy
Efficiency/
RES
Services
Information
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Unique strengths of Agencies–Ecuba Report’05
• Established under SAVE/EIE Programme
• Dealing with energy demand issues on the local level, close to
citizens, municipalities and SMEs
• Independent & can work in open market
• Non-profit but with business skills
• Flexibility and quick response, strong local capacity, key
drivers in implementation of policy to local level and info
dissemination
• Problem-oriented, not technically-oriented
• Ability to develop partnerships with public and private
companies and across sectors – bottom up initiatives
• EU connection - credibility – more than 350 agencies exist
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Doing more with less
• By utilisation of local capacity, local energy sources
and international experience
• Clever energy management is becoming a must, not
an option.
EU
National Level
Local and Regional EA
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Critical areas of local energy management
• How to effectively initiate and implement actions in
sustainable energy management in municipalities?
• What conditions shall be created for successful energy
management at local level?
• Can legal framework support efficient energy
management? How? What kind of support is needed?
• Energy managers/agencies – their tasks, position and
perception by local authorities – are they needed?