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Directive · CELEX 32023L1791 · Procedure completed · Energy & Utilities

Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (recast): what it means for Energy & Utilities

The Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (recast) is part of the EU rulebook for energy & utilities. Its subject matter covers energy efficiency — core to the sector.

Act32023L1791
TypeDirective
StageProcedure completed
Dated2023-09-13
Lead committeeITRE
In short

Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (recast) is on the Energy & Utilities rulebook because its official title matches energy efficiency. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.

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What the act does

to recast the energy efficiency Directive in order to set a more ambitious binding annual target for reducing energy use at EU level. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the energy efficiency Directive is an important element to progress towards climate neutrality by 2050, under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as…

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Why it matters for Energy & Utilities

Energy producers, suppliers and utilities operate under a fast-moving EU framework spanning the electricity market, renewables, carbon pricing and energy efficiency. These are the core acts.

Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency (recast) sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers energy efficiency. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

The rest of the Energy & Utilities rulebook

Every other EU file in scope for Energy & Utilities.

Primary sources

The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.

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