We are the industry organisations representing the solar thermal, biomass, and geothermal sectors; our technologies are crucial to decarbonising the heating sector, improving efficiency and security of supply, and reducing both system and consumers’ life-cycle costs.

The purpose of the primary energy factors (PEFs) set out in Annex IV of the EED is to assist Member States to translate final energy savings into primary energy savings in the framework of Article 3 (energy efficiency targets) and Art.7 (energy efficiency obligation schemes).

The proposal to lower the PEF value – from 2.5 to 2.0 – and the intention to automatically apply this value to other EU legislation can create a dangerous spill over effect which risks deceiving the consumer, distorting competition, and promoting inefficient heating products mostly imported from non-European countries.