Energy Efficiency Certificates (white certificates)
The Energy Efficiency Certificates (EEC) scheme was prepared pursuant to an obligation imposed on Member States by Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (now recast as Directive 2023/1791). This obligation introduces a system requiring energy efficiency improvements so that a country's energy distributors save at least 1.5% of their annual sales volume to end-users each year. Member States enjoyed some degree of freedom in developing and implementing this system.
