Other financial actors, such as commercial banks, which may benefit from increased business opportunities. Table 1: An overview of the stakeholder groups affected by this initiative Stakeholder Article 1 and 3 Article 7 Articles 9-11 group Member States Will be responsible Will be responsible for Will be responsible authorities for planning and planning and implementing for planning and implementing necessary energy efficiency implementing necessary energy policy in view of the next necessary energy efficiency policy to obligation period; Will efficiency policy. achieve the energy benefit from the coherence efficiency target and complementarity with 2030, they can the other legislation as benefit from lower Article 7, e.g. will contribute energy bills, to the achievement of more economic growth, ambitious GHG emission employment impacts reduction targets under the and improved energy Effort Sharing Decision for security of supply 2030; etc. Obligated parties X Will be carrying out the District (energy energy efficiency measures heating/cooling distributors or and work with the companies as well as retail energy consumers, including owners or managers sales auditing the savings ensuring of companies), and reporting to the participating and implementing public buildings or service entrusted parties authority; Will benefit from providers will have to (enterprises or lower administrative burden be involved in public as a result of simplification implementing the authorities) of what savings can be new billing and counted under Article 7, metering rules and especially those targeting the adjust their processes. energy efficiency renovations; Obligated parties will benefit from the improved reputation and better relationship with consumers thanks to consumer oriented business approach; Utilities will benefit from lower energy generation (and transmission) costs for the utilities
Other financial actors, such as commercial banks, which may benefit from increased business opportunities. Table 1: An overview of the stakeholder groups affected by this initiative Stakeholder group Article 1 and 3 Article 7 Articles 9-11 Member States authorities Will be responsible for planning and implementing necessary energy efficiency policy to achieve the energy efficiency target 2030, they can benefit from lower energy bills, economic growth, employment impacts and improved energy security of supply etc. Will be responsible for planning and implementing necessary energy efficiency policy in view of the next obligation period; Will benefit from the coherence and complementarity with the other legislation as Article 7, e.g. will contribute to the achievement of more ambitious GHG emission reduction targets under the Effort Sharing Decision for 2030; Will be responsible for planning and implementing necessary energy efficiency policy. Obligated parties (energy distributors or retail energy sales companies), and participating and entrusted parties (enterprises or public authorities) X Will be carrying out the energy efficiency measures and work with the consumers, including auditing the savings ensuring reporting to the implementing public authority; Will benefit from lower administrative burden as a result of simplification of what savings can be counted under Article 7, especially those targeting the energy efficiency renovations; Obligated parties will benefit from the improved reputation and better relationship with consumers thanks to consumer oriented business approach; Utilities will benefit from lower energy generation (and transmission) costs for the utilities District heating/cooling companies as well as owners or managers of buildings or service providers will have to be involved in implementing the new billing and metering rules and adjust their processes.
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