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Effectiviteit energiepremies : analyse voor het huishoudelijk verbruik tot 2010
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ECN
Policy Studies
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1-5-2000
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ECN-C--00-062
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ECN publication
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54
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Abstract:
Starting January 2000, energy saving in households is stimulated througha national system of subsidies on more efficient appliances and dwelling
measures. The voluntary Energy Performance Advice (EPA) for dwellings built
before 1998, will be subsidised as well, if at least one of measures on the
list is applied. The Ministry of Finance requested ECN to investigate the
effectiveness of this regulation in the period until 2010. The investigation
is carried out on the basis of model calculations, complemented with the
results of a literature study and interviews with representatives of several
energy-related institutes and organizations in the Netherlands. The reference
case is an adapted version of the Global Competition scenario, which has been
used for the Dutch White Paper on Energy Conservation. On the basis of this
scenario, two alternatives are presented: one with minimal impact and one
with maximal impact of the subsidy system on the penetration of saving
options. In the minimum case only the effect of the bonuses on cost-benefit
ratios of investments is taken into account. In the maximum case it is
assumed that the bonus system influences the way decisions are made and a
given cost-benefit ratio now results in a higher penetration rate for a
saving option. The results indicate that the system of financial incentives
is not very effective in terms of reduction of CO2-emissions per guilder of
subsidy allowed. One reason for this is the high number of free riders,
sometimes more than two-thirds of the total number of subsidies. This is only
partially problematic, because the system is also meant as a refund of the
regulatory energy tax. Therefore the list of measures is broader than would
be advisable from the perspective of energy efficiency only. External factors
that influence the effectiveness are the labelling system, which can only be
tightened in an European context, and the functioning of the recently
introduced Energy Performance Advice. To maintain or increase the present
level of effectiveness of the grant system a regular update of the list of
options is needed. 27 refs.
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