This document discusses access to reliable energy data for developing sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs). It summarizes the Meshartility project, which aimed to facilitate cooperation agreements between municipalities and utilities to share energy data. Through bilateral and some national/regional agreements, the project established 14 local agreements and 4 national agreements to support 73 SEAPs and over 140 implemented low-carbon actions. However, it did not establish a European cooperation framework or formalize agreements in all countries involved.

1. Access to good quality reliable
energy data
José Pablo Delgado
jpablo.delgado@eurovertice.eu
Jorge García
jorge.garcia@eurovertice.eu
16/09/15

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About Meshartility
• An Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) IEE/11/984/SI2.615951
(2012-2015)
• Aimed at supporting an essential problem:
– The lack of reliable data to develop SEAPs
• Data exists but municipalities cannot access to it:
– Lack of communication/cooperation with utilities
• MH worked on two issues:
– Develop cooperation agreements with utilities
– Support municipalities in the SEAP development and implementation

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What we experienced
• There were many different approaches to follow:
– Bilateral agreements, the most common (requesting information in a formal
way to the utility) the most common
– Central data management, through energy agencies or equivalent bodies.
– Central (national) data management…
• There is not a national model
• Really complicated in difussed sectors:
– Transport
– Small public tertiary / private / housing

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What is required by utilities
• Utilities need:
– Common format, fixed (at national and EU level);
– A centralized request of data, with a fixed
schedule;
– Communication also centralized (few voices);
– Data protection safety

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What we got
• 4 national agreements: Cyprus, Latvia,
Romania and Italy
• 3 regional agreements
• 14 local agreements
• Informal agreements
• See more at www.meshartility.eu

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What we got
• 73 SEAPs
• 141 implemented actions:
– 45 actions of the building sector
– 41 of the public lighting sector
– 34 actions of the renewable energy sector
– 11 actions of the transport sector
– 2 actions of the public procurement sector
– one action of the urban and land use sector.

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What we didn’t get
• An European cooperation framework
• Changes in most national legislations
• Formal agreements in all countries
• Move forward with the cooperation schemes

8. Jorge.garcia@eurovertice.eu
Thank you