Rlap evaluation-methodology 14-7-2010

Project: RURENER
Contract Number: EIE/07/547/SI2.499065

RURENER LOCAL ACTION PLAN (RLAP)
EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

RURENER Coordinator: Aline Brachet, MACEO
Evaluation Methodology: Vassiliki Kazana, Angelos Kazaklis, Anastasia Boutsimea,
TEI KAVALAS

Supported by:

1

Contents

1. What is the RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation tool… .Erreur !
Signet non défini.1
2. How the RURENER Local Action Plan tool is used.…...……………… 4
3. ANNEX…………….. …………………………………………………….5
3.1 RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) Evaluation Score Sheet...... 6

2

1. What is the RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool
The RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool is an EXCEL based Score
Sheet template designed to help RURENER local steering committees to monitor and evalu-
ate the impacts of their local action plans on energy saving, energy neutrality and local sus-
tainable development.
The RLAP Evaluation tool consists of 15 modules, of which the first two refer to impacts
of Local Action Plans on energy neutrality and energy saving and the rest refer to impacts
on sustainable local development. More specifically, from the 13 sustainable development
impact indicators, 4 indicators are used to assess economic impacts of local action plans, 1
indicator assesses institutional impacts, 3 indicators refer to social impacts and 5 indicators
refer to environmental impacts.
The following indicators are used in the RLAP Evaluation Scoring Sheet:
A. Energy neutrality
1. Energy neutrality increase achieved through RLAP from a baseline evaluation pe-
riod (Module 1)
2. Energy savings achieved through RLAP from a baseline evaluation period (Module
2)
B. Local Sustainable Development
Economic Impacts
1. Cost efficiency of RLAP (Module 3)
2. Profitability of RLAP (Module 4)
3. Capacity building of RLAP (Module 5)
4. Investment in social and human made capital for future generations of RLAP (Mod-
ule 6)
Institutional Impacts
1. Compliance of RLAP to legislation (Module 7)
Social Impacts
1. Employment of local labour through RLAP (Module 8)
2. Social involvement through RLAP(Module 9)
3. Avoidance of nuisance to neighbours (Module 10)
Environmental Impacts
1. Preferential use of renewable over non-renewable resources through RLAP (Module
11)
2. Minimization of energy, water and material consumption and land utilization
through RLAP (Module 12)
3. Minimization of greenhouse gas emissions, land and water pollution through RLAP
(Module 13)
4. Maximization of resource re-use and/or recycling through RLAP (Module 14)
5. Maintenance and restoration of ecological diversity through RLAP (Module 15)

3

The RLAP Evaluation Scoring Sheet awards points for different achievement levels with
respect to the indicators used in each module with the Saaty scale. For the first two modules
(energy neutrality and energy saving the tool should be used in conjunction with the
RURENER energy balance tool. Once achievement levels are recorded in each module a
total score is calculated for the whole RLAP. The RLAP Evaluation Score Sheet provides
also the maximum possible score that could be achieved, thus providing a measure of pro-
gress towards achieving both energy neutrality and local sustainable development.

2. How the RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool is used

The RLAP Evaluation Tool can be easily used by the local steering committees as it is
designed in a questionnaire like format.
The quantitative information required to assess the energy neutrality and energy saving of
the first two modules can be calculated with the RURENER Energy balance tool. For all the
remaining indicators the local steering committee members should take into account any
available data related to the RLAP actions, studies, environmental impact assessments and
expert opinion.
The assessments of the local steering committees should reflect the total impact of RLAP
with respect to the different indicators in each module and made with reference to a baseline
evaluation period.
The local steering committees should decide on the baseline evaluation period.

4

3. ANNEX

3.1 The RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation Score Sheet

5

RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP)
Evaluation Score Sheet

Name of RURENER Community e.g. Nikiforos Dramas,
member, Country GREECE

Evaluation Period 2010

Baseline Evaluation Period 2009

Local Action Plan Score
15

Maximum Score 135

1. If your RLAP has achieved over the period under evaluation energy neutrality
of:

Points

Greater than 0 but equal to or less than 25% award 1 point

Greater than 25% but equal to or less than 50% award 3 points



Greater than 100% award 9 points 1

Determine the energy neutrality progress with the RURENER energy balance tool against the baseline
evaluation period

6

2. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has achieved energy savings of:

Points

Greater than 0 but equal to or less than 5% award 1 point




Greater than 20% award 9 points 1

Determine the energy savings with the RURENER energy balance tool against the baseline evaluation
period

3. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation was towards achieving energy
neutrality and energy saving:

Points

Very little cost efficient, award 1 point

Little cost efficient, award 3 points

Satisfactorily cost efficient, award 5 points

Highly cost efficient, award 7 points

Very highly cost efficient, award 9 points 1

Cost efficient: benefits worth the cost, good practice standards, significant levels of
benefits, benefits growing at reasonable cost, against the baseline evaluation period

4. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation was towards achieving energy
neutrality and energy saving:

Points

Very little profitable, award 1 point

Little profitable, award 3 points

Satisfactorily profitable, award 5 points

Highly profitable, award 7 points

Very highly profitable, award 9 points 1

Profitable: economic benefits more than costs against the baseline evaluation
period

7

5. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported investment
for achieving energy neutrality and energy saving:

Points

Very little, award 1 point

Little, award 3 points

Satisfactorily, award 5 points

Highly, award 7 points

Very highly, award 9 points 1

6. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has led to capacity building

Points






7. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has complied to leg-
islation

Points






8

8. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported employment of
local labour

Points






9. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated social involve-
ment

Points






10. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has facilitated avoidance of
nuisance to neighbours

Points






9

11. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated preferential use
of renewable over non-renewable resources

Points






12. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated minimization of
energy, water and material consumption and land utilization

Points






13. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated minimization of
green house gas emissions, land and water pollution

Points






10

14. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated maximization of
resource re-use and/or recycling

Points






15. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported maintenance and
restoration of ecological diversity

Points






11

Rlap evaluation-methodology 14-7-2010

More Related Content

Viewers also liked

More from mandika

Recently uploaded

Rlap evaluation-methodology 14-7-2010