The European Commission on Wednesday released its proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive, following its communication earlier this year. The proposal foresees no binding targets for member states yet, but many binding measures directly affecting the electricity sector, with national obligation schemes and compulsory combined heat and power on all thermal power plants as default options. Derogations are however foreseen, which might allow member states to adopt a more flexible and pragmatic approach.

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