More climate protection through transparent consumption – this is where the Energy Efficiency Directive comes into play. It requires that tenants be informed more frequently and transparently about their resource consumption. After all, only those who know their consumption can also reduce it efficiently.
Goals of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)
With the Energy Efficiency Directive, the EU states have committed themselves to reducing the energy consumption of real estate. The goal is to encourage tenants to be more aware of how they use resources such as heating energy and water by making consumption more transparent. Regular information helps them track their individual consumption and reduce it efficiently.
What changes does the Energy Efficiency Directive bring?
The EED means more transparency for tenants and new requirements for the real estate industry. The main innovations are:
- Individual metering by remote reading: The EED makes remote reading of water meters, heat meters and heating cost allocators the standard. When the EED is implemented in Germany, only meters that can be read remotely may be newly installed. Landlords will be obliged to gradually replace old meters. Individual remote reading enables regular consumption information for tenants.
- Information on consumption during the year: Instead of receiving information on annual consumption only once, the EED calls for tenants to be informed regularly (half-yearly or quarterly) about individual consumption of radiators and water. Starting in 2027, monthly consumption information is envisioned.
Learn more about intra-year consumption information with Techem.
