Disentangling industrial energy efficiency policy results in the Netherlands

摘要: Sound evaluation needs sound numbers. But measuring energy savings is something that not used and can meet unexpected difficulties. The European Commission has made strong efforts to harmonize methods measure efficiency monitor the progress towards goals of Energy Efficiency Directive. However, in practice, multiple are still used, which may lead confusion. In this paper, we use Netherlands as a case study analyze phenomenon. Netherlands, three national indicators on exist, next indicator impact individual policy instruments. large differences sometimes contradictory results different questions about what “best” method. This paper studies reasons behind between for industrial improvement Netherlands. It compares detailed bottom-up data from instruments with top-down figures. We disentangle volume, efficiency, structure effects. way, visualize several choice metrics those methods. helps understanding why care should be taken when comparing countries.