TEE
White Certificates

The incentive that is added to Energy Saving, which increases your earnings, which is negotiated on the energy market

White Certificates, or Energy Efficiency Certificates (TEE), are negotiable securities that certify the energy savings achieved in the final uses of energy, through the implementation of energy efficiency improvement interventions.

Energy savings are measured in Tons of Equivalent Oil (TEO). One TEO corresponds to the amount of energy released by the combustion of a ton of crude oil and is worth about 42 GJ.

It is possible to obtain White Certificates for energy efficiency interventions that guarantee savings in electricity, natural gas, fuels in the transport sector and also for other fuels in other sectors.

 

TEE
White Certificates

The incentive that is added to Energy Saving, which increases your earnings, which is negotiated on the energy market

White Certificates, or Energy Efficiency Certificates (TEE), are negotiable securities that certify the energy savings achieved in the final uses of energy, through the implementation of energy efficiency improvement interventions.

Energy savings are measured in Tons of Equivalent Oil (TEO). One TEO corresponds to the amount of energy released by the combustion of a ton of crude oil and is worth about 42 GJ.

It is possible to obtain White Certificates for energy efficiency interventions that guarantee savings in electricity, natural gas, fuels in the transport sector and also for other fuels in other sectors.

 

Who is it for?

All companies that intend to implement energy efficiency measures using the incentive mechanism of the Energy Efficiency Certificates (TEE).

The obligated subjects

The White Certificates system provides that electricity and natural gas distributors with more than 50,000 end customers annually achieve primary energy saving targets, expressed in TOE.

The management, assessment and certification of savings related to energy efficiency projects carried out under the white certificate mechanism are entrusted to the Energy Services Manager (GSE).

The obliged parties can fulfill the savings obligation quota in two ways:

  • carrying out directly the energy efficiency projects admitted to the mechanism;
  • by purchasing the securities from the other parties admitted to the mechanism.

Volunteer subjects

In addition to energy distributors, other voluntary subjects can also participate in the mechanism, typically ESCo UNI CEI 11352 certified energy service companies or companies that have appointed an EGE UNI CEI 11339 certified energy management expert.

The voluntary subjects are all the operators who freely choose to carry out interventions to reduce consumption in the final uses of energy, and who are granted the right to receive the corresponding quantity of white certificates.

How the mechanism works

The White Certificates, or Energy Efficiency Certificates – TEE, are the main incentive mechanism for energy efficiency in the industrial sector, network infrastructures, services and transport, but also concern interventions carried out in the civil sector and behavioral measures. They can be exchanged and valued on the market platform managed by the Energy Markets Manager (GME) or through bilateral negotiations. To this end, all the subjects admitted to the mechanism are included in GME’s Electronic Register of Energy Efficiency Certificates. The economic value of the securities is defined in the trading sessions on the market.

How to get White Certificates for your company

The legislation defines the projects admitted to the White Certificates mechanism divided by type according to the reference sector, such as for example the replacement in the industry of motors with the same high efficiency, the relamping of lighting bodies with LED technology, high-efficiency cogeneration (CAR), etc.

The admissibility of energy efficiency projects is governed by the various decrees issued by the Ministry of Economic Development over the years and by the guidelines for the preparation, execution and evaluation of energy efficiency projects envisaged by the GSE, which manages the procedures for verification and recognition of White Certificates. The documentation can be sent through a computer system which can only be accessed by individuals who have the necessary requirements for accreditation.

EPS is an Energy Service Company (ESCo) certified UNI CEI 11352 and accredited by the GSE, with the necessary know-how for a technical-economic evaluation of opportunities for energy improvement.

What we do for your company

We help you obtain a significant incentive with the aim of improving the profitability of the investments to be made in the field of energy efficiency.

Our team of experts in energy management (EGE) according to UNI CEI 11339, with certified skills in the implementation of energy audits in the civil and industrial sector, is responsible for analyzing the admissibility of the planned energy improvement intervention and evaluate the amount of the economic contribution that can be obtained from the recognition of the White Certificates.

When required by the regulatory standard, we develop the plan for monitoring the main parameters that contribute to determining the significant energy savings of the project.

We formalize the request for certification of savings, standardized or in the final balance, to be submitted to the GSE, following the procedure until its conclusion and subsequent release of the TEEs.

We support the Client in the management and negotiation of the TEE portfolio at GME.

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