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Recast EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791: consumer rights, metering and billing, contractual protections, energy poverty measures and out-of-court dispute resolution, with links to Electricity Directive reforms

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Background and key objectives

Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency (the recast EED) was published in the Official Journal on 20 September 2023. Member States must transpose most provisions of the recast EED into national legislation by 11 October 2025, enabling the revisions to take effect from 12 October 2025, with certain article‑specific exceptions as set out in Article 37. The existing Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU) is repealed from 12 October 2025. For details of the position under the original EED, see Practice Note: Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU—snapshot [Archived].

The recast EED refines the EU’s energy efficiency framework to align with the ambition of reaching net zero by 2050. It raises the EU’s overall 2030 energy efficiency target, with objectives to limit the need for new power generation capacity, reduce costs tied to storage, transmission and distribution, and lower energy prices for consumers. Enhanced efficiency is intended to operate alongside wider use of electricity from renewables, together with hydrogen, e-fuels and other green technologies, to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It will...

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