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Response to Heating and cooling strategy

9 Oct 2025

In 2023, prior to the proposal of the upcoming EU Heating and Cooling Strategy, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) already introduced the requirement for Member States to develop local heating and cooling plans. This provision encouraged Fundación Renovables, ADHAC and ECODES to jointly create our own guidance document to support municipalities in designing these plans. During its preparation, we held numerous roundtables with experts from the energy sector and civil society, and we also collaborated closely with the Spanish ministry responsible for the transposition of this directive which will soon have to be enacted into national law. In parallel, we developed a technical methodology addressing the challenges posed by heating and cooling in Spain. From this work, several key conclusions emerged: Insufficient electrification of active systems: only about 24% of Spanish households are fully electrified. Electricity remains the most suitable energy source for Spain, as it serves both heating and cooling needs. It is already playing a crucial role in the countrys energy transition and will become even more important in the coming decades. We attachted the documents previously discussed: https://fundacionrenovables.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250617-Metodologia-para-el-analisis-de-medidas-activas-en-la-rehabilitacion-de-edificios-para-un-plan-de-climatizacion-municipal-2.pdf and https://fundacionrenovables.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250617-Metodologia-para-el-analisis-de-medidas-activas-en-la-rehabilitacion-de-edificios-para-un-plan-de-climatizacion-municipal-2.pdf Need to expand district heating and cooling networks: these systems represent a major opportunity to improve energy efficiency in Spain, particularly by making use of large amounts of waste industrial heat that are currently being lost. Rising temperatures and lack of urban adaptation: Spanish cities are still not adequately prepared for increasing heat levels. One of the main goals should be to reduce urban temperatures through public-space interventions, especially via renaturalisation and green infrastructure. Regarding the regulatory framework for active systems and building renovation both essential for the decarbonisation of the sector the only existing references are currently found in the Technical Building Code, the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), and the Long-Term Building Renovation Strategy (ERESEE). By contrast, renaturalisation measures still lack any form of regulation or guidance, either from the Spanish government or the European Union. From the municipalities perspective, the main barriers include limited funding, lack of awareness of financial tools, and uncertainty about how to implement the new regulatory framework. A promising approach to overcome these barriers is through peer-to-peer collaboration and knowledge exchange among local authorities.
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