# Commission Decision of 1 March 2013 establishing the guidelines for Member States on calculating renewable energy from heat pumps from different heat pump technologies pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 1082) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/114/EU), Division 3.1: Methodology Principles

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The methodology follows three main principles:
(a) the methodology has to be technically sound;
(b) the approach must be pragmatic, balancing accuracy and cost-effectiveness;
(c) the default factors for establishing the contribution of renewable energy from heat pumps are set at a conservative level to lower the risk of overestimating the contribution of renewable energy from heat pumps.
Member States are encouraged to improve the conservative default values by adapting them to national/regional circumstances, including the development of more accurate methodologies. Such improvements should be reported to the Commission and made publicly available.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/114/annex/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-114/annex/division-3/division-3.1
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