Renewable energy policy database and support

Summary of policies

• Installers of renewable energy facilities have to be registered and certified by the State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance. 
• Buildings with a useful total built-up area (TBA) over 500 square metres and which are occupied by a public body or frequently visited by citizens are subject to an obligatory energy efficiency audit and have to provide an energy performance certificate. 
• Any investment project for a new building with a total floor coverage of over 1000 m² must comply with the possibilities of using decentralised systems for the use of renewable energy. In these buildings, at least 15 percent of the total heating and cooling needed for the building shall have to be produced from renewable sources.