Estonia's Climate Minister has approved updated energy efficiency requirements for buildings, now set to take effect on 1 June 2025 (delayed from the originally planned 1 March). The changes aim to improve climate resilience and provide a more accurate overview of energy consumption.
Key Updates:
- Revised energy calculations: More precise methods for assessing heating, cooling, and hot water distribution losses.
- Updated climate data: New energy assessments will reflect recent temperature increases and more frequent heatwaves (based on 1990–2020 data instead of 1970–2000).
- Adjusted temperature standards: Heating setpoints rise from 21°C to 21.5°C, while cooling limits lower from 27°C to 26°C for certain buildings.
- New solar energy calculator: A web-based calculator will replace outdated static tables, allowing hourly calculations for energy production, storage, and self-consumption optimisation.
- Updated energy labels: Estonia's A-H classification scale will shift to the EU-wide A-G scale.
These changes impact all new and significantly renovated buildings and align with EU energy efficiency directives, ensuring buildings meet modern energy and climate requirements.
Originally published 28 March 2025
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