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Tertiary Decree: the first notes arrive

Posted on January 21, 2025


After the time for declarations, here comes the time for the report card. Annual certificates are now accessible to taxable persons on the Ademe OPERAT platform. Each Subject Functional Entity (EFA) has a note displaying its trajectory in relation to its 2030 objective. 

 

Tertiary Eco Energy rating and 2030 objective

Reminder of Tertiary Decree objectives


As a reminder, the Eco Energy Tertiary (DEET) system concerns tertiary buildings of more than 1000m2.

Each subject functional entity (EFA) has 2 objectives assigned to it:

  1. A so-called relative value objective (Crelat) which consists of gradually reducing energy consumption by at least:
  • 40% in 2030
  • 50% in 2040
  • 60% in 2050 compared to reference consumption.

The reference year is between 2010 and 2019, or corresponds to the first full year of operation for which energy consumption is reported on OPERAT.

   2. An objective in absolute value (Cabs) which consists of not exceeding a threshold energy consumption, defined by decade according to the activity carried out.

To comply with Tertiary Eco Energy obligations, one of the 2 objectives must be satisfied. These objectives are calculated automatically by the OPERAT platform



Which categories are affected?

Since mid-January, Ademe's OPERAT platform has been providing the 2030 objectives and annual certificates for an initial scope of activities. For taxable persons who have declared and validated their 2023 annual consumption.

This first scope of activity concerns the following subcategories:

  • Early childhood reception
  • Audio-visual
  • Culture and shows
  • Primary and secondary education
  • Justice
  • Restoration
  • Computer server rooms
  • Health-hospital centers
  • Sport
  • Parking
  • Air and rail transport
  • Light vehicle sales and services

The rest of the subcategories are the subject of a decree published soon.  


How to collect your certificate?

For the subcategories mentioned above, the 2030 objectives are now accessible in a new menu on the Ademe OPERAT platform.

Each EFA therefore has an annual certificate which serves as an evaluation document and statement of compliance with the objectives. The annual certificate makes it possible to summarize in a summary manner the EFA's energy consumption data as well as its objectives and to visualize its progress in the process of reducing energy consumption.

This certificate constitutes:

  • A communication tool for staff and users
  • An inventory in the context of a real estate transaction

The certificate includes the following elements:

  • Date of publication and type of certificate
  • Identification of the year of the certificate & associated Tertiary Eco Energy Rating
  • Administrative and geographical information from the EFA
  • Information on the objectives and their possible modulations
  • Visualization of consumption data adjusted for climate variations over the last 3 years as well as the evaluation of GHG emissions in real value

The certificate will be supplemented on the back when the aggregation of results at the scale of a building is operational and when the functionalities allowing the results to be shared at the scale of a property are available. 


Tertiary eco energy notes tertiary decree


How to achieve your Tertiary Decree objective?

What impact does the Tertiary Eco Energy rating have?

A poor Eco Energy Tertiary rating will reveal:

  1. Higher operational costs
  2. Degraded occupant comfort
  3. Work to be planned to catch up with the set trajectories
  4. Potential fines to come

All of these elements degrade the value of assets for sale or rental... but also the ability of managers to finance them!

The market has already integrated this: green assets are much better valued. 

green value, ADEME, real estate, tertiary eco energy notes


Establish your strategy Tertiary Decree

The Tertiary Decree involves a structural transformation of the way buildings are operated and renovated. To achieve these objectives, it is essential to adopt a suitable and efficient energy renovation strategy.

Energy audits are the key to establishing your tertiary decree strategy and prioritizing your investments based on:

  • your regulatory objectives (DEET, BACS Decree, APER law, LOM law, etc.)
  • energy performance action scenarios on uses, operation and building envelope
  • return on investment time in €, CO2, kWh

At Sobre Energie, our digital audits are integrated into our energy management platform DATAMARC NEO, within a specific module 


Initiate your work with a CPE


Do you want to decarbonize your buildings or ensure your regulatory compliance by achieving your Tertiary Decree objectives?

But how can we be sure that energy savings are well at the appointment after your work? The Energetic Performance Contract (CPE) is the right tool.

With the Energy Performance Guarantee, an essential element of the CPE, the energy service provider commits to an obligation of result: you have the assurance that the energy savings announced will be achieved, within the deadlines set by the CPE.