Main barriers to EPC business
Based on the last 12 months activities: what do you think are the main barriers to the EPC business?
| Financial crisis | Customer Demand | Subsidy / policy uncertainty | Raising affordable finance | Pressure to reduce costs | Competition - national | Competition - international | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 36 % (51) | 30 % (42) | 36 % (51) | 26 % (37) | 8 % (12) | 6 % (9) | 1 % (2) |
| Austria | 29 % (2) | 43 % (3) | 29 % (2) | 29 % (2) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | |
| Belgium | 33 % (4) | 42 % (5) | 50 % (6) | 17 % (2) | 17 % (2) | 8 % (1) | 8 % (1) |
| Czech Republic | 14 % (1) | 29 % (2) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | 14 % (1) | 29 % (2) | |
| Denmark | 25 % (1) | 25 % (1) | 25 % (1) | ||||
| Germany | 17 % (1) | 50 % (3) | 17 % (1) | 33 % (2) | |||
| Greece | 63 % (5) | 13 % (1) | 25 % (2) | 38 % (3) | |||
| Hungary | 57 % (4) | 29 % (2) | 57 % (4) | 43 % (3) | |||
| Italy | 33 % (4) | 8 % (1) | 58 % (7) | 25 % (3) | 8 % (1) | 8 % (1) | |
| Latvia | 100 % (3) | 33 % (1) | 33 % (1) | ||||
| Lithuania | 100 % (3) | 133 % (4) | |||||
| Netherlands | 33 % (1) | ||||||
| Norway | 25 % (1) | ||||||
| Poland | 40 % (2) | 20 % (1) | 40 % (2) | 60 % (3) | |||
| Portugal | 53 % (9) | 24 % (4) | 35 % (6) | 35 % (6) | |||
| Slovakia | 50 % (4) | 13 % (1) | 50 % (4) | 25 % (2) | 13 % (1) | 13 % (1) | |
| Spain | 55 % (6) | 55 % (6) | 45 % (5) | 36 % (4) | 27 % (3) | 9 % (1) | |
| Sweden | 10 % (1) | 30 % (3) | 10 % (1) | ||||
| United Kingdom | 30 % (3) | 40 % (4) | 20 % (2) | 30 % (3) | 10 % (1) | ||
| Ireland | 20 % (1) | 40 % (2) | 20 % (1) |
| Staff costs | Regulation / Lack of support from the government | Complexity of the concept / Lack of information | Lack of trust in the ESCO industry | Lack of standardised Measurement & Verification practices | Split incentives between landlords and tenants | Complex accounting / book-keeping rules | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 6 % (9) | 48 % (68) | 43 % (61) | 45 % (64) | 15 % (21) | 15 % (21) | 14 % (20) |
| Austria | 57 % (4) | 57 % (4) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | 14 % (1) | ||
| Belgium | 8 % (1) | 33 % (4) | 33 % (4) | 58 % (7) | 25 % (3) | 17 % (2) | 25 % (3) |
| Czech Republic | 14 % (1) | 71 % (5) | 71 % (5) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | ||
| Denmark | 25 % (1) | 75 % (3) | 50 % (2) | 25 % (1) | 50 % (2) | ||
| Germany | 33 % (2) | 50 % (3) | 83 % (5) | 67 % (4) | 33 % (2) | 17 % (1) | |
| Greece | 75 % (6) | 25 % (2) | 38 % (3) | 38 % (3) | 13 % (1) | 13 % (1) | |
| Hungary | 29 % (2) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | 57 % (4) | 14 % (1) | 14 % (1) | |
| Italy | 58 % (7) | 25 % (3) | 17 % (2) | 8 % (1) | |||
| Latvia | 67 % (2) | 33 % (1) | 33 % (1) | 33 % (1) | |||
| Lithuania | 67 % (2) | 67 % (2) | 100 % (3) | 133 % (4) | 67 % (2) | 33 % (1) | |
| Netherlands | 33 % (1) | 33 % (1) | 33 % (1) | ||||
| Norway | 25 % (1) | 50 % (2) | 25 % (1) | ||||
| Poland | 60 % (3) | 20 % (1) | 60 % (3) | 20 % (1) | |||
| Portugal | 47 % (8) | 41 % (7) | 41 % (7) | 6 % (1) | 18 % (3) | 24 % (4) | |
| Slovakia | 50 % (4) | 50 % (4) | 50 % (4) | 38 % (3) | 13 % (1) | 25 % (2) | |
| Spain | 64 % (7) | 27 % (3) | 45 % (5) | 18 % (2) | |||
| Sweden | 50 % (5) | 40 % (4) | 20 % (2) | 20 % (2) | |||
| United Kingdom | 10 % (1) | 20 % (2) | 80 % (8) | 40 % (4) | 10 % (1) | 30 % (3) | 40 % (4) |
| Ireland | 20 % (1) | 40 % (2) | 60 % (3) | 20 % (1) |
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