The document describes the RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation methodology. The RLAP evaluation tool is an Excel-based scoresheet that assesses the impacts of local action plans on energy saving, energy neutrality, and sustainable local development. It consists of 15 modules that evaluate these impacts based on indicators related to energy, economic, social, and environmental factors. The scoresheet is used to monitor progress over time and provide an overall score out of 135 total points.
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1. What is the RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation tool… .Erreur !
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2. How the RURENER Local Action Plan tool is used.…...……………… 4
3. ANNEX…………….. …………………………………………………….5
3.1 RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) Evaluation Score Sheet...... 6
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3. 1. What is the RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool
The RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool is an EXCEL based Score
Sheet template designed to help RURENER local steering committees to monitor and evalu-
ate the impacts of their local action plans on energy saving, energy neutrality and local sus-
tainable development.
The RLAP Evaluation tool consists of 15 modules, of which the first two refer to impacts
of Local Action Plans on energy neutrality and energy saving and the rest refer to impacts
on sustainable local development. More specifically, from the 13 sustainable development
impact indicators, 4 indicators are used to assess economic impacts of local action plans, 1
indicator assesses institutional impacts, 3 indicators refer to social impacts and 5 indicators
refer to environmental impacts.
The following indicators are used in the RLAP Evaluation Scoring Sheet:
A. Energy neutrality
1. Energy neutrality increase achieved through RLAP from a baseline evaluation pe-
riod (Module 1)
2. Energy savings achieved through RLAP from a baseline evaluation period (Module
2)
B. Local Sustainable Development
Economic Impacts
1. Cost efficiency of RLAP (Module 3)
2. Profitability of RLAP (Module 4)
3. Capacity building of RLAP (Module 5)
4. Investment in social and human made capital for future generations of RLAP (Mod-
ule 6)
Institutional Impacts
1. Compliance of RLAP to legislation (Module 7)
Social Impacts
1. Employment of local labour through RLAP (Module 8)
2. Social involvement through RLAP(Module 9)
3. Avoidance of nuisance to neighbours (Module 10)
Environmental Impacts
1. Preferential use of renewable over non-renewable resources through RLAP (Module
11)
2. Minimization of energy, water and material consumption and land utilization
through RLAP (Module 12)
3. Minimization of greenhouse gas emissions, land and water pollution through RLAP
(Module 13)
4. Maximization of resource re-use and/or recycling through RLAP (Module 14)
5. Maintenance and restoration of ecological diversity through RLAP (Module 15)
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4. The RLAP Evaluation Scoring Sheet awards points for different achievement levels with
respect to the indicators used in each module with the Saaty scale. For the first two modules
(energy neutrality and energy saving the tool should be used in conjunction with the
RURENER energy balance tool. Once achievement levels are recorded in each module a
total score is calculated for the whole RLAP. The RLAP Evaluation Score Sheet provides
also the maximum possible score that could be achieved, thus providing a measure of pro-
gress towards achieving both energy neutrality and local sustainable development.
2. How the RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP) evaluation tool is used
The RLAP Evaluation Tool can be easily used by the local steering committees as it is
designed in a questionnaire like format.
The quantitative information required to assess the energy neutrality and energy saving of
the first two modules can be calculated with the RURENER Energy balance tool. For all the
remaining indicators the local steering committee members should take into account any
available data related to the RLAP actions, studies, environmental impact assessments and
expert opinion.
The assessments of the local steering committees should reflect the total impact of RLAP
with respect to the different indicators in each module and made with reference to a baseline
evaluation period.
The local steering committees should decide on the baseline evaluation period.
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5. 3. ANNEX
3.1 The RURENER Local Action Plan Evaluation Score Sheet
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6. RURENER Local Action Plan (RLAP)
Evaluation Score Sheet
Name of RURENER Community e.g. Nikiforos Dramas,
member, Country GREECE
Evaluation Period 2010
Baseline Evaluation Period 2009
Local Action Plan Score
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Maximum Score 135
1. If your RLAP has achieved over the period under evaluation energy neutrality
of:
Points
Greater than 0 but equal to or less than 25% award 1 point
Greater than 25% but equal to or less than 50% award 3 points
Greater than 50% but equal to or less than 75% award 5 points
Greater than 75% but equal to or less than 100% award 7 points
Greater than 100% award 9 points 1
Determine the energy neutrality progress with the RURENER energy balance tool against the baseline
evaluation period
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7. 2. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has achieved energy savings of:
Points
Greater than 0 but equal to or less than 5% award 1 point
Greater than 5% but equal to or less than 10% award 3 points
Greater than 10% but equal to or less than 15% award 5 points
Greater than 15% but equal to or less than 20% award 7 points
Greater than 20% award 9 points 1
Determine the energy savings with the RURENER energy balance tool against the baseline evaluation
period
3. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation was towards achieving energy
neutrality and energy saving:
Points
Very little cost efficient, award 1 point
Little cost efficient, award 3 points
Satisfactorily cost efficient, award 5 points
Highly cost efficient, award 7 points
Very highly cost efficient, award 9 points 1
Cost efficient: benefits worth the cost, good practice standards, significant levels of
benefits, benefits growing at reasonable cost, against the baseline evaluation period
4. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation was towards achieving energy
neutrality and energy saving:
Points
Very little profitable, award 1 point
Little profitable, award 3 points
Satisfactorily profitable, award 5 points
Highly profitable, award 7 points
Very highly profitable, award 9 points 1
Profitable: economic benefits more than costs against the baseline evaluation
period
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8. 5. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported investment
for achieving energy neutrality and energy saving:
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
6. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has led to capacity building
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
7. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has complied to leg-
islation
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
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9. 8. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported employment of
local labour
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
9. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated social involve-
ment
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
10. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has facilitated avoidance of
nuisance to neighbours
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
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10. 11. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated preferential use
of renewable over non-renewable resources
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
12. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated minimization of
energy, water and material consumption and land utilization
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
13. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated minimization of
green house gas emissions, land and water pollution
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
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11. 14. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has stimulated maximization of
resource re-use and/or recycling
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
15. If your RLAP over the period under evaluation has supported maintenance and
restoration of ecological diversity
Points
Very little, award 1 point
Little, award 3 points
Satisfactorily, award 5 points
Highly, award 7 points
Very highly, award 9 points 1
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