To determine the savings that can be claimed as additional, Member States shall have regard to how energy use and demand would evolve in the absence of the policy measure in question by taking into account at least the following factors: energy consumption trends, changes in consumer behaviour, technological progress and changes caused by other measures implemented at Union and national level.
Chun a chinneadh cad é an coigilteas is féidir a éileamh mar choigilteas breise, tabharfaidh na Ballstáit dá n-aire an chaoi a bhforbródh úsáid fuinnimh agus tomhaltas fuinnimh in éagmais an bhirt beartais faoi thrácht trí na tosca seo a leanas, ar a laghad, a chur san áireamh: treochtaí do thomhaltas fuinnimh, athruithe in iompar na dtomhaltóirí, dul chun cinn teicneolaíochta agus athruithe arb iad na bearta eile arna gcur chun feidhme ar leibhéal an Aontais agus ar an leibhéal náisiúnta is cúis leo.