Judgment_paragraph 24 · Saras Energía SA v Administración del Estado (C-561/16)

24As is clear from the Energy Efficiency Directive and, in particular, from recital 20 thereof, the EU legislature deliberately left the Member States a broad margin of discretion in the choice of methods suitable for fulfilling the energy efficiency objectives laid down in Article 1(1) of that directive (see, by analogy, judgment of 26 September 2013, IBV & Cie, C‑195/12, EU:C:2013:598, paragraph 61). The purpose of that directive is in fact to establish at EU level the general principles forming a framework for reducing energy consumption, while leaving to the Member States the choice of the means of implementation. Accordingly, the Energy Efficiency Directive seeks solely to establish, in accordance with Article 1 thereof, a common framework of measures for the promotion of energy efficiency within the European Union in order to ensure the achievement of the objective set by the Union to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.