Sustainable energy action plans: project management mtercomparison

This paper explores the content of various Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) necessary to the Covenant of Mayors. This study has the aim of providing an overview of existing methodologies for the development and implementation of SEAPs by municipalities. As the number and complexity of issues related with energy are very broad, it is very important to know and identify good practices and guidelines to increasing participant municipalities. Based on the methodologies collected in several studies, it is possible to identify key aspects and issues municipalities might consider for the development of their own plan. The SEAP can't be only a collection of measures; it must have a coherent strategy with the European and National policies. This study also shows that a good coordinator with project management skills is necessary to overcome obstacles due to the lack of communication or collaboration among the different municipality's departments. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).