Energy　efficiency　is　crucial　to　the　2030　UN　Sustainable　Development　Goals　(SDGs),　but　its　widely　measured　indicator,　energy　intensity,　is　still　insufficient.　For　this　reason,　in　2006,　total　factor　energy　efficiency　(TFEE)　was　proposed　with　capital,　labor,　and　energy　as　inputs　and　GDP　as　the　desirable　output.　The　later　TFEE　approach　further　incorporated　pollution　as　the　undesirable　output.　However,　it　is　problematic　to　regard　GDP　(the　total　value　of　final　products)　as　the　desirable　output,　because　GDP　does　not　include　the　intermediate　consumption,　which　accounts　for　a　large　part　of　the　production　activities　and　may　even　be　larger　than　the　value　of　GDP.　GDP　is　more　suitable　for　measuring　distribution,　while　VO　(value　of　output)　is　more　appropriate　for　sustainable　production　analysis.　Therefore,　we　propose　a　VO　TFEE　approach　that　takes　VO　as　the　desirable　output　instead　and　correspondingly　incorporates　the　other　intermediate　materials　and　services　except　energy　into　inputs.　Finally,　the　empirical　analysis　of　the　textile　industry　of　EU　member　states　during　2011-2017　indicates　that　the　VO　TFEE　approach　is　more　stable　and　convergent　in　measuring　energy　efficiency,　and　is　more　suitable　for　helping　policymakers　achieve　the　SDGs　of　energy　saving,　emissions　reduction,　and　sustainable　economic　development.