Energy efficiency first principle is the acknowledgment that Europe's biggest domestic energy source is energy efficiency. It was first included in the European Commission’s Energy Union Strategy.
As an organising principle, “energy efficiency first”, applies to all policy-making and investment decisions and it includes:
- ensuring that energy saving solutions are not overlooked or undervalued;
- collecting reliable data which will allow to value the long-term economic, environmental and social costs and benefits of energy efficient solutions;
- removing barriers preventing energy efficiency improvements;
- developing and enforcing concrete policies, which will prioritize investment in energy efficiency.
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