Energy Efficiency must be better recognized at the heart of Europe’s industrial and energy strategy.

The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) and the Action Plan for Affordable Energy (Action Plan). We recognize them as important steps towards Europe’s industrial decarbonisation, increased competitiveness and energy security. As representatives of Europe’s energy efficiency actors, we support the prominent role given to energy efficiency in the Action Plan, acknowledging its critical importance in ensuring affordability, competitiveness, and decarbonisation. We also welcome the recognition of energy efficiency in the Clean Industrial Deal but stress that it must be further elevated as a core pillar of industrial competitiveness. We emphasize that the effective implementation of the “energy efficiency first” principle is a key element to address the challenge that European industry faces in terms of the cost of energy.

Monica Frassoni, President of EU-ASE, staded: “Today, while the Clean Industrial Deal acknowledges energy efficiency, there is still room to further recognize its full potential as a crucial enabler that structurally reduces operational costs, enhances industrial competitiveness, and strengthens resilience against volatile energy prices. Building on the positive elements of both publications, it is essential to strengthen coherence between these two initiatives and ensure that the Clean Industrial Deal becomes a true driver of the ambitious and timely implementation of the existing energy efficiency regulatory framework”.

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Media contact:
Ileana Okumus 
Policy and Advocacy Advisor 
ileana.okumus@euase.eu 

About us
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) is a cross-sectoral, business-led organisation that ensures that the voice of energy efficiency is heard across Europe. EU-ASE members have operations across the 27 Member States of the European Union, employ over 340.000 people in Europe and have an aggregated annual turnover of €115 billion.