The European Commission published its Citizens Energy Package and Clean Energy Investment Strategy

Yesterday, the European Commission presented a Citizens Energy Package and a Clean Energy Investment Strategy. The initiatives aim to mobilise investment in Europe’s energy transition while making energy more affordable and accessible for EU citizens.

SolarPower Europe has issued the following statement in reaction. 

Dries Acke, Deputy CEO of SolarPower Europe (he/him) said: “At a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and rising fossil fuel prices, the Citizens Energy Package is an important reminder of the concrete measures Member States can take now to lower energy bills, increase consumer protection, and empower Europeans to actively participate in the energy transition. These are all measures that are effective and that Member States can and should take now, none of which require legislative changes or disruptive interventions.

We encourage the EU to go further by reforming energy taxation to address the persistent imbalance between electricity and fossil fuels, and by providing clear recognition of energy sharing schemes and plug-in solar devices so that all Europeans can benefit from clean, local energy.

The Clean Energy Investment Strategy remains largely an R&D‑focused strategy, with positive grid elements but limited emphasis on tech‑ready deployment. It is good to see the European Investment Bank’s efforts to close investment gaps, but this should be extended to reinforcing Europe’s supply chain resilience, especially for EU inverter production.”

Notes:

• The European Commission’s Citizens Energy Package is a set of proposals to protect and empower EU energy consumers. It includes guidance for Member States to reduce electricity taxes and levies, lower network tariffs for local consumers, accelerate supplier switching, support self-production and energy sharing and strengthen protections against energy poverty and disconnections. 
  
   
• The European’s Commission’s Clean Energy Investment Strategy aims to mobilise large-scale investment in the energy transition. Key proposals include strengthening National Energy and Climate Plans as investment roadmaps, expanding access to capital markets through new financing instruments, increasing the role of public funds and the European Investment Bank to de-risk investments, and establishing an Energy Transition Investment Council to coordinate investors and policymakers.

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