Energy Efficiency

In the preparations for the first ever European Affordable Housing Plan, the Commission carried out the Affordable Housing Dialogue throughout 2025. The scope was to collect knowledge and data from stakeholders across Member States. EGEC contributed to the call for evidence that closed on 4 June 2025.   EGEC's response to consultation on the European Affordable Housing Plan (PDF)

The Modernisation Fund supports the modernisation of energy systems and the improvement of energy efficiency in 13 lower-income EU Member States. Established in 2018 for the 2021-2030 period, it aims to help the beneficiary Member States achieve their climate targets and the objectives of the European Green Deal. The beneficiary Member States are Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia. In 2025, the European Commission launched an initiative to evaluate the Modernisation Fund’s operating rules. EGEC submitted its contribution to the Call for Evidence on 26 May 2025.   EGEC response to the consultation on the Modernisation Fund (first evaluation of the operating rules) (PDF)

The European Commission ‘Competitiveness Compass’ released on Wednesday  29 January sent the right signal for the Clean Industrial Deal.  EGEC supports the initiatives set out for ensuring a competitive energy for people and business.  To supply affordable energy, more competition is required on energy markets to supply electricity, heating and cooling, and for storage. 

Brussels, 13th December 2024 – The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) welcomes the publication of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) historic and ground-breaking report outlining geothermal’s role in improving energy security and economic resilience whilst addressing the climate crisis.

On 20 December, EGEC commented on the Commission draft Delegated Act that sets out a reporting scheme to rate the sustainability of data centres in the EU. The Delegated Act stems from the recast Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU), which introduces a requirement to report on the energy performance and sustainability of data centres. 

EGEC has published an action Plan for implementing geothermal in Europe and as a support for the European Institutions to implement the REpowerEU and face the energy crises. Eight actions to allow geothermal to REpowerEU. Geothermal heating, cooling and power has already saved 10 bcm of gas and other fossil energy imports from Russia.

Geothermal heating, cooling, permanent electricity supply, underground thermal storage and sustainable lithium extraction are critical contributors to energy efficiency improvements and the achievement of the EU’s 2030 and 2050 targets for energy efficiency and climate change mitigation.

The EPBD revision should apply the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle in a way that stimulates integrated renovations aiming at highly energy efficient, renewable-based and flexible buildings integrated in the increasingly variable energy system. The entire building stock should become capable of adjusting their very low energy consumption, their on-site renewable generation and their energy storage potential in response to external signals. This holistic approachto the implementation of the EE1st principle leads to multiple benefits such as emissions reductions, grid optimisation and system efficiency. It also delivers tangible benefits to citizens, including the most vulnerable ones, strengthens the EU’s clean energy industrial leadership, boosts local job creation and economic recovery.   Download the full joint letter

This consultation aims to collect views and suggestions from stakeholders and citizens on the review and the revision of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (Energy Efficiency Directive or EED), as partially amended in 2018 (Directive (EU) 2018/2002), foreseen by June 2021[1].

EGEC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation process on the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive. The targets need to be reviewed upward to at least -55% GHG by 2030, with a consistent reassessment of energy efficiency and renewable energy targets. More details here