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Empowering consumers and enabling their active contribution to the clean energy transition through a smart, flexible and time-dependent consumption of variable renewable electricity is the no-regret option to support the cost-effective achievement of the 2030 binding renewable EU-level target and

Accelerating solar energy (solar PV and solar thermal) deployment in buildings, together with energy savings and demand-side flexibility activation, is critical to support consumer energy security for the upcoming winters and increase the resilience of the European energy system and

Europe is going through its worst energy crisis since the 1970s. All levers must be activated to minimize its impact on European households and companies. We, the undersigned associations active in the e-mobility and wider energy ecosystem, believe that demand-side

As the European Commission stated in March 2020 with the EU industrial strategy, Europe must leverage the potential of the digital transformation, which is a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives. The energy industry, represented by the Associations

Demand reduction and optimisation are at the heart of recent emergency interventions adopted by the EU. It requires a signal to which consumers can react. Hence, the Commission should refrain from suggesting market interventions and blunted price signals that undermine

Empowering consumers to play a vital role in reducing gas demand by unleashing their demand-side flexibility is a cost-effective solution to the pressing energy emergency. Our homes, offices, hospitals, schools, vehicles and industries should be enabled to reduce their electricity

The rising energy prices and the implications on EU energy security following Russia’s attack on Ukraine require a common EU response. This is why smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business organisation gathering 70 companies offering solutions on the

This is a strategic moment for European leaders to fully embrace the merits of the Green Deal in terms of decarbonisation, economic resilience and citizens’ involvement, as well as strategic security of supply, by accelerating the transition to clean and