smartEn, the European business association integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition, welcomes the proposals for the ‘Fit for 55’ package to deliver the European Green Deal, adopted by the Commission on 14 July 2021 to show its commitment to accelerate climate action by making the energy system cleaner.
While stressing the importance of flexible and renewable based electrification in road transport, a much more timid approach has be chosen by the Commission for buildings and industry.
The legislative proposals should therefore be strengthened during the negotiation process in order to encourage all end-use sectors – buildings, industries and transport – to consume clean electricity produced on site and also from the grid in a flexible and time-dependant way thanks to the smart management of all decentralised energy resources and the activation of their demand-side flexibility (DSF) potential.
To this end, it is key to fine-tune some good provisions that look beyond optimising efficiency at the individual level by fostering the contribution of all end-users to the energy system. Key is to promote business models providing system benefits and not just individual optimisation, energy independence and grid isolation. Only a policy framework geared towards carbon and system efficiency will be successful in achieving the increased EU 2030 climate and energy targets in the most cost-effective way, while involving all consumers, leaving no one behind.
The present document outlines the content of key provisions for smartEn and sets out targeted recommendations to inspire the positions that the European Parliament and Council need to shape on these legislative proposals.
