Category: Energy

Energy prices

To get the best energy deal, do we all need to become experts now?

Getting the best energy deal is easier said than done. Do we now all need to become energy experts, asks BEUC Energy team leader Jaume Loffredo.

/ June 9, 2023
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Accelerating out of the energy crisis: how to enable consumers to play their part in the green transition

Getting consumers on board is key to accelerating out of the energy crisis, writes BEUC's Energy Team Leader Jaume Loffredo

/ November 17, 2022
Solar panels

How I convinced my landlord to install solar panels on my roof

In the last in our series of blogs on sustainable housing, BEUC DG Monique Goyens explains how she convinced her landlord to install solar panels on her roof to help cut her energy bills.

/ May 3, 2022

It’s high time to attack the root causes of Europe’s energy price spike

Europe’s energy crisis has seen consumer bills for gas and electricity reach record levels. But why are we still not addressing its root causes, asks Monique Goyens? Governments must act now to speed up decarbonisation efforts and accompany consumers on...

/ February 25, 2022

Workers are the building blocks of the home Renovation Wave. But in Germany, where are they all?

The skills crunch is posing a big challenge to Germany’s plans to renovate its housing stock.

/ February 14, 2022

How one-stop shops could help consumers take the home renovation plunge: some food for thought from North Macedonia

For the second in our mini-series of blogs on sustainable housing, Marijana Lonchar-Velkova and Sanja Popovska-Vasilevska from the Consumers’ Organisation of Macedonia (COM), from North Macedonia, explain how the Balkan nation is making efforts to boost the energy efficiency of...

High electricity prices? It’s time to accelerate the energy transition

Consumers are facing significant rises in their energy bills. Here's how we move forward

/ September 16, 2021

Overcoming the financial hurdle to home renovation in Portugal

Portugal's housing is posing a challenge to its climate goals and illustrates the difficulties facing us to reduce emissions from buildings

/ June 25, 2021

Shifting heat: how to get consumers on board the energy transition

In September, the European Commission announced plans to raise its 2030 EU-wide greenhouse gas reduction target, from 50% to 55%. For energy consumers, the biggest change will be in how we heat our homes, with a big shift away from...

/ October 29, 2020

Tackling energy poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic raises major challenges for tackling energy poverty writes William Baker, energy expert from the STEP project (Solutions to Tackle Energy Poverty). The STEP project is now calling for immediate action to help low income consumers pay their...

/ April 23, 2020