Category: Energy
Energy affordability affects us all: here’s what the EU can do
Energy prices are at the top of the political agenda once again. But policymakers must keep in mind that energy affordability affects us all: businesses of all sizes and households, writes BEUC Director General Agustín Reyna.
So, what’s it really like to live with a heat pump?
With so much misinformation about heat pumps in the media and online, we wanted to hear the real consumer story. So what's it really like to live with a heat pump and why does it matter? BEUC's Energy Policy Officer...
Reviewing what I learnt in my new energy job after six months
BEUC’s Laurens Rutten shares his learning curve experience in a sector he was warned is “extremely complex”.
Consumers need more access to clean heating solutions
Appliances like the gas boiler may keep many of us warm in the depths of winter, but they are also heating up the planet. Eoin Kelly and Sebastien Pant write that the status quo is untenable and politician need to...
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.
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
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.
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...
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.
How one-stop shops could help consumers take the home renovation plunge
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...