Accelerating the transition to homegrown clean energy has become urgent.
Today, we presented a news set of initiatives to boost clean energy investment, strengthen Europe’s energy independence, and lower energy prices, including:
🏠 Citizen’s Energy Package - reducing household bills, empowering citizens, and tackling energy poverty.
💶 Clean Energy Investment Strategy – mobilising private investment for Europe’s clean energy transition.
More information: https://link.europa.eu/vc4M4x
@EUCommission so, about a month ago you were claiming: ”Cheaper energy sources: we are linking electricity prices to wind and solar instead of expensive gas“. [1]
Now ”The Commission is adopting […] a Strategy for the development and deployment of SMRs in Europe. If these technologies are to reach the stage of commercialisation in the early 2030s, we must address the financing challenges due to higher technology and deployment risks.“ [2]
Can you please brief us how ”financing challenges“ caused by ”higher technology and deployment risks“ are supposed to ”lower energy prices“?
(Let alone the question of what technology risks are to be addressed and how mitigating these would translate into €.)
[1] https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116012024281158827
[2] https://energy.ec.europa.eu/publications/communication-clean-energy-investment-strategy_en
Attached: 1 image Mission: Lower bills. Here’s our play: 👉 Cheaper energy sources: we are linking electricity prices to wind and solar instead of expensive gas. 👉 Lower taxes: we are pushing for reduced national taxes on your monthly bills. 👉 Saving by using less: investing in better insulation to stop energy waste. The big target: we aim to cut household energy bills. ✔️ For a Europe where energy is clean, local and, above all, affordable for every citizen.
European Commission
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