ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The promotion of energy efficiency is part of the national climate policy and the EU climate policy, which aim to reduce the amount of energy required to produce services and products. Improved energy efficiency will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption, as well as achieve cost savings.
The Energy Authority governs and guides energy efficiency actions which are included in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The most important of these include energy efficiency agreements, energy surveys, regional energy advice, as well as preparation of ecological design and product group specific energy labels. The Energy Authority is obligated to govern the mandatory energy surveys of large enterprises and cost-benefit analyses related to combined heat and power generation and the utilisation of waste heat. The Energy Authority is also responsible for impact assessments of policies and reports to be submitted to the European Commission. The Energy Authority purchases many of its energy efficiency promotion tasks from Motiva Oy each year.
New Energy Efficiency Agreements have been negotiated for 2026–2035
The government and different sectors have negotiated new Energy Efficiency Agreements for the period of 2026–2035. The agreements cover business and industry, the property sector and the public sector. They play a key role in fulfilling the binding obligations of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. Joining the new agreement period will begin in October 2025.
Reporting from data centres to the European database has started
Operators of data centres with a power demand of at least 500 kW must report their data to the European Commission’s database from autumn 2024 onwards. In the next years, the reports on the previous year’s activities must be submitted annually by 15 May.