What are Energy Agencies?
Local and regional energy agencies (LEAs) support the introduction of good energy management practices, advocate the concept of sustainability, provide information and guidance, and offer a number of other local services based on specific local energy needs. They operate impartially on both energy demand and supply issues. LEAs reflect their local situations, economic and social circumstances and the geographical size of the relevant local area.
What do energy agencies do?
Local and regional players, whether energy producers or consumers, the public, business or equipment suppliers, can find a range of services at their LEA including:
The local authority can expect their LEA to give wide-ranging advice on all aspects of energy, as well as technical assistance in the design of energy projects, heritage and infrastructure and provision of public information on these topics. The LEA acts as a contact point for relations with European networks and institutions as well as an intermediary to local, regional and national players.
This website includes details of approximately 380 energy agencies throughout Europe, including maps for each country in the European Union showing the position of the national, regional and local energy agencies, including the SAVE Agencies and the IEE Energy Management Agencies.
In addition this site contains details of other energy actors including municipalities and regional government, associations, ESCOs, consultants, research institutes and universities and many other types of organisation.