Experts have identified a large number of measures that
promote energy efficiency. Unfortunately many of them are
not cost effective. This is a fundamental requirement for
energy efficiency investment from an economic perspective.
(A)
And this has direct repercussions at the individual level:
households can reduce the cost of electricity and gas bills,
and improve their health and comfort, while companies
can increase their competitiveness and their productivity.
Finally, the market for energy efficiency could contribute
to the economy through job and firms creation.
(B)
There are significant externalities to take into account and
there are also macroeconomic effects. For instance, at the
aggregate level, improving the level of national energy
efficiency has positive effects on macroeconomic issues
such as energy dependence, climate change, health, national
competitiveness and reducing fuel poverty.
(C)
However, the calculation of such cost effectiveness is not
easy: it is not simply a case of looking at private costs and
comparing them to the reductions achieved.
* repercussion: 반향, 영향 ** aggregate: 집합의
