Global Guide Energy Efficiency Networks

Energy Efficiency Networks have established themselves as a policy instrument for acceleration and multiplication of energy efficiency in industrial and other companies. First used in Switzerland in the 1980s, it is now Germany that has featured them most prominently in its national climate protection strategy. Already in its second phase, its Initiative Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Networks counts over 400 participating networks with 2,500 companies and 10,000 measures implemented.

This Global Guide gathers the insights from the Initiative. It explains its place in Germany's economic, political and regulatory context, the concept and history of energy efficiency networks, presents its impacts, success factors and lessons learned, and finally considers its transferability to other jurisdictions. 

The guide's authors, adelphi and Fraunhofer ISI, have been tasked with monitoring the initiative since 2017.