Who are the Energy+ participants?

A network of more than 100 European Organisations Back Energy+

Together, the Energy+ participants – who have signed a declaration and accepted to dedicate time to energy efficiency – retailers, institutional buyers and supporters represent 15,500 retail outlets and more than a million dwellings throughout Europe.

Active participation in the technical specification definition process

Demand side actors have been actively involved in the process by contributing with their experience and expressing their interest when developing the specifications both generals and for the Energy+ Awards competitions. They have signed a document (Energy+ declaration) declaring their intention to promote and/or purchase appliances according to the Energy+ specifications. The names of all these participating organisations are published on separate lists, for each update.

Three groups can be distinguished:

Retailers, (1/2 of the demand side participants), regrouping large international retail chains as well as individual retailers, mail order companies and electric utilities. Altogether this makes 15,500 retail outlets spread all over Europe. Retailers being in direct contact with consumers have a key role to play regarding energy performances: they select ranges, put forward appliances and advise consumers at the time of purchase.

Institutional buyers, (about 1/5 of the demand side participants), comprising housing companies, national housing associations, and holiday parks. These buyers together possess more than one million dwellings. These buyers may bulk buy very energy-efficient products to benefit from a considerable ROI (return on investment) in terms of energy and money savings.

Supporters, (about 1/3 of the demand side participants) including environmental organisations, energy agencies and other organisations who in their daily work will push for and inform about the qualified Energy+ appliances.