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Energy Efficiency €“ A Challenge For Local Authorities

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  • MU?ATESCU Virgil

    (National Romanian Committee of World Energy Council)

  • COMÃNESCU Mihaela

    (Faculty of Administration and Public Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Abstract

Localities are at the basis of any nation. Among the most important public service that citizens of these localities have the right to be provided with is energy service, especially district heating. Security of energy supply, mitigation of energy impact on environment, and energy service affordability are the main challenges for all national and local authorities. Present paper tries to discuss the role of energy efficiency at local level in the effort to solve these issues and proposes to introduce and promote proper long term policies where energy efficiency would have a top position. The importance of such an approach in Romania is clearer in the perspective of energy market complete liberalization that will be finished at the end of 2017 for all residential customers and – consequently - the danger of energy poverty increase will be highest. Local authorities have to cope with this situation and react properly.

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  • MU?ATESCU Virgil & COMÃNESCU Mihaela, 2015. "Energy Efficiency €“ A Challenge For Local Authorities," Proceedings of Administration and Public Management International Conference, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 11(1), pages 177-185, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:compca:v:11:y:2015:i:1:p:177-185
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