The EU Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle has addressed to some extent in the National Energy and Climate Plans. However, when it comes to the regional and local governance levels, this principle is not yet explicit in the public debate.

The overarching aim of REGIO1ST is to raise awareness about the EE1ST principle among the regional governments and their agencies and support them to make related decisions in their planning.

It pursues to provide appropriate guidance to regional authorities to embed the E1st principle in their decisions and implementation of their development and energy planning departing from six participant regions and expanding to over 100 regions in the EU.

Start date: November 2022 - End date: November 2025

Partners

• INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY STICHTING
• FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES AGENCES ET DES REGIONS POUR L'ENERGIE ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
• INFRASTRUTTURE RECUPERO ENERGIA AGENZIA REGIONALE LIGURE - I.R.E. SPA
• MEDIMURSKA ENERGETSKA AGENCIJA DOO
• FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
• FUNDACION ASTURIANA DE LA ENERGIA