Benefits of Microgeneration

Benefits for Society

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    Combating Climate Change: Microgeneration technologies have huge potential in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change. They have an important contribution to make as Europe transforms itself into a low-carbon society. Microgeneration products help fight climate change by replacing conventional energy systems that cause large amounts of emissions as they heat and power buildings across the European Union.

    Energy Independence: Microgeneration protects consumers from fluctuations in conventional energy prices. This in turn liberates consumers allowing them to better plan their future spending, in turn producing a real efficiency gain for society as a whole. At the same time, European societies can quickly become less vulnerable to the vagaries of energy import geopolitics and global commodity price spikes by investing in energy efficiency and Microgeneration.

    Consumer Engagement: Microgeneration technologies encourage energy efficient behaviour by raising awareness about climate change and energy scarcity. Supporting Microgeneration products allows societies to transform the behaviour of individuals without necessarily interfering heavy-handedly in their day to day lives or by imposing higher living costs.

    Lower Energy Bills: Policymakers can protect and reward energy-conscious consumers by helping them lower their energy bills.

Benefits to Policymakers



  • Security of Supply    : Policymakers can quickly enhance security of supply through reducing reliance on imports and diversifying energy supply to buildings.

    Behavioural Response: Policymakers that reward energy-conscious purchases of energy efficiency and Microgeneration simultaneously generate energy-conscious behaviour.

    Carbon Reduction: The EU has agreed highly ambitious carbon reduction targets, which Microgeneration technologies can help it achieve through replacing old energy systems and driving behavioural change and improving awareness.

    Achieving Renewables Targets: the EU has agreed very ambitious renewable energy targets, which all microgeneration technologies can help achieve by boosting the proportion of renewable energy output as a proportion of total energy consumption.

    Creating New Jobs: Many Microgeneration products are produced inside the EU boosting manufacturing skills, investment and employment in a highly varied number of areas.

Benefits for Individual Citizens



  • Combating Climate Change    : Microgeneration is an attractive way for EU citizens to help combat climate change that allows people to feel good about the energy they consume in a stress-free way that does not necessarily sacrifice comfort.

    Financial Rewards: Many EU governments already reward customers who opt for Microgeneration installations, which can ease the burden of the upfront capital cost. Good policy design also tends to ensure energy efficiency is prioritized.

    Better Choice: As energy awareness increase, many EU citizens want more choice about how they heat and power their buildings. They want technologies that suit their budgets, financing preferences and behaviour. Microgeneration adds a whole range of technologies to the mix.