The Energy Saving Council

The aim of the Energy Saving Council is to advice the Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, and the Danish Energy Agency on the organisation of the Danish energy saving efforts. In addition, the council should assist in achieving an optimal coordination of energy saving activities - in particular in terms of the coordination between the Danish Energy Saving Trust, the grid and distribution companies as well as the Danish Energy Agency. The council consists of members from different organisations related to the work on energy saving actitivies. The members are appointed by the Minister. This group takes over from local energy conservation committees as well as the Coordination Committee which were enacted through the Act on the Promotion of Savings in Energy Consumption; and the Action Plan for Renewed Energy Conservation respectively.