Ember’s response to the call for evidence for the EU Electrification Action Plan

Ember's response to the EU Electrification Action Plan call for evidence emphasizes that while technology readiness is not a barrier—with two-thirds of EU energy demand potentially electrifiable today—cost remains the primary obstacle. The organization urges the Commission to rebalance energy taxation, as industrial electricity taxes are on average triple those of gas, and to incentivize smart consumption through dynamic tariffs. Furthermore, Ember advocates for strategic grid planning and increased investment in energy storage and demand-side response to lower total system costs and integrate renewables.

• Technology availability is not a primary obstacle to electrification in Europe; research indicates that an additional two-thirds of the EU's energy demand could be electrified using technologies currently available on the market.
• Electricity remains more expensive than fossil fuels for consumers, partly due to a tax imbalance where taxes and levies on mid-sized industrial electricity consumption are, on average, three times higher than those for gas across the EU.
• To accelerate electrification, the EU should rebalance energy taxation by reducing electricity taxes, shifting fossil fuel subsidies toward electric technologies like heat pumps and electric vehicles, and introducing uniform indicators to track progress, such as the ratio of electricity to gas taxation.
• The EU should promote 'smart' consumption by implementing dynamic or time-of-use tariffs and ensuring infrastructure is 'smart' by default, rewarding both flexibility and non-wire solutions to balance the grid.
• System-wide cost savings require strategic grid planning that prioritizes access for demand that displaces fossil fuels—such as EV charging stations and large industrial consumers—and the removal of double charging of grid fees for batteries.

APA

Harrison, T., & Rosslowe, D. C. (2025). Ember’s response to the call for evidence for the EU Electrification Action Plan. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/10/EAP-Call-for-Evidence.pdf

Chicago

Harrison, Tom, and Dr Chris Rosslowe. Ember’s response to the call for evidence for the EU Electrification Action Plan. Ember, 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/10/EAP-Call-for-Evidence.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{harrison2025embers, author = {Harrison, Tom and Rosslowe, Dr Chris}, title = {{Ember’s response to the call for evidence for the EU Electrification Action Plan}}, publisher = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/10/EAP-Call-for-Evidence.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }