Accounting for the consumers rising demand for renewable energy

European consumers are choosing renewable electricity over other energy sources on a large-scale accounting for 20% of all electricity consumed. However, the demand for renewable energy is not currently recognised in any European statistics.  Jared Braslawsky, secretary-general of Renewable Energy Certificate System (RECS) International, suggests that the mandatory reporting of national consumption figures would ensure consumers to play a larger role in the energy transition.

The consumer demand could be measured through Guarantees of Origin (GO) that are already employed by member states as measuring instrument of the renewable energy ...