Une Bastholm, MDG – The proposal gets our full support. Support for energy saving is an open goal in environmental policy that has been underfunded for a long time, Ap and Sp have failed and SV has not prioritized this in negotiations. Now the government must deliver the billion in energy savings that the environmental movement and the construction industry are asking for so that people can get support to cut both electricity consumption and electricity bills. Sofie Marhaug, Raudt – Enova does not work for ordinary people who need to save on electricity. Then an additional agreement can be an emergency solution. But I would like to remind you that it was the Liberals who in their time negotiated today’s excessively market-liberal agreement. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, KrF – I think many people want to save electricity, or to produce their own electricity. But this can be quite a large investment for many. KrF therefore wants the state, through Enova, to provide even better support for its own electricity production and for measures that can reduce electricity consumption. Lars Haltbrekken, SV – We must get a proper investment in Enøk now that gives people permanent protection against high electricity bills. Sigrun Aasland, environmental foundation Zero – This is good from the Left! It is high time that support for energy efficiency is increased and improved. Enova must support the rollout of mature technology, and it must be made much easier for households to receive support as a householder. Karen Byskov Lindberg, SINTEF – We have calculated that we can save 23 TWh by 2050 if everyone who is going to take measures on their house also makes energy upgrades at the same time. Offering support for such energy upgrading measures as post-insulation, replacing window panes, heat pumps, will make it easier for most people to choose and make the extra effort. Energy efficiency measures will both be good for the wallet and provide more predictable energy costs, and at the same time provide better comfort for the occupants. Although the potential is great, it does not happen by itself. If we continue as we do today, energy use in the building stock will increase, so measures and tools are needed to unlock the potential. The governing authorities should therefore consider what incentive can be given so that the desired development actually takes place. This can be both support schemes and requirements. Nina Solli, managing director of the Building Industry’s National Association – We spend huge sums on power support which does not solve the power challenge in the long term. What we need going forward are energy efficiency solutions that equip private individuals and businesses against long-term high energy prices. Then we need support schemes such as the Liberals outline here. In addition, one can, for example, consider whether a simple solution can be devised where private individuals and possibly also companies can replace electricity support with, for example, support for Enøk initiatives in their own buildings. Katharina Th. Bramslev, day-to-day manager of Grønn Byggallianse – The most important thing the government can do is to support lasting measures that reduce energy use, both in households and in commercial buildings. For households, support for heat pumps, solar collectors or solar cells is good. More efficient operation of commercial buildings can provide further large savings. For commercial buildings, the government should prioritize subsidies for energy leasing and training in energy efficiency for operators, and in addition require this in own buildings. Liv Kari Skudal Hansteen, director of the Association of Consulting Engineers (RIF) – Now the government must step in and establish a long-term support scheme for energy efficiency in single-family homes that both supports product-neutral energy advice and investment support. Such a support scheme at Enova should also be established for commercial buildings. The public sector can take much greater responsibility for development through active use of purchasing power, and for example make demands on the use of possible solar energy on new buildings and renovations of existing buildings. In addition, the governing authorities should provide incentives to use heat pumps and decentralized energy production in new and rehabilitated buildings. Linda Ørstavik Öberg, energy policy advisor at the Home Owners’ National Association – The home owners agree that an additional agreement must be drawn up with Enova in order to quickly start supporting simple and step-by-step measures with mature technology. The mandate they have today means that ordinary people do not get support for important Enøk measures such as air-to-air heat pumps, post-insulation and replacement of window panes. Better subsidy schemes must be established that trigger more measures for energy efficiency in the housing stock than today. This has been a matter of struggle for the Homeowners and others for a long time, but even if everyone agrees that energy efficiency is one of the most important and least conflict-filled things we can do to save energy – nothing happens on this front. Today, as a private person, it is almost impossible to get a subsidy from Enova, and we have to do something about that. The consumers must get back a larger part of the money they pay into Enova over the electricity bill, and must get support for the measures they actually take.
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The electricity crisis pushes for a more generous scheme to equip houses – news Vestland
