European Commission seeks to involve households more actively in the energy transition

At the end of April, the European Commission presented a new set of recommendations known as the Citizens Energy Package, a package of measures focused on citizens and households in the energy transition. The aim is not only to further support renewable energy sources, but above all to bring the tangible benefits of the transition to end customers: lower bills, better protection against disconnection, clearer contracts, greater opportunities for self-generation of electricity, and household participation in power system flexibility. The package follows an earlier Commission communication from March 2026 and the EU's broader affordable energy policy.

The package is built around four recommendations. The first concerns protecting vulnerable customers from energy supply disconnection and addressing the situation of households during the gradual phase-out of natural gas. The Commission recommends early identification of at-risk households, individual repayment plans, debt advice, energy vouchers and structural measures such as building renovations, energy savings and access to renewable energy sources.