En undersøgelse foretaget på den nederlandske regerings initiativ viser, at der årligt i EU går mellem 45 og 80 mia ecu tabt, fordi mulighederne for energibesparelser og de vedvarende energikilder ikke udnyttes.
A study commissioned by the Dutch Government has shown that failure to exploit the EU's energy saving potential and its renewable sources of energy is costing between ECU 45 and 80 billion every year.