Energy Collective consumer power Affordability Published 21 September 2026

The power that sparks: Collective consumers shaping the EU energy market

Households have borne the cost of two energy crises in five years without having caused them. This paper argues that consumers lack power, not only affordability, and sets out four changes to turn collective household demand into a real market force that strengthens Europe’s energy market.

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