MINUS 3% is a three year project funded by the European Commission, through the Intelligent Energy Europe programme. Its aim is to establish shining examples for the implementation of the Energy End-use Efficiency & Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC) in cities. The participating cities will show that it is possible to save 3% of the City Authority’s own energy consumption per year. The energy reduction targets are long term to reach minus 30% by 2020, and each city will have a different year-by-year result to meet this target.

Another aim is to promote energy services and their market development through applying them in the city’s own building stock.

Summary of achieved energy savings