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ENERGY SECURITY
its effectiveness when the gas supplies should not be a ‘safety net’ but a One of the most ambitious scenarios
from Russia to Ukraine were cut off Plan A. taken into account in BPIE’s analysis
in 2015. Some consumers – such as - ‘energy security’ - proved to
business and public-sector buildings – MAKING THE ECONOMIC CASE dramatically reduce the vulnerability
are not covered by the regulation and The potential impacts can be to gas-supply interruptions. All
thus at risk not to be able to fulfil their presumed by modelling four scenarios buildings currently using gas could be
energy needs in case of a disruption. that examine the evolution of a renovated within 20 years, cutting gas
dedicated renovation programme consumption by 70%, or over
Thus, a sound renovation programme focused on gas-consuming buildings. 8 bcm/a1. Even in the event of a
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