Helen Ltd

Helen Ltd. is the second biggest energy company in Finland and has the fifth largest district heating network in the world. Helen Ltd. is reaching the carbon-neutrality latest by 2030 based on renewable energy sources especially societal and industrial waste heat and cold. In Helen Ltd.’s view, the EU should be reached Paris Agreement’s goals as soon as possible and limit global warming by 1,5 degrees.

Helen supports the European Union’s goal to reduce CO2-emissions -55 % by 2030 and sees that the energy efficiency in the buildings acts the important role to achieve the carbon neutrality. Nevertheless, Helen considers the Commission’s proposals to the legislation of heating sector.

Helen Ltd. is the second largest energy company in Finland with the 1.8 million consumers. Helen Ltd.’s district heating network is the fifth largest in the world and we are reaching the carbon-neutrality by 2030 based mainly by the non-combustion technologies. Already today but in much larger scale in the future Helen Ltd.

Helen Ltd. thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to give feedback on Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme…

Helen Ltd welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the renewable energy legal framework after 2030. Helen is a cityowned energy company operating in the Nordic energy market with activities across electricity production, heat and cooling, energy services and energy system integration. Helen considers that the primary driver for decarbonisation in the energy sector should remain the EU Emissions Trading System.

Helen Ltd. thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to give feedback Commission’s Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. Helen Ltd.

Helen Ltd is Helsinki city owned utility company with approximately 600,000 customers in Finland. We offer district heating and cooling, electricity and energy services. In our feedback we provide our view not only to cut down the emissions of heating and cooling but also to ensure the security of supply of heating and cooling and affordable costs.

Helen Ltd. thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to give feedback on the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture…

GENERAL REMARKS Helen Ltd welcomes the Commissions initiative to modernise the EU energy efficiency framework for the post2030 period. Energy efficiency is an important enabler of competitiveness, energy security and decarbonisation, and it contributes to achieving the EUs 2040 climate target in a costeffective and marketbased manner.

Helen Ltd. welcomes the Commissions initiative to revise the Governance Regulation to support the EUs 2040 and 2050 climate and energy targets. As a major Finnish energy company committed to significant emission reductions, Helen emphasizes the need for a governance framework that enables ambitious investments, supports market-based solutions, and ensures a just, secure, and affordable energy transition. 1.

Helen thanks to the European Commission for the opportunity to leave feedback on Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen 2021/0425 (COD). Helen is the second biggest energy company and in Finland with the largest district heating and cooling network in Finland what is the fifth largest in the world.