Implementing the EE1st principle has proved to be a difficult task for Member States, at least partly because EE1st is still a relatively new concept. This report provides a set of recommendations for Member States (MS) to support the implementation of EE1st in their policies. The analysis builds on previous work done in the ENEFIRST project, where policy approaches for each main policy area (buildings, the power sector, district heating) were analysed in detail (ENEFIRST, 2021a and 2021b), providing the basis for guidelines for integrated approaches (ENEFIRST, 2021c). It takes the lessons learnt from the analysis of three countries (Germany, Hungary and Spain) and translates them into recommendations that are applicable to all MS.
