Abstract

Slovenia has a small energy sector, where oil (45%) represents the main energy source. Electricity generation is equally divided between hydropower, nuclear energy and coal. Trends in energy policy go in the direction of maintaining status quo. A significant percentage of households live in energy poverty due to combination of low energy efficiency of buildings, high ownership rates, and low incomes. The Sustainable Energy Consumption Initiatives (SECIs) reviewed in this chapter are generally ahead of the trends in national energy policies. The progressive nature of many SECIs is evident in the field of energy efficiency and diversity of effective approaches, in particular in the cases of community renewable energy initiatives and the problem of energy poverty. Policy-makers still do not fully appreciate the relevance of these areas for a sustainable transition. Especially in areas of community energy and energy poverty, SECIs provide recommendations to decision-makers on how to proceed in dealing with these issues.

Highlights

  • Slovenia has a small energy sector, with final energy consumption in 2017 of 4.92 Mtoe (57,242 GWh)

  • Electricity generation can be divided into three parts—hydropower (38%), nuclear power (37%) and thermal power (22%)—that vary slightly from year to year because of weather conditions and the amount of rainfall, which influences generation in hydropower plants

  • The emphasised Sustainable Energy Consumption Initiatives (SECIs) provides an example of initiative that is focusing on energy poverty and includes activities on practical and structural levels

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Introduction

Slovenia has a small energy sector, with final energy consumption in 2017 of 4.92 Mtoe (57,242 GWh). Oil (45%) is the main energy source, followed by electricity (24%), renewables (14%), natural gas (12%), heat (4%) and solid fuels (1%) (SURS 2018). Electricity generation can be divided into three parts—hydropower (38%), nuclear power (37%) and thermal power (22%)—that vary slightly from year to year because of weather conditions and the amount of rainfall, which influences generation in hydropower plants. The biggest share of thermal power comes from one coal-fired plant (lignite). Renewables contribute only a small share of electricity generation, with solar accounting for less than 2%, and even less wind energy (0.02%) (ARSO 2015). Slovenian energy independence in 2017 was 52%

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