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During recent years Energy Utilities have paidconsiderable attention to the efficient use ofenergy. However the role of Energy Utilities is nota matter of course but called into question by manycustomers. Are Energy Utilities reliable and cred-itable while making a profit on selling energy andat the same time encourageing customers to use lessenergy more efficiently?

The aim of this paper is to discuss future modelsof business within the scope of Demand Side Manage-ment and the overall necessity to conserve energy and other natural resources.

Since 1992 Goteborg Energi AB has cooperated withcertaincustomers in agreements called Energy Service Agreements. .As an entirely new sort of agzreement, the structure, the commitments and theresponsibilities have not yet been finalised and the agreements are still being improved.

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Panels of the eceee 1995 Summer Study

Panel 1: Policy and Programmes - Who can deliver DSM?

Panel 2: Programme Evaluation

Panel 3: Market Transformation: Innovation, Development and Dissemination

Panel 4: Human Dimensions

Panel 5: Energy Policy for a Sustainable Environment

Panel 6: Transportation, Urban Planning and Land Use