Energy transition

A field full of solar panels is being installed on the site of the GDF-Suez coal-fired power station
© ANP / Flip Franssen
  1. Energy consumption 18 percent lower than in 2000
  2. Netherlands relies the most on the US to meet energy needs
  3. 23 percent of energy consumption comes from renewable sources
  4. Almost a quarter more cars with an electric motor
  5. Government spent €4.4 billion on energy transition in 2024
  6. More electricity from fossil sources
  7. Most solar panels installed at commercial premises
  8. Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
  9. Electricity consumption of domestic transport nearly doubles
  10. More than 1 million plug-in cars in the Netherlands
  11. No change in natural gas consumption in 2024
  12. Renewable cooling according to the European Renewable Energy Directive
  13. Energy poverty reduced by compensation and energy savings
  14. Electrification in the Netherlands 2017–2021
  15. More electricity from coal and renewable sources, less from gas
  16. Electricity supplied to data centres, 2017-2019
  17. Early estimates of energy balances