"I consider it extremely important to establish federal standards for quality and reliability of energy efficiency in housing. Our people should be able to get a full set of these services are very large sum of money that these services are today. A portion of these payments to the family income must be stabilized, if not in the short term, at least in the medium, "- said Medvedev.
He recalled that the country began "a lot of work to improve energy efficiency." "The problem remains the same, it is obvious to all - in 2020 we need to reduce energy intensity of gross domestic product by 40% compared to 2008. This objective is achievable," - said the candidate for prime minister.
In addition, he added, the energy itself must become cleaner - the share of electricity production from renewable sources should increase by 2015 to at least 2.5% of the total from the current 1%. "These measures will significantly improve both the ecological situation in the country", - summed Medvedev.
Source: Russian newspaper
