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Dan Jørgensen

Dan Jørgensen

European Commissioner for Energy and Housing

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1975 (age 50 years), Odense, Denmark
Party: Social Democrats
Office: European Commissioner for Energy and Housing
Previous campaign: Danish general election, 2022 - Funen
Education: Aarhus University (2004), Nordfyns Gymnasium (1994), and University of Washington
Previous offices: Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark (2022–2024), Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark (2019–2022), Member of the Folketing (2015–2024), and more
Parents: Dion Jørgensen and Solvej Jørgensen

Notable Quotes

"The projects we are supporting financially will enhance Europe's competitiveness and energy security, bringing us on a steady pathway towards independence." — January 2026

"This is a truly remarkable example of Europe's pathway for independence." — On Bornholm Energy Island agreement, January 2026

Stories

EU's sovereign AI plan for the energy grid

Rule Changes

Lead political owner of the roadmap

Data centres are on track to drive more than a fifth of electricity demand growth across advanced economies by 2030. On June 3, the European Commission published its plan to handle that surge: a multi-year roadmap that puts AI models in charge of running Europe's grid.

Updated Jun 3

EU builds continental energy grid

Built World

In office since December 2024

The European Commission allocated €650 million on January 28, 2026, for 14 cross-border energy projects—including the first-ever construction grant for hydrogen storage infrastructure. Germany's Gronau-Epe facility, which will store hydrogen in underground salt caverns, received €120 million. The Baltic states, which permanently disconnected from Russia's electricity grid just weeks earlier, received €113 million for critical infrastructure protection.

Updated May 23