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The measures were identified and described with the participation of a wide range of interest groups.

In this it became clear that there are varying implementation intensities for many of the measures. Depending on which variation is chosen for a measure, the effect of implementation is more or less intensive.

In general, the implementation intensity also has a direct bearing on the costs and thus on the acceptance and political feasibility of measures. 

For the measures proposed in the energy concept 2010, a maximum of two intensity stages were chosen:

Ambitious:
This stage represents a substantial improvement on a "continue as you were" approach and demands considerable efforts in the successful implementation of these measures.

Forced:
This stage of a further increased implementation intensity corresponds to a stronger, more regulative energy policy than is the case today, as could become necessary for example within the framework of implementation of the Kyoto treaty.

Measures proposals were elaborated for the four areas households and small consumers, public sector and energy suppliers, industry and large-scale consumers and transport which correspond at least to intensity stage Ambitious. In some cases these measures were extended by proposals corresponding to the stage Forced. For each of the four areas, the potentials and expected effects of the individual measures in the year 2010 were estimated.