The idea of the Forum was proposed in the Commission's 3rd package for the internal energy market and was presented by Commissioners Kuneva and Piebalgs at the May 2008 conference on Energy Consumers’ Rights.
Foorumi mõte pakuti välja komisjoni kolmandas energia siseturu paketis ning seda tutvustasid volinikud Kuneva ja Piebalgs 2008. aasta mais toimunud energiatarbijate õiguste alasel konverentsil.