Troms County recommended the Energy Lab Dyrpy as a pilot project in the 2001 county council “Action Plan for Climate and Energy in Troms”. The energy lab is intended to strengthen the RE industry's innovation capability in small-scale production, energy efficiency, energy management and energy conservation. As in the rest of the country, the county has specialised in large-scale hydro-electric power, prompted by the excellent water resources and a national policy that supports rural development through the availability of energy.