"The Russian Energy Agency was founded on December 22, 2009 on the basis of an enterprise Russian Informational Resources set up in 1966. The Agency was established under the Federal Law No 261-FZ “On Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Enhancement” signed by the President of the Russian Federation on November 23, 2009. The Law is aimed at setting up a legal environment to promote energy efficiency in the Russian Federation." (Quoted from article)