As　the　world＇s　largest　energy　consumer,　China　has　set　the　dual　goal　of　controlling　both　its　total　energy　consumption　and　intensity　in　the　13th　Five-Year　Plan.　As　one　of　the　most　economically　active　types　of　regional　units　in　China,　urban　agglomerations,　composed　of　adjacent　cities　with　close　trade　interlinks,　play　a　vital　role　in　energy　consumption.　Existing　studies　have　provided　empirical　evidence　of　industrial　transfer　as　a　consequence　of　urban　agglomerations,　while　a　few　have　focused　on　whether　such　industrial　transfers　could　promote　the　dual　goal　of　controlling　both　total　volume　of　energy　consumption　and　intensity　of　all　the　cities　within　an　urban　agglomeration.　To　bring　clarity　to　this　issue,　this　paper　attempts　to　measure　industrial　transfer　and　its　impact　on　total　energy　consumption　and　intensity　of　the　Beijing　Tianjin-Hebei　urban　agglomeration　by　developing　a　multi-regional　input-output　model.　The　results　indicate　there　is　mutual　industrial　transfer　between　any　two　cities　within　the　urban　agglomeration.　Consequently,　total　energy　consumption　has　increased　by　6258.78　thousand　tons　of　standard　coal　equivalent　while　energy　intensity　has　declined　by　0.19　tons　coal　equivalent/thousand　Yuan.　Finally,　a　few　policy　recommendations　about　dual　control　of　total　energy　consumption　and　intensity　for　urban　agglomerations　have　been　proposed.　Our　study　enhances　understanding　of　the　critical　role　of　industrial　transfer　in　executing　dual　control　of　total　energy　consumption　and　energy　intensity　of　urban　agglomerations,　thus　assisting　policymakers　in　finding　ways　to　achieve　sustainable　urban　transitions.　(C)　2018　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.