PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
To upscale the energy renovation rate of public buildings, accelerate the transition from natural gas to renewables and reduce the current spending in the public budget are some of the key challenges that the Piemonte Region will face in the coming years. There are also several opportunities to be seized, such as a variety of financial schemes supporting the decarbonization process and a general political consent on the energy transition policies. To achieve the objectives of the Green Deal there is therefore the need for the regional administration to play a strong role of coordination and support towards local authorities, which often do not have sufficient skills and resources. Having already successfully implemented European projects that led to more than 20 M€ of sustainable energy investments by using Energy Performance Contracts, Piemonte Region is now willing to set up a facilitation service in the form of a one stop-shop for the public organisations of its own territory. It will offer an all-inclusive technical, financial and legal service, including procurements and quality assurance of works and it will be designed in a way to be self-sustainable in the future. The action will support about 30 public organisations to refurbish about 100 public buildings by triggering investments in sustainable energy for about 50 M€. To achieve these results a bundling approach of public buildings will be promoted. After that, the investments required to reduce the energy demand of the buildings and to use renewable energy sources to cover the remaining energy needs will be assessed. The financial solutions for the implementation of the works will be defined and 5 joint procurement procedures will be launched for the purpose. Finally, the definition of the business model for the sustainability of the service in the long run will be defined and put in place. Dissemination activities will also be implemented as a transversal action of the whole project.