use of structural funds for energy efficiency in existing housing in france carine puyol november...

Use of structural funds for energy efficiency in existing housing in France

Carine PuyolNovember 29, 2010

L’Union Sociale pour l’habitat

- 4.2 millions of social housing dwellings in France- 10 millions of inhabitants housed- 770 companies, 76 000 workers- 13 billions of investments in 2009

Our commitment to improve energy efficiency: 800 000 households will benefit from energy retrofit for

their home by 2020

November 2011: 80 % of ERDF funds allocated in 22 months

4% of ERDF

ERDF allocated to EE

in housing

ERDF amounts

spent (or in

process)

216,4 M 208.5 M 167 M

How many Households?

May 2011: 64, 000 dwellings for low-income households retrofited with the contribution of ERDF (accepted or under approval process)

Average ERDF support: 2 886 euros per dwelling

Success Model: partnership National level: work with the French Administration on

the conditions of implementation of the ERDF measure in regions.

At the local level: Regional Associations of Social Housing with their partners work on

• Diagnosis and evaluation of needs at regional level• the definition of ERDF eligibility criterion,• Flexibility in the type of ERDF forms of interventions

(allocation/ financial tool) • Accompanying measures: support to social housing

organization• Capitalisation and monitoring

Leverage effect of ERDF

Eco-loan

National subsidies

local subsidies

FEDER

ERDF impact

Climatic aspect of the measure

Before After

71%

25%

4%

0%

0%

E F G

D

C

B

A

0%

2%

52%

31%

15%

E F G

D

C

B

A

Significant savings per Households

Estimation of energy savings per year per households:

– Based on local experience: energy retrofiting means 40% of energy saving

– 360 to 1000 €/year– Total gain in purchasing power:

18 to 54 Millions€/year

Employment impact Total investments generated

with ERDF support

= 1.013 billions euros

=15 000 jobs created or maintained

Local jobs:mainly SMEs, jobs that can’t be delocalized

•1MM d’euros investi dans la rénovation de logement= 14.2 emploi (source: MEDAAT)

Potential until 2014

- € 2.2 Billions investments

- 31 000 jobs created and maintained

- 110,400 households

Potential after 2014

- 17 billions of ERDF (as proposed by

Commissionner Hahn)

- ERDF = 640 Millions for France

- Total investment = 4.4 Billions

- Jobs created or maintened= 62 000

- 220 000 households impacted

Energy efficiency directive proposal: simulation of financial needs to refurbish 3% of

public buildings per year

If minimum requirement = class D734 millions €/ year > 27.192 housing/year

If minimum requirement = class C 2,3 billions €/ year > 87.912 housing/year

If minimum requirement = class B3,2 billions €/ year > 119.592 housing/year

If minimum requirement = classe A3,5 billions €/ year > 132.000 housing/year

2014-2021= 17 Billions to improve energy efficiency isa minimum !

Conclusion

- Importance of consuming all the 4% of ERDF to prevent the breakdown of consumption between 2011 and 2014

- Importance of supporting the proposals of the European Commission to devote at least 20% of ERDF for energy efficiency