Provincia di Milano - Italy The Provincial Activities for Energy Efficiency Bruna Brembilla.

Provincia di Milano - Italy

The Provincial Activitiesfor Energy Efficiency

Bruna Brembilla

Province of Milan

Lombardy Region

Italy

Surface Area [km2] 1,984 23,861 301,336

Inhabitants [n°] 3,839,216 9,393,092 58,462,375

Density [ab/km2] 1,900 394 194

Municipalities [n°] 189 1546 8101

Energy Consumption [toe] 9,647,000 25,773,000 132,344,000

Energy Consumption per capita [toe/ab]

2.51 2.74 2.26

CO2 Emissions [tons] 35,508,000 76,577,000 461,283,000

CO2 Emissions per capita [t/inh] 9.2 8.2 7.9

The Context

The Target

Reduce final consumption by 1% a year – in line with the European Directive on Energy Services no. 32, approved 5 April 2006

Install, by 2010, 50,000 m2 of thermal solar collectors for domestic hot water production.

Install 1,000 kW of photovoltaic systems on provincial facilities

Prevent annually the emission into the atmosphere of 130,000 tonnes of CO2.

The Method

Based on agreement and consensus.

Working group set up together with the Municipalities to design and enforce new building regulations, and for energy certification of buildings

Working group set up with main stakeholders for the establishment of an energy pact.

An Energy Forum with all stakeholders involved.

The Tools

The New Building Regulations, aimed at halving energy consumption in new and refurbished buildings.

The Building Energy Certification for greater awareness of energy consumption and market transparency.

The Accreditation System for Building Certifiers - Sacert - in order to guarantee qualified and independent certifiers.

The Energy Info Points to spread information and best practice on energy saving and renewable energy opportunities.

The public-private partnership to provide Zero-Rate Bank Loans, with interest shared by the Provincia and the Banks for energy efficiency retrofits on existing buildings.

The Energy Observatory for monitoring, analysis and provide feed back.

The Building Regulations

Building Orientation

Thermal Insulation

Mechanical Ventilation

Solar Thermal Collectors

High Efficiency Boilers

Window Performance

Rainwater Recovery

COMPULSORY CLAUSES

The Building Energy Labelling

Two Indicators

1st indicator: Heating Needs

2nd Indicator: Primary Energy

The Energy Platefor Market Transparency

The Accreditation System

Check that the building energy certifiers:

possess the legal requirements

possess professional competence

are independent

Keep and publish the lists of certifiers.

Control the certification procedure via an inspection system

Collaborate with Municipalities, Provinces and the Regions for the maintenance of the buildings certified registers.

Check that the building energy certifiers:

possess the legal requirements

possess professional competence

are independent

Keep and publish the lists of certifiers.

Control the certification procedure via an inspection system

Collaborate with Municipalities, Provinces and the Regions for the maintenance of the buildings certified registers.

www.sacert.eu

The Info Points

Objectives and Tasks

To help the public in relationships with the service staff and inspectors of heating systems.

To inform the public on energy saving, financing, regulations and legislation.

To advise the Municipalities on the reduction of energy consumption and costs.

To increase technical competence concerning energy amongst those in the field.

www.infoenergia.eu

The Pact for Energy

Zero-Rate Bank Loans:

Establishment of a public/private Partnership to provide contributions in the form of an interest free account.

Valid interventions: insulation, innovative equipment, renewable energy sources. Maximum repayment period : 5-7 years.

Beneficiaries: Property Owners, Condominiums, Small and Medium Sized Businesses.

One million euro allocated in order to cover 50% of interest costs and another million euro allocated by the Banks to cover the remaining 50% interest costs

Conclusions

Reverse the current Energy Paradigm: Demand Side Management vs. Spply Side Management

Policies aimed at increasing the supply of energy have to be replaced by policies of energy demand management.

Fossil fuel sources must be considered as supplementary to renewable sources (and not vice versa, as is usually assumed).

Rational use of energy, energy efficiency and energy saving are resources that have economic value and these resources must be compared with those on supply side in order to chose the most cost effective ones

The New Energy ParadigmThe New Energy Paradigm

Thank you

for your

attention!

http://www.provincia.milano.it