Midterm review of the use of structural funds for energy efficiency in existing
housing in France
Carine PuyolMarch-23, 2011
L’Union Sociale pour l’habitat
- 4.2 millions of social housing dwellings in France- 10 millions of inhabitants housed
Our commitment:
- 800 000 households will benefit from energy retrofit for their home by 2020
Région ERDF Amount 4% of ERDFERDF allocated for EE of
housing
Alsace 76 3 3
Aquitaine 392 15,7 15
Auvergne 207 8 4
Basse Normandie 181 7 6
Bourgogne 185 7,4 4,5
Bretagne 302 12 6 + 5,7
Centre 196 7,8 4
Champagne Ardenne 196 7,5 1,8
Franche Comté 147 5,8 5,8
Haute Normandie 219 8,8 8
Ile de France 151 6 6+4
Languedoc Roussillon 270 10,8 10,8
Limousin 127 5 1 +1
Lorraine 330 13,2 13,2
Midi Pyrénées 430 17,2 30 enveloppe globale
Nord Pas De Calais 700 28 20+20
Pays de la Loire 302 12 12
Picardie 201 8 8
Poitou Charentes 201 8 8
PACA 302 12 6+2,5
Rhône Alpes 334 13 12,9
ERDF allocation in French regions (without DOM)
March 2011: 82.5% of ERDF funds allocated in 22 months
4% of ERDFERDF allocated
to EE in Housing
ERDF amounts spent (or in process)
216,4 M 186,4 M 153,8 M
-9 regions have spent all ERDF to Energy efficiency to housing-4 have decided to increase ERDF amount to energy efficiency for housing in 4% limitation-2 have have asked to increase ERDF for EE amount beyond the 4% limitation at regional level
How many Households?
March 2011: 44,569 dwellings for low-income households retrofited with the contribution of ERDF (accepted or under approval process)
July 2011: 63,000 dwellings will be supported by ERDF
Average ERDF support: 3452 euros per dwelling
Leverage effect of ERDF
Eco-loan
National subsidies
local subsidies
FEDER
Leverage effect of ERDF
• Criteria of performance: the better the energy performance improvement is, the higher the ERDF co-financing rate is
ERDF impact
Step change in energy performance
32%
16%
43%
9%
1%
37%
46%
15%
1%
Significant savings per Households
• Energy savings per year per households(*):
– 1170 euros per year or 98 euros per month
– Based on local experience: energy retrofiting means 40% of energy saving
(*) Theoretical savings based on an estimated energy cost of 7,24 euros/kwh
Potential of 15,000 jobs
Total investments generated with
ERDF support in 15 regions (out of 22)
= 570 millions d’euros
=10 317 jobs created or maintained
= 687 jobs per regions
i.e., a potential of 15 000 jobs for the 22 regions (excl. DOM)
• Local jobs:mainly SMEs, jobs that can’t be delocalized
•1MM d’euros investi dans la rénovation de logement= 18.2 emploi (source: FFB)
Success Model: partnership
- Vertical Partnership: From European institutions down to local organisations.– Partnership at european, national
and local level. – Continuous flow of
information/feedback/success stories
– Integration into national and regional environmental strategies
Success Model: partnership- Horizontal 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 Hlm 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
Recommandations
1. Idenfication of the needs to build energy strategy at regional level: end of 4% limitation
2. Mobilization of all partners (Institutional, professional and financial): EC and members state should encourage implementation of partnership
3. Flexibility in the type of ERDF forms of interventions (allocation/ financial tool)
4. Administrative simplification
