Case Study: Capitalization and support of ERDF Projects for Energy Efficiency in Rhône Alpes Region
Name of organisation: ARRA - Association Régionale Rhône-Alpes des Organismes de Logement Social
Stage of development: in progress
Year of finalization: 0
Type of project: refurbishment
Area:
Scale: regional
Type of building:
Number of units/dwellings: 0
Tenure:
Street: 4, Rue de Narvik BP 8054
Postcode: 69351
City: Lyon
Region/ County: Rhône Alpes
Country: France
Last Update: 31.01.2011
Short Description
In may 2009, in the context of the revision procedure of the Article 7 of the ERDF Regulation, the European Union allowed to use 4% of the national ERDF amounts to improve energy efficiency in social housing.
In France, this has been integrated to the objectives of the social housing organisations and to the commitments they had made in the context of the French Grenelle plan.
The budget of 320 millions euros allocated to energy performance and sustainable energy in social housing enable the organisations to implement projects that are exemplary and repeatable.
In France, projects that are supported by ERDF must:
- focus on dwellings that are the most consuming energy
- being exemplary and having a knock on effect
- concern a lot of dwellings
ERDF is a complement to other fundings:
- the eco-loan of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
- subsidies from public national agencies (ADEME, ANRU)
- subsidies from local collectivities
The implementation in France has good results thanks to a strong mobilisation. At the European level, an active lobbying has been developed to the European Institutions. At the national level, the French Federation USH has worked with the French Administration on the conditions of implementation of the ERDF measure in regions. At least, the French regional associations for social housing have worked with their partners on the identification of the needs in local stocks, the definition of eligibility criterion, a strategy of intervention on the stock and a support to local organisations.
At the local level, the Regional Associations for social housing were mobilised to enable this implementation and to help the SHO developing new projects. They lead different types of actions:
- Identifications of needs.
- Implementation of the partnership.
- Support to project managers.
- Financial engineering.
- Funding and monitoring of projects.
In Rhône Alpes, the ERDF budget reaches 13 million euros, that means 87 millions euros of investments in 4000 dwellings in total (including 3500 social dwellings and 500 private condominiums). The average grant from the ERDF is € 3100 / dwelling, ie 14% of total investment. 1600 jobs have been created or saved with an energy saving of 55 million KWh / ep / year and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 5400 t CO2 per year (about 2000 residences).
Key Elements
Main Results
1600 jobs have been created or saved with an energy saving of 55 million KWh / ep / year and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 5400 t CO2 per year (about 2000 residences).
The amount of ERDF fund for Rhône Alpes Region has been divided as follow (million Euro):
Regional ERDF amount: 334
4% of ERDF fund for Housing: 13
Allocated amount: 12,9
Lessons learned
In France, the mobilisation to implement the ERDF measure should have strong effects on energy performances of the retrofitted housing stock.
Additional Information
For any information please contact:
Aïca Mouhaddab
arra@arra-habitat.org
Website: http://www.arra-habitat.org