Midterm review of the use of structural funds for energy efficiency in existing housing in France Carine Puyol March-23, 2011

LUnion Sociale pour lhabitat -4.2 millions of social housing dwellings in France -10 millions of inhabitants housed Our commitment: households will benefit from energy retrofit for their home by 2020

Région ERDF Amount 4% of ERDF ERDF allocated for EE of housing Alsace7633 Aquitaine39215,715 Auvergne20784 Basse Normandie18176 Bourgogne1857,44,5 Bretagne ,7 Centre1967,84 Champagne Ardenne1967,51,8 Franche Comté1475,8 Haute Normandie2198,88 Ile de France Languedoc Roussillon27010,8 Limousin Lorraine33013,2 Midi Pyrénées43017,230 enveloppe globale Nord Pas De Calais Pays de la Loire30212 Picardie20188 Poitou Charentes20188 PACA ,5 Rhône Alpes ,9 ERDF allocation in French regions ( without DOM)

March 2011: 82.5% of ERDF funds allocated in 22 months 4% of ERDF ERDF allocated to EE in Housing ERDF amounts spent (or in process) 216,4 M186,4 M153,8 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

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 deuros = jobs created or maintained = 687 jobs per regions i.e., a potential of jobs for the 22 regions (excl. DOM) Local jobs: mainly SMEs, jobs that cant be delocalized 1MM deuros 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