1. Use of structural funds for energy efficiency in existing housing in France
Carine Puyol
November 29, 2010

2. L’Union Sociale pour l’habitat
4.2 millions of social housing dwellings in France
10 millions of inhabitants housed
770 companies, workers
13 billions of investments in 2009
Our commitment to improve energy efficiency:
households will benefit from energy retrofit for their home by 2020

3. November 2011: 80 % of ERDF funds allocated in 22 months
ERDF allocated
to EE
in housing
ERDF amounts spent
(or in process)
216,4 M
208.5 M
167 M

4. How many Households? Average ERDF support: 2 886 euros per dwelling
May 2011: 64, 000 dwellings for low-income households retrofited with the contribution of ERDF (accepted or under approval process)
Average ERDF support: euros per dwelling

5. 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

6. Leverage effect of ERDF
FEDER
Eco-loan
National subsidies
local subsidies
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 
Effet levier du FEDER permettant de lever plus de fonds et sur des objectifs plus ambitieux.

7. ERDF impact

8. Climatic aspect of the measure
Before
After

9. 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

10. Employment impact = 1.013 billions euros
Total investments generated with ERDF support
= billions euros
= jobs created or maintained
Local jobs:
mainly SMEs, jobs that can’t be delocalized
Des emplois locaux et non délocalisables
En majorité des PME et des artisans types entreprises de maçonnerie, couverture zinguerie, étanchéité, menuisiers, peintres, ventilation plombier-isolation, bureau d’étude thermique etc
1MM d’euros investi dans la rénovation de logement= 14.2 emploi (source: MEDAAT)

11. Potential until 2014 - € 2.2 Billions investments
jobs created and maintained
- 110,400 households

12. 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=
households impacted

13. 2014-2021= 17 Billions to improve energy efficiency is
Energy efficiency directive proposal: simulation of financial needs to refurbish 3% of public buildings per year
If minimum requirement = class D
734 millions €/ year > housing/year
If minimum requirement = class C
2,3 billions €/ year > housing/year
If minimum requirement = class B
3,2 billions €/ year > housing/year
If minimum requirement = classe A
3,5 billions €/ year > housing/year
= 17 Billions to improve energy efficiency is
a minimum !

14. 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