The Regional Assessor for Environment and Energy, Matteo Marnati, asserts that “we are only at the beginning of a journey that will lead us to triple this figure by 2030,” describing it as “a result that captures a reality already focused on the development of renewable energy sources, which will be further enhanced by the actions we have initiated to achieve the European targets for 2030.”

It began with the approval, on March 15th, of the Environmental Energy Plan, structured around four key areas: development of renewable energy sources, reduction of energy consumption, development of the green economy, and the definitive establishment of a distributed generation model, which will particularly promote the development of energy communities. This model will not only help achieve the goals set by the 2030 Agenda but also strive for energy autonomy as much as possible.”

Energy communities are indeed a strong point of regional policy: Piedmont was the first region to launch this initiative with the approval of a dedicated regional law. Since December 2020, provisions and incentives have been in place to develop collective self-consumption systems from renewable sources, and currently, energy communities are being successfully tested in four areas.