According to data from a study conducted by Aceper (Association of Consumers and Producers of Renewable Energy) on a sample of over 5,000 photovoltaic systems across 17 Italian regions, Piedmont ranks first in the classification for photovoltaic energy production and third for “virtuosity,” that is, for the ratio between the actual energy produced and the expected energy in terms of production.

“This result reflects a reality already oriented towards the development of renewable sources, which will be further enhanced by the actions that, as the Piedmont Region, we have initiated to achieve the European 2030 goals,” comments Matteo Marnati, Regional Minister for the Environment and Energy. “This started with the approval, on March 15, of our Regional Energy and Environmental Plan, which is based on four fundamental pillars: the development of renewable energy sources, reduction of energy consumption, development of the green economy, and the definitive affirmation of a distributed generation model, which will particularly support the development of energy communities.”

“This model,” adds the minister, “will allow us, in parallel with achieving the objectives set by the 2030 Agenda, to also achieve energy autonomy as much as possible.”

Energy communities are a strong point of regional policy: Piedmont was the first region to start this experience, with the approval, as the first region in Italy, of a regional law dedicated to it. 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 4 areas of the region.

“While awaiting the release of the decree for the establishment of energy communities,” concludes the minister, “this data demonstrates our Region’s great ability to invest in photovoltaics: we are only at the beginning of a journey that will lead us to triple this figure by 2030.”