According to data from research conducted by Aceper (Association of Consumers and Producers of Renewable Energies) on a sample of over 5,000 photovoltaic systems located in 17 Italian regions, Piedmont ranks first in the list for photovoltaic energy production and third for “virtuosity,” which refers to the ratio of energy actually produced to the expected energy in terms of production.

«This result reflects a reality already geared towards the development of renewable sources, which will be further enhanced by the actions that, as the Piedmont Region, we have undertaken to achieve the European targets for 2030,» comments Matteo Marnati, Regional Advisor for Environment and Energy. «Starting with the approval, on March 15, of our Regional Environmental Energy Plan, structured around four fundamental axes: 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.» «A model,» adds the advisor, «that will enable, in parallel with achieving the goals set by the 2030 Agenda, also to achieve energy autonomy as much as possible.»

Energy communities are indeed a strength of regional policy: Piedmont was the first region to start this experience, being the first in Italy to approve 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 4 areas of the region.

«While awaiting the release of the decree for the establishment of energy communities,» concludes the advisor, «this data thus demonstrates the great ability of our Region to invest in photovoltaics: we are only at the beginning of a path that will lead us to triple this figure by 2030.»