Based on a sample of over 5,000 photovoltaic systems located in 17 Italian regions, Piedmont ranks first in the list for solar energy production and third for “virtuosity,” which refers to the ratio between the energy actually produced and the expected energy production.

“This result reflects a reality already focused on the development of renewable sources, which will be further enhanced by the actions we have initiated as the Piedmont Region to achieve the European targets for 2030,” comments Matteo Marnati, Regional Councillor for Environment and Energy. He continues: “Starting with the approval of our Regional Energy and Environmental Plan on March 15, which is structured around four key areas: development of renewable energy sources, reduction of energy consumption, promotion of the green economy, and the establishment of a distributed generation model, particularly supporting the development of energy communities.” The Councillor adds: “This model will, in parallel with achieving the goals set by the 2030 Agenda, also help us to reach energy autonomy as much as possible.”

Energy communities are a strong point of the regional policy: Piedmont was the first region to start this initiative, being the first in Italy to approve 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 energy communities are currently being successfully tested in 4 areas of the region.

“While we await the release of the decree for the establishment of energy communities,” the Councillor concludes, “this data demonstrates our Region’s great capacity to invest in solar power: we are only at the beginning of a path that will lead us to triple this figure by 2030.”