Factsheet for measure
NO-2022-1/2767
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Updated
– measures in Norway
Support for insulation of houses and technological developments
Støtte til energieffektivisering og teknologiutvikling
Background information
There is a huge unrealised potential for energy savings in upgrading municipal housing, as well as older houses in general. For low-income households, implementing energy saving measures, such as additional insulation and replacement of windows, can be economically challenging.
Enova is a state enterprise, owned by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, assigned to contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, development of energy and climate technology.
The Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Espen Barth Eide, says that economic support through Enova can contribute to technology development and hence make more climate-friendly solutions cheaper and more available. The aim is to relieve risks and costs for those who are the first to test new solutions. According to the government, this is important to facilitate the green transition because there are no commercially available solutions to cut emissions sufficiently. Some of the money Enova will distribute, has been reserved for fast charging stations for electric vehicles.
Content of measure
As part of the government’s budget settlement for 2022 with Socialist Left Party (SV), the government increased the allocation to Enova in 2022 by NOK 750 million (€75 million). Enova will administer a scheme for energy measures in municipal housing in 2022. Of the allocation, NOK 100 million (€10 million) in 2022 was earmarked for energy measures that can lower electricity bills in municipal housing. The allocation is aimed at helping households with low income living in municipal housing to deal with high energy prices in the long term.
The aim of the political parties behind the budget settlement was to cut emissions, develop technologies and restructure businesses to be more climate- friendly. The increased allocation to Enova will target problems caused by the European energy crisis, but the measures is also aimed at supporting the transition toward a green economy.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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10 June 2022
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In June 2020, the trade journal Byggmesteren reported on the funds that Enova was to administer. The funds were earmarked for energy measures aimed at reducing electricity bills in municipal housing, and were intended to be used by local authorities for investments in existing residential buildings owned by the municipality and rented out to private individuals.
Local authorities could apply for support for:
* Additional insulation of external walls
* Additional insulation of pitched roofs/cold lofts
* Replacement of windows
* Thermal insulation of pipes and components in heating systems
* Ground-source heat pumps (liquid–water)
* Solar thermal collectors
* Solar panels
According to the journal, the grants would be awarded in the autumn of 2022, and the supported energy measures must be implemented by 2025.
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Use of measure
In Enova’s 2022 annual report (Activities and Projects), it is stated that there was considerable interest in the scheme “Support for energy measures in municipal housing”. More than 300 applications for funding were submitted, and Enova prioritised those that could deliver the greatest energy savings per krone of support. Funding was granted to 63 projects in 17 municipalities, which together received NOK 102 million (EUR 8.7 million) in support.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No involvement by the social partners.
Views and reactions
No information on views on or reactions to the measure.
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