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COVENANT OF MAYORS

Experience of Diputació de Barcelona drafting SEAP:

methodology, results and management

Diputació de Barcelona

JANUARY 2013Slide2

November 2008: Diputació de Barcelona becames the first supporting structure (now territorial coordinator) of the Covenant of Mayors to promote

municipalities adhesion

. Nowadays: 193 municipalities (62%) signed the Covenant, representing more than 90% of total Province’s population

Background:Slide3

2)

Tools and mechanisms to help municipalities to find financial resources to invest on SEAP actions

. http://www.diba.cat/en/web/mediambient/elenaTechnical and financial support to municipalities so they can face obligations coming from their adhesion to the Covenant:1) Development of a methodology and financing (100%) Sustainable Energy Action PLans (PAES/SEAP). http://www.diba.cat/en/web/mediambient/PactealcSlide4

3) Specific communication materials and organization of dissemination activities, mainly along the Energy Sustainable Week

http://www.diba.cat/en/web/mediambient/Pactealc#recursoscomunicacio4) Training to municipal staffhttp://www.diba.cat/en/web/mediambient/formSlide5

The plans (SEAP)

From 2008 Barcelona Provincial Council has spent

to draft SEAP

SEAP have been done without cost for the municipalities,

and that improved commitment to the Convention

.

2,9 milions €

Some problems we found

In the beginning (2008-2009) there wasn’t a specific methodology

Development of a methodology and

subsequent adjustment

to the one developed by the JRCSlide6

The plans (SEAP): Methodology

1) Baseline emission inventory

2) Potential renewable energy in municipal facilities and buildings3) Diagnosis and strategy

4) Actions

5) Monitoring

Participation

and communicationSlide7

The plans (SEAP): Baseline Emission Inventory

Data collection:

Energy consumption by sources and sectorsTown Council energy consumption by source and type of facility/building/service

Water consumption

Waste generation and treatment

Energy assessment visits to at least 10 municipal buildings/facilities

Data sources:

Energy consumption by sector and municipality sources: ICAEN (Catalan Institute of Energy). Barcelona Provincial Council centralizes data demand for the municipalities of the province

Town Council energy consumptions: Town Council

Water consumptions: ACA (Catalan Water Agency).

Waste generation and treatment: Catalan Waste Agency and Town Council

Energy assessment visits

: Consultancy in charge of drafting the SEAPSlide8

Frequent problems

:

Data at municipal scale: Right now At the moment the latest data that ICAEN can give are from 2008 (electricity)-2009 (piped gas). For liquid fuels and LPG provincial level data: it is required to make estimates to get to the municipal level of analysis

.

Town Council consumptions

data:

Baseline year: 2005. “old” data; more than 6 years. There are problems to find files and documents.

Some services/facilities are under concession: some problems to get consumption data via concessionary company

,

There are very few municipalities which have energy accountability systems, not just from 2005 but from more recent years.

Dispersion in municipal energy management in large or medium-sized towns: there are different areas / departments involved

In small towns there aren't enough resources: engineers/technicians are part-time or per hours and their priority is to resolve everyday problems.Slide9

Scope:

MUNICIPALITY

SEAP

Transport (public and private)

Residential sector

Services (tertiary sector)

Waste management

Water purification and treatment

Local energy production

TOWN COUNCIL

Municipal fleet

Buildings and facilities

Infrastructures

Public lighting and street lights

Industry (secondary sector)

Primary sectorSlide10

The plans (SEAP): Energy Assessment Visits

They are very important because: they allow specificity in each SEAP, they give us real knowledge of municipal facilities, so further really specific actions can be proposed, and as for the consultancy responsible of drafting the SEAP those EAV avoid writing “SEAP twins".

Purpose: To know the reality of the state of municipal facilities

IT IS NOT AN ENERGY AUDIT

In each SEAP it is required to carry out 10 visits to facilities or buildings considered most appropriate.

The proposal is made in agreement between the company and the city.

It requires the presence of the maintainer.

There must be a report of each visit which concludes the improvements to be made, prioritized according to cost and emissions savings

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SEAP: Some results

(

http://www.diba.cat/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=60ff9afa-4430-4a54-89aa-7f25b3812abe&groupId=471041)- 164 finished SEAPs. The analysis of 158 shows:2,7

Percentage of emissions coming from Town Council** (%)

0,17

Town Council Emissions per inhabitant (tCO

2-eq

/inhab)

4,72

SEAP Emissions per inhabitant (tCO

2-eq

/inhab.)

7,60

Emissions per inhabitant (tCO

2-eq

/inhab.)

58

Actions with direct responsability of the Town Council

(%)

Number of foreseen actions

Town Council emissions (tCO

2-eq

)

Expected emissions savings

(tCO

2-eq

)

Emissions SEAP approach(tCO

2-eq

)*

Emissions (tCO

2-eq

)

19.835.890

12.834.855

2.628.913

351.448

7.320

* Primary and Industry sectors not included ** on SEAP emissionsSlide12

SEAP Emissions

MUNICIPALITY

SEAP

TOWN COUNCILSlide13

SEAP: Actions

Estimated cost for Local Governments (

€)

886M

€

Actions involving municipal buildings, public lighting and municipal fleet

49%

Renewable energy actions respect total actions

12%

Renewable energy actions to be done by Local Governments respect total renewable energy actions

80%Slide14

Costs distribution of the actions involving: municipal buildings and facilities, public lighting and municipal fleet

Distribution (number) of the actions involving: municipal buildings and facilities, public lighting and municipal fleetSlide15

SEAP actions

Relative cost of execution depneding on the municipality sizeSlide16

Tools

Methodology to draft SEAP and to calculate the emissions inventory

(http://www.diba.cat/documents/471041/524b7206-4f83-4619-a096-02b3ceb7b09b) Software to calculate emissions: DESGEL (Xarxa de Ciutats i Pobles cap a la Sostenibilitat) Actions guidelines and checklist for small municipalities (inclou check list) (http://www.diba.cat/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=1428e547-8edc-4ec0-8d4c-9880493104bd&groupId=471041) Municipal buildings and facilities consumptions comparator: Based on data coming from EAV: P

50 of energy consumption depending on the climatic area and the type of building Slide17
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Monitoring

We have established a methodology based on Excel, to perform biennial follow-ups (do not require emissions inventory) 3 seminars have been conducted to test the model with 60 municipalities.Slide19

ONCE SEAP IS APPROVED?

ACTIONS HAVE TO BE CARRIED OUT

What problems do we found? €

€

€Slide20

There are some other barriers to that have to be overpassed:

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Small projects are hardly interesting for potential investors- Lack of knowledge of new financing mechanisms and its legal fitting in the public administration by technicians, legal services Lack of coordination between different departments Ignorance of actual consumption of the facilities: SEAPs help to update this and make it clear

No money to invest, but what about maintenance?

Best practices are not widespread enoughSlide21

Most actions are run directly to the City Council (58%) on buildings, facilities and public lighting, but there is an important lack of resources

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Barcelona Provincial Council is a beneficiary from the investment facilitation tool ELENA: Identify actions that generate a sufficient return on a reasonable time to make them attractive for potential investors. There are 2M € for studies necessary for the implementation of actions: But as a result of them, € 50M investment should be generated. It is very important the commitment of local authorities to carry out those actions. 2) How? Development of specific financing mechanisms, contracts and technical studies so that the Municipality does get indebted. Slide22

COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION?

Specific brochures and publications

Specific activities offered to the municipalities along the European Union Sustainable Eneregy Week (EUSEW) Cine fòrums Short films selection Theatre plays for schoolsConferences WorkshopsSlide23

Training for Local Governments staff

Energy management of public lighting

TIC and other new technologies in public lightingSolar thermal installationsPhotovoltaic plants in municipal buildingsEnergy audits in municipal buildingsEnergy services companies contractsBasic energy managementhttps://www.diba.cat/web/mediambient/formA regularly workshops, conferences and seminars are organizedSlide24

Summary on the support given by DIBA to the municipalities

Technical advice and coaching along all the process

Financial advice to develop SEAP

Supprot in the monitoring phase

Specific tools and methodologies

Search of specific financial mechanisms

Legal support to implement actions through new financial mechanisms

Feasibility studies and specific projects

Dissemination of the CoM

Communication materials

Specific activities during the EUSEW

Continuous specific training for municipal staffSlide25

What benefits have I got because of the adhesion to the Covenant?

I know how I am: how much I consume and where

I know what I can doI can plan where to begin to take action based on the estimated costs and expected savings. For citizens: lower energy consumption means lower ecological footprint and, of course, less economic expenses. I know how to reduce my energy dependance: renewable local sources. Slide26

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