LOCal Authorities to Tackle Energy povErty in private multi-apartment buildings

Introduction

LOCATEE's overarching goal is to support local municipalities in addressing energy poverty through the renovation of private multi-apartment buildings for vulnerable residents. The project will address the poor connection between the private housing owners and local climate and energy policies in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe.

Project Objectives

LOCATEE will achieve this goal by providing a toolkit for:

1. Identifying energy-vulnerable households.
2. Matching tailored interventions to their needs.
3. Integrating energy poverty alleviation activities into long-term strategies of municipalities, such as SECAPs.

Methodology

Specifically, the project will use administrative data to develop typologies of households and buildings, which will contribute to finding priority intervention locations.

This process will be in line with assisting authorities and social partners in addressing energy poverty locally through:

• Institutional coordination solutions.
• Cross-sectoral coordination solutions.
• The establishment of contact points.
• Appointed focus groups with housing entities.

These mechanisms will facilitate regular knowledge exchange on renovation programs and targeted solutions for people experiencing energy poverty.

Pilot Approach

Using a pilot evidence-based approach, the project will address financial, regulatory, social, and technical constraints in renovating private multi-apartment buildings while developing the capacity of local authorities to become intermediaries of the energy transition process.

As a result, relevant stakeholders will collaboratively design and implement comprehensive interventions and support initiatives explicitly tailored to benefit vulnerable households.

Implementation

This evidence-based and collaborative approach will be implemented in three pilot municipalities in Central, Southern, and Southeastern Europe:

• Rumia (Poland)
• Torres Vedras (Portugal)
• Piraeus (Greece)

The project will ensure scaling up the LOCATEE framework to 32 more municipalities and then to further regions and municipalities in Europe.