The European Commission, in a note dated 22
November 2023, announced the approval of Italy's draft
decree for improving energy self-use from renewable sources
("Decree") pursuant to EU State aid rules.
This is a very important step on the path mapped out by the
European Green Deal for 2030, whose decarbonisation goals could
also be achieved by encouraging the spread of green energy
self-production, use and sharing configurations
("CACER"), among which renewable energy communities
("RECs") have central importance.
The measures proposed by the Italian Ministry for the
Environment (Ministero dell'Ambiente) include incentives
amounting to Euro 5.7 billion, of
which: Euro 3.5 billion, financed by a withdrawal
on electricity account of all users, will be
allocated in support of RECs for 20 years, on the basis of the
amount of renewable energy produced and shared by them in that
period; Euro 2.2 billion, taken from
PNRR funds, will be used to finance,
through capital
