Energy Performance Contract for FV system in Campostaggia Hospital (Poggibonsi, Italy)
About this good practice
The good practice regards the photovoltaic system above the car park and the lighting fixtures of the Compostaggia Hospital. The third-party financing formula was used: the cost of the system has been supported directly by the economic operator who carried out the work, and will be repaid with the energy savings that the system itself will generate. The Hospital promoted a tender notice through the CET at the end of 2020. The tender called for the replacement of lighting fixtures with LED technology and other systems aimed at making this sector more efficient. The specifications were drawn up by the CET, as the Central Commissioning Station and provides for an Energy Performance Contract, effectively paving the way for all the framework agreements stipulated by the Consortium itself and the Tuscan Health Authorities , Municipalities,etc. The financing is the responsibility of the contracting company, as is the maintenance of the devices themselves. The remuneration of the investment occurs through an annual fee and is calculated using a mathematical formula. The basis of the calculation is the number of hours the lamps are on and the result is expressed in €/year/tube and divided for each type of lamp, based on the economic offer expressed in the tender.
At the end of the balance, the ASL will be able to benefit from economic savings estimated, when fully operational, at around 100 thousand euros per year.
The plant actually came into operation in Nov 2022.
Expert opinion
Resources needed
The private company invested 350,000.00 euros for the construction of the plant. On the part of the public, many hours/work were necessary to define the tender and to evaluate the 12 proposals received, from which the best was chosen.
Evidence of success
The photovoltaic system is made up of a system of 166 kWp solar panels which allows the production of 215,000 kWh of electricity, thus allowing the hospital to reduce its "carbon footprint" by approximately 23 toe (tonnes of oil equivalent) per year and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere of almost 33 tonnes per year.
With this new plant, combined with the cogeneration plant already present, more than 50% of the electricity needed by the facility annually will be self-produced.
Potential for learning or transfer
This is a good practice that can be exported, given that all European public bodies are developing a strategy to reduce energy consumption, and also need the support of private capital.
Is necessary an accurate feasibility study on the structures of the building, in order to make available to private entrepreneurs data that clearly explain the payback times of the investment and therefore its opportunity.
It is then necessary for the public structure to have staff capable of determining the technical, contractual and financial needs for the implementation of EPC or similar contracts.
This good practice is part of the South East Tuscany Local Health Authority strategy, that has the objective of investing 18 million euros in energy efficiency in the period 2023 - 2028. These investments will bring with a saving in annual energy costs equal to over 6 million euros per year: this economic saving, guaranteed by careful studies, can be a powerful incentive for private investors.
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Campostaggia per Daphne.pdf
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