Energy Competitiveness Support for Businesses
The catalogue mentions a rate of 20% of eligible costs, aid of between €800 and €4,000 and investment of between €4,000 and €20,000. A cumulative limit of €10,000 over five years is also indicated. These parameters must be compared with the inter-municipal authority’s current rules and the exact list of eligible activities.
The Pays Morcenais supports small businesses investing to reduce their energy bill, replace fossil fuels or produce renewable electricity for their own use. The project must be linked to the business activity, documented with the energy information requested, and matched by an equity contribution equal to the grant.
Funded by CC du Pays Morcenais
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Who can apply
Micro-enterprises and self-employed micro-entrepreneurs that are being set up, taken over or developed, and registered on the RNE. Eligible activities: NAF section C: manufacturing; section F: construction; section G: retail and repair of cars and motorcycles; section I: accommodation and food services; section R: arts, entertainment and recreation; section S: other services; activities in the French classification of crafts trades, the list of artistic crafts (Métiers d’Art) and design-related activities. Also eligible: permanent shops meeting the population’s daily or regular needs — food shops (general grocery, mini-markets, bakery, patisserie, chocolatier, butcher, delicatessen, fishmonger, greengrocer, cheese shop); non-food shops (hardware, bookshop, clothing, shoes, garden centre, jewellery, household appliances, furniture, tobacconist-newsagent, perfumery, beauty products); service businesses (hairdresser, beauty salon, maintenance and repair of cars, cycles, motorcycles and personal or household goods, shoe repair-locksmith, restaurants with or without takeaway, bars, pet grooming). Not eligible: pharmacies; regulated liberal professions; transport companies; estate agencies; business services; design and consultancy offices; seasonal shops; wholesale; trading; shops with a sales area over 300 m² (large retail and other franchised chains); purely online retail; sectors excluded by European regulations; companies in collective insolvency proceedings. Also check the location, legal form, company size and any sector exclusions in the current rules.
Eligibility conditions
Investments must be between €4,000 and €20,000. The company must provide an equity contribution equal to the grant. Before applying, confirm the version of the rules, combination rules, conditions for maintaining the activity and any obligations after payment.
What the scheme covers
Investment to create a renewable electricity production unit for individual self-consumption linked to the business activity, to reduce electricity costs linked to the activity or company, based on an energy audit; investment replacing fossil fuels with renewable and recovered energy (wood energy, geothermal, solar thermal, etc.); investment reducing the energy consumption needed to run the business; studies followed by works reducing the energy consumption needed to run the business. Present costs by item, with quotes and a timetable. Do not place orders or start works before confirming whether a prior application or written approval is required.
Amount and funding terms
A grant covering 20% of eligible costs, between €800 and €4,000. The grant can be awarded once per calendar year, up to a cumulative maximum of €10,000 over 5 years. To be confirmed: check the basis, caps, combination and scale in force before budgeting the income.
How to apply
1. Check that the company and its activity are in the eligible sectors. 2. Carry out the required energy audit and identify the expected saving. 3. Obtain quotes and cost the financing plan, including the equity contribution. 4. Check the annual and cumulative caps. 5. Apply before placing an order and wait for the funder’s written confirmation.
Timeline
No reliable deadline is confirmed on this page. Check the application period, committee dates, availability of funds and review time with the funder before planning the operation.
Key facts
- Funder
- CC du Pays Morcenais
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €10,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Minimum amount
- €800
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 20%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Not specified
Frequently asked questions
What amount is announced?
The catalogue indicates 20%, between €800 and €4,000, for an investment of €4,000 to €20,000, with a cumulative limit over five years.
Is an energy audit required?
The page mentions an audit for certain investments; check the content required by the rules.
Must the company co-fund the project?
Yes, the catalogue indicates an equity contribution equal to the grant.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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