Support for Heating and Cooling Networks
Amount or type of support: Grant capped at €240,000, representing: 50% for a local authority, capped at €240,000; 40% for other beneficiaries, capped at €240,000. Operations covered: Creation/extension/densification of heating and cooling networks: from an existing energy production unit (solar thermal, geothermal and biomass) without creating an associated additional production unit.
Supporting the creation or extension of a heating and cooling network. Audience concerned: municipalities; EPCIs (public establishments for intercommunal cooperation), including SIVOMs (multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates) and SIVUs (single-purpose intercommunal syndicates). Area concerned: territorial aid.
Funded by Région Grand Est
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Who can apply
Municipalities; EPCIs (public establishments for intercommunal cooperation), including SIVOMs (multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates) and SIVUs (single-purpose intercommunal syndicates); public bodies, industrial and commercial public services (SPIC) and administrative public services (SPA) attached to a municipality or EPCI, including CCASs (municipal social action centres) and PETRs (territorial and rural balance hubs); chambers of commerce, trades and agriculture; associations; businesses, including large companies, farms, liberal professions, large retailers and tourism professionals (registered with the chamber of agriculture or as a furnished holiday let); social landlords within the meaning of Article R323-1 of the CCH; co-ownerships; property companies (SCI) if the building houses an activity other than housing and is mentioned in the list above.
Eligibility conditions
The project must concern creating, extending or densifying a heating or cooling network. For networks linked to an existing unit, the Region distinguishes projects based on solar thermal, geothermal or biomass; anaerobic digestion and waste heat can fall under a project with an existing unit or one being created, according to the scheme’s rules. The applicant must check the beneficiary category, the energy coherence of the project, the eligible costs and the technical requirements in the regional rules before finalising the financing plan.
What the scheme covers
Creation/extension/densification of heating and cooling networks: from an existing energy production unit (solar thermal, geothermal and biomass) without creating an associated additional production unit; from an existing energy production unit or one being created (anaerobic digestion and waste heat).
Amount and funding terms
Grant capped at €240,000, representing: 50% for a local authority, capped at €240,000; 40% for other beneficiaries, capped at €240,000.
How to apply
1. Map the heating/cooling needs and the buildings or customers likely to be connected. 2. Specify the energy source and whether the production unit already exists or must be created. 3. Have the necessary technical and economic studies carried out, notably the route, capacity, energy density and connection costs. 4. Check in the regional rules the beneficiary category, the costs taken into account and the applicable rate (the catalogue fiche mentions 50% for local authorities and 40% for other beneficiaries, up to €240,000). 5. Apply before the operation starts and have the current procedure confirmed by the Climaxion/Region department.
Timeline
No reliable closing date is established in this fiche’s data. Before treating the aid as open, check the official page or ask the reviewing department for confirmation; apply before any commitment where the rules require it.
Key facts
- Funder
- Région Grand Est
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Ongoing
- Maximum amount
- €240,000
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 50%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Geographic scope
- Grand Est
Frequently asked questions
Which networks are covered?
Projects to create, extend or densify heating and cooling networks using the energy sources provided for in the rules.
What cap is mentioned?
The catalogue fiche indicates a cap of €240,000, with a rate that varies by beneficiary category.
What should be studied before applying?
Heat needs, the route, connectable customers, the energy source and eligible costs.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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