The Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, signed the decree «Support for the self-production of energy from renewable sources in SMEs» which provides for a regime of benefits, granted in the form of a contribution towards plants, for the programs of investment by small and medium-sized enterprises aimed at the self-production of electricity obtained from photovoltaic solar or mini wind systems, for immediate self-consumption and for energy accumulation/storage systems behind the meter for deferred self-consumption.
The resources allocated to the measure are 320 million eurosunder Investment 16 of Mission 7 «REPowerEU» of the Pnrr, of which 40% reserved for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily and another 40% to micro and small businesses. The benefits, granted pursuant to the «GBER Regulation», will be assigned to the maximum extent of: 30% for medium-sized enterprises; 40% for micro and small businesses; 30% for any additional electricity storage component of the investment; 50% for the ex-ante energy diagnosis necessary for planning the interventions envisaged by the decree. If, during the definition of the ranking, the resources allocated to the reserves are not fully absorbed, they will be made available to finance the requests for relief relating to the remaining territories and medium-sized companies. For the purposes of the concessions, expenses of not less than 30 thousand euros and not more than 1 million euros and relating to a single production unit of the proposing entity are permitted for: the purchase, installation and commissioning of goods new instrumental materials, in particular photovoltaic solar or mini wind systems, supported starting from the date of submission of the subsidy application; digital equipment and technologies strictly functional to the operation of the systems; energy storage systems produced; energy diagnosis necessary for planning interventions. A subsequent directorial provision will establish the methods and deadlines for submitting applications.