Three quarters of state buildings are energetically unsatisfactory, the state could save up to CZK 20 billion a year in energy costs at their current prices. This is according to a study by Deloitte. Experts are therefore calling for the establishment of an inter-ministerial working commission to deal with the introduction of an energy-efficient state by removing administrative obstacles, the Union of Modern Energy said.
Central state institutions own 770 buildings, while 572 are energy non-compliant under EU rules. Yet the buildings and their operations consume about 40 percent of all energy, experts say.
Experts say the problems lie mainly in administrative obstacles to implementing some energy-saving measures. The union pointed out that these prevent state organisations, for example, from using the so-called energy savings with guarantee (EPC) model, which guarantees directly in the contract that savings will be achieved, otherwise the supplier pays the difference.
“We need to come up with steps that will help us systemically and in the long term. We need an energy-efficient state so that we do not waste public funds unnecessarily,” said Markéta Pekarová Adamová (TOP 09), the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, during yesterday’s seminar on energy savings.
According to the union, the situation should be addressed by an inter-ministerial working group. “The working group could address precisely how to remove unnecessary obstacles that prevent the state from implementing energy saving projects, thus saving public funds and meeting our national goals,” said Kamil Čermák, CEO of ČEZ ESCO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Modern Energy Association.
Source: Deloitte and CTK
