PPEC-CMSPL

New technological developments in the field of public lighting make it possible to provide a higher quality service in multiple aspects (greater safety, improvement of spaces and quality of life, substantial reduction in operating and maintenance costs, etc.), making it possible to achieve reductions in consumption, thus contributing to the sustainable development of municipalities and freeing up financial resources for other purposes. The framework of the SGCIP measure is related to the European Commission's energy policy strategy "Energy Efficiency First", with the aim of creating conditions in the Public Lighting sector, so that this strategy also prevails in this sector. In this context, ISR-UC, throughout the implementation of the measure, proposes to develop a calculation methodology and a computer platform that allows the energy classification of public roads, automatically, taking into account the existing public lighting (IP). The measure contributes to the objectives set out in PNEC2030, responding to the need to create a management system for public lighting consumption (SGCIP), in order to promote energy efficiency and monitor energy consumption of the national IP infrastructure. This will allow the development of mechanisms to promote energy efficiency in this category of infrastructure, and contribute to the overall goal referred to the mandatory implementation of Article 7 of EU Directive 2018/2002, by Portugal, regarding the reporting of energy savings. The target audience of the measure is the municipalities throughout the national territory, including the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira, to the extent that the computer platform to be developed, will be freely accessible and directed exclusively to the IP management of each municipality. By creating and applying the methodology for evaluating the energy performance of the IP of public roads, will raise awareness of local authorities to the need to increase energy efficiency in the infrastructure concerned, creating a healthy competition between municipalities, parishes, neighborhoods and streets. The expected effect, will be identical to that of other tools and mechanisms already in place, such as the energy label for products (Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 4, 2017) and the energy certification system for buildings (SCE, by virtue of the transposition and implementation of Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of May 30, 2018 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency), whose impact is recognized and its added value is of fundamental importance in decision making by the end consumer, which in this case will be the local policy maker. Additionally, as a side effect, it is also expected a positive impact on the awareness of energy professionals, for the quality of future IP projects, where they should apply energy efficiency as a fundamental argument to the quality of the design and use of these infrastructures. This measure also provides for raising awareness among citizens, for the multiple advantages of energy efficiency, promoting a demand effect so that their municipality has the appropriate PI to their needs, consuming responsibly and efficiently, thus reducing the negative impacts on the environment. The main actions that are part of the implementation of this measure are: 1) Developing a methodology for the evaluation of the energy performance of PI on public roads; 2) Developing a computer platform for managing consumption and issuing an energy performance label, in accordance with the methodology adopted in the previous point; 3) Disseminating energy efficiency in PI infrastructures, with the municipalities and with the support of the main stakeholders, namely ADENE - Energy Agency, Coordination Commissions, Association of Municipalities and other entities and/or associations related to the PI sector; 4) Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the use of the platform to be implemented. Fundind entity: Measure funded under the Plan for Promoting Efficiency in Energy Consumption, approved by ERSE - Energy Services Regulatory Authority.