Crucial for funding, managing resources, and ensuring the financial sustainability of ECs. This includes understanding the various European grants available, novel incentive schemes, and financing opportunities that can support the development of ECs.
Grants and subsidies are forms of financial aid that are given to individuals, businesses, or institutions, with the aim of promoting certain activities or initiatives. They are often used to stimulate economic growth, support R&D, encourage investment in certain sectors, or assist individuals and organizations in need.
Equity finance is the process of raising capital through the sale of shares in a company. In this form of financing, companies sell a portion of their ownership, or equity, in exchange for cash. The investors who purchase these shares become shareholders in the company and can claim part of the company's assets and profits.
Debt finance is the method of raising capital by borrowing money that is to be repaid at a future date, usually with interest. The entities that provide the funds are known as lenders, and they can be banks, credit institutions, or investors through the bond market.
Ownership models refer to the structures that define the legal and financial ownership of a business or an asset. These models determine who has the right to make decisions, who benefits from the profits, and who bears the risks. Some common types of ownership models are Partnership, Cooperative, Non-Profit.
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Summary: <p>RID (Ritiro Dedicato) and SSP (Scambio sul Posto) are schemes managed by the Italian Energy Services Manager (GSE) that allow small renewable energy producers, including Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), to sell excess electricity to the grid or to offset consumption. These mechanisms provide additional financial returns on energy not directly self-consumed within the community.</p>
Type of funding: RID (Dedicated Withdrawal): GSE purchases the energy injected into the grid at a predetermined tariff, providing guaranteed income for excess production. SSP (Net Metering / Scambio sul Posto): Energy exported to the grid is credited against energy imported, reducing electricity bills for the community. These schemes complement other incentives, such as the Tariff on Shared Renewable Energy, by providing financial support for energy not immediately consumed.
Requirements: <p>Applicants must be renewable energy producers, including RECs or collective self-consumption groups.</p><p>Eligible plants: renewable energy installations connected to the low or medium voltage network.</p><p>The energy not self-consumed can be injected into the grid (RID) or exchanged with the grid to offset consumption (SSP).</p><p>Registration and management of the scheme must be done via the GSE online platform.</p><p>Compliance with technical and metering requirements defined by GSE.</p>
How to apply: <p>1. Register the plant and/or REC on the GSE online platform.</p><p>2. Submit a request to access RID or SSP services.</p><p>3. Provide technical and administrative documentation for the installation.</p><p>4. Receive payments or credits from GSE based on energy injected into or exchanged with the grid.</p>
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Related to:
Tariff on Shared Renewable Energy within Energy Communities
Renewable Energy Community ; Dedicated Withdrawal ; Ritiro Dedicato ; Net Metering ; Scambio sul Posto ; Electricity grid injection ; Energy offset ; GSE ; Italy energy policy ; RED II ; Autoconsumption ; Financial support for RECs
Date: 24/02/2026
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