Conto termico, 40-day extension pending for applications
A Gse note formalises the reopening. Those who have closed the works will have more time for applications
The Conto termico 3.0 will restart next Monday at 12 noon, after a five-week stop. This was officially announced yesterday by the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (Gse) in a note that confirmed the anticipations of the past few days, when the date of 13 April had already been indicated by Gse CEO Vinicio Vigilante.
It should be noted that on 3 March, the GSE announced that 'following the high number of requests received in the first days of the Conto termico 3.0 portal's opening,' it was necessary to 'temporarily suspend the submission of new incentive requests'.
The counter, in fact, had reached precisely 1,298 million euro requested, especially for one measure: the one that offers municipalities with less than 15,000 inhabitants incentives of up to 100 per cent of eligible expenditure for the energy requalification of public buildings.
A standstill period was then necessary to evaluate these requests and measure their actual impact on 2026 (many, in fact, have a multi-year duration).
Access to the contribution
Everything is now ready for the reactivation of the contribution that rewards energy efficiency work and equipment such as heat pumps, hybrid systems and solar thermal energy. In addition to the date, the note also set out a number of important details on the new methods of accessing the contribution. The portal for submitting applications 'relating to Conto termico 3.0' will in fact reopen 'for the submission of applications - exclusively in direct access - for individuals, businesses, Third Sector entities and public administrations'. This means that all potential beneficiaries of the contribution remain in the running to access the funds: it is 900 million euro per year, 500 million to individuals and businesses and 400 million to the PA. This was not to be taken for granted.
