Operational programme “Regions in Growth”, axis “Support for Energy Efficiency in the Peripheral Regions”

Although the programme displays many of the deficiencies of the above-described one, a notable positive feature is the ranking criteria for projects based on their energy saving and environmental impact and economic efficiency. Projects were ranked according to the achieved energy class, CO₂ emissions saved and energy saved per invested euro. Although no social criteria were applied, the energy criteria have a beneficial impact on the financial savings achieved by the households, and hence on the energy poverty mitigation.