White Certificates
What are White Certificates?
- Energy efficiency certificates, i.e. White Certificates, are used to confirm that a project has been implemented for the end user and provides a set reduction in energy consumption.
- Energy efficiency certificates are a type of “financial bonus”, as they involve reimbursing part of the costs incurred for investments in energy efficiency improvements.
- White certificates are property rights based on energy efficiency certificates and, as such, are traded on the Polish Power Exchange (TGE). They are issued by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE). According to the Act, applications for the issuance of White Certificates need to be submitted at the planning stage before work starts, i.e. before a contract for their implementation is signed or equipment is purchased.
White Certificates in the OptiGO! System.
The OptiGO! system is aligned with the goals of the Energy Efficiency Act. We ensure comprehensive assistance in obtaining supplementary funds for planned activities that are aimed at improving the energy efficiency of a building, such as an upgrade of the building together with its systems and devices. White Certificates, which confirm reduced energy consumption, are one of the solutions.
We obtain White Certificates for housing cooperatives and associations, hotels, hospitals, holiday resorts, homes, and other buildings.
With our experience, we offer support in obtaining White Certificates for the following services:
- Thermal upgrades and renovations of buildings, including insulation of walls, foundations, flat roofs, and pitched roofs, as well as replacing windows and doors.
- Upgrades of boiler rooms, heating systems, and intelligent control systems.
- Installation or upgrades of automation systems and monitoring of substations.
- Construction of a new heating substation.
- Change of fuel — source of power.
- Use of renewable energy sources.
- Upgrade or replacement of central heating and hot water systems.
- Improving the efficiency of an existing heating substation, i.e. thermal energy management in a building and upgrading or replacing hot water systems.
- Replacement of drives (pumps, fans, engines).
- Implementation of utility measurement and monitoring systems.
- Upgrade of internal and external lighting (light fixtures or light sources).
- Upgrade of vertical transport lifts (passenger and freight).
- Other projects leading to energy savings (heat, electricity) - following individual consultations (both in the case of buildings and for the industrial sector).