Energy Agency of Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška region

The Energy Agency of Savinjska, Šaleška and Koroška Region (KSSENA) was established in 2006 with the mission of reducing energy use, costs, and emissions by developing, financing, and implementing projects in the field of energy efficiency, renewable resources, and sustainable mobility. 

The agency was created within the framework of Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) by the Municipality of Velenje (MOV), Municipality of Celje (MOC), Municipality of Slovenj Gradec (MOSG) and Public Utility Company Velenje (KPV). KSSENA’s vision is to continue cooperation on ambitious work programmes, supporting various initiatives on the regional, interregional, and European levels. 

KSSENA has secured impressive exposure to regional and transnational projects, financed by either purposely structured funds and programs or a form of public-private partnerships. The agency has cooperated with many European partners since its inception in 2006 and has established a valuable network of experts within and beyond the EU Member States.  

Objectives  

Objectives that KSSENA works towards are: 

• Reduction of costs and energy use with emphasis on the public sector; 

• Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; 

• Advancement and implementation of innovative products and services; 

• Development and implementation of pilot or demonstrative projects; 

• Improvement in behaviour patterns and attitude of the general public towards energy efficiency issues; 

Activities 

The activities that the agency conducts include:  

• Energy management of publicly owned building stock; 

• Energy efficiency consulting and guidance on a local and regional level; 

• Obtainment of non-refundable funds for private and public stakeholders; 

• Conducting energy accounting to enable the systematic monitoring of energy consumption, costs and environmental indicators of buildings; 

• Facilitation of the inflow of capital for investment projects; 

• Conduction of energy audits with detailed refurbishment measures; 

• Issuing of energy performance certificates (EPCs); 

• Conduction of RES feasibility studies; 

• Modernisation of public lighting in Velenje; 

• The establishment and maintenance of an Energy Management Information System (EMIS) that monitors and partially refurbishes most publicly owned buildings in the Velenje, Celje and Slovenj Gradec Municipalities; 

• Organising education and training events, structured around topical issues related to energy supply and use.