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Polish Network Energie Cités (PNEC)

Address:
55/7 Floriańska Str., 31- 019 Kraków
phone: +48 12 429 17 93, 95
fax: +48 12 429 17 93
e-mail: biuro@pnec.org.pl
www.pnec.org.pl

Juridical status: association

Date of registration: 10 June 1994

The Association of Polish Municipalities Polish Network, “Energie Cités”, was registered by the Province Court in Kraków in June 1994 as a country-wide organization with headquarters in Kraków.
The Network was created due to the initiative and assistance of:
• The Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency, Kraków Center;
• ADEME – the French Government Agency;
• The European Association of Citiés “Energie Cités”
Information of Association of Polish Municipalities Polish Network “Energy Citiés” (PNEC)

The statutory goal of the Polish Network Energie Cités (PNEC) is the promotion of rational and more efficient use of energy, particularly in the areas which can be influenced by the local authorities, these are: heating, gas and electricity supply, transport, and local industry.
The activities of the Network focus on two areas:
• exchange of information and experience, and
• common lobbying and support for energy efficiency policies.

The first area includes: education in the field of efficient energy utilization (methods of integrated energy planning demand-side-management, modern technologies, etc.), exchange of experience concerning energy efficiency projects, information about domestic and foreign loans and grants for investments to reduce energy consumption and improve the environ-ment, creation of the databases for common use, assistance to member cities in preparation of documents for bank loans and grant applications, exchange of information about firms and institutions offering their services in Poland, consulting, organization of training courses, especially with participation of foreign experts.

The second field of activity comprises in particular: common lobbying at the national and regional level, support to local authorities in the creation and implementation of energy efficiency and environmental protection policies, campaigns to promote environ-mental protection and the rational use of energy, and joint representation in the national and international forum.

The target group of the Polish Network Energie Cités remains the small- and medium-sized cities where the need for education, information and co-operation is the greatest.

PNEC has 33 members in Poland and 1 associate member in Lithuania. Moreover, PNEC has 14 supporting members originating from business firms, ESCO companies and associations, as well.

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