# LLM Context
URL: https://weeg.it/notizie/facility-cacer-regole-gse/

# Facility CACER: GSE Operational Rules for Renewable Energy Communities and PNRR Funding

> On 27 March 2026, GSE published the operational rules for Facility CACER, the PNRR measure supporting renewable-energy communities and collective self-consumption, with a €795.5 million budget for municipalities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.

## Page details

- **Source language:** Italian
- **Content type:** News / regulatory overview
- **Original title:** Facility CACER: Pubblicate le Regole Ufficiali GSE per le Comunità Energetiche (PNRR)
- **Source URL:** https://weeg.it/notizie/facility-cacer-regole-gse/

## What Facility CACER finances

The measure supports new renewable-energy plants, including projects combined with storage systems, when they are included in **Renewable Energy Communities (CERs)** or groups of collective self-consumers. According to the article, PNRR grants can cover up to **40% of eligible project costs**.

The rules refer to a financial allocation of **€795.5 million** for municipalities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.

## Updated deadlines

The article highlights a revised timetable:

- **30 June 2026:** deadline for GSE to sign grant agreements with beneficiaries, rather than a deadline for completion of works;
- **24 months:** time available from notification of the grant agreement to bring the plant into operation;
- **31 December 2027:** absolute latest date for plant commissioning.

## Contribution payment methods

For plants with capacity of **up to 200 kW**, beneficiaries may choose between:

- an advance of up to **30%** of the maximum grant followed by the final balance;
- a single **100% balance payment** after completion of works.

For plants between **200 kW and 1,000 kW**, the article also describes an intermediate payment option: **40% of the grant** after at least 40% of eligible expenditure has been incurred and project start has been communicated.

For private entities requesting the 30% advance, a bank or insurance guarantee covering **100% of the requested advance** is required, callable on first demand within 30 days.

## Environmental requirements: DNSH

Access to funding is tied to compliance with the **DNSH — Do No Significant Harm** principle. The article states that projects connected with fossil fuels, landfills, incinerators and mechanical-biological treatment plants are excluded. The measure is also classified with a 100% climate-support coefficient under field 029 for solar renewable energy.

## Green CER support described by White Energy

White Energy Group presents its **Green CER** service as a turnkey model for companies and communities. The service described includes:

- financing and construction of the photovoltaic plant by White Energy;
- selection of suitable prosumers and consumers under ARERA and GSE criteria;
- management of CER establishment, GSE procedures, DNSH compliance and reporting;
- real-time monitoring and management of shared energy.

The stated objective is to allow participating companies to obtain economic value from shared energy while delegating technical, financial and operational risks.

## Source documents and references

- [Facility CACER Operational Rules PDF](https://weeg.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MC2-I.1.2-Regole-Operative-Facility-CACER.pdf)
- [Green CER](https://weeg.it/soluzioni-energetiche-per-aziende/esco-energy-performance-solutions/comunita-energetiche-per-imprese-e-territori/)