Energy renovation specialist Effy announced in a press release that dwellings classified F or G in energy performance diagnostics are mainly occupied by owners with intermediate or high incomes.
Effy, who specializes in energy renovation, published a press release on March 2 on high energy consumption housing and the misconceptions associated with it. In this study(1)Effy shows in particular that the so-called thermal strainer housings are, against all odds, dressed by high-income homeowners.
The thermal colanders are those apartments or houses with a excessive heating or air conditioning consumption. In general, these are dwellings class F or G in energy performance diagnostics (EPD). According to this study, these thermal colanders are occupied not by low-income households, but by owners (58%) with high incomes. Only 35% of these dwellings are occupied by private tenants and 7% by tenants of social landlords. Among these particularly energy-intensive goods, we find 60% individual houses and 40% apartments with an area ranging from 60 to 100m2.
The entry into force of the gradual ban on the rental of thermal sieves suggests a boom in sales of these units. Many homeowners may be scared off by the cost and scope of the work to be done to renovate their property and prefer to get rid of it, according to Effy.
60% do not know the cost of the work
72% of the owners of these thermal colanders declare that they do not not to be informed on financial aid for energy renovation and 60% of them have no idea of the cost of work. A question that will have to be asked seriously from 2023 since a dwelling may be declared indecent if it consumes too much: the owner will then have to renovate it in order to be able to rent it. To date, the consumption ceiling has not yet been defined. In France, 16.7% of main residences are considered to be thermal sieves, i.e. nearly 5 million dwellings.
To help owners carry out the energy renovation of their homes, the state has launched 2020 MaPrimeRenov’. This system, without income conditions since 2021, makes it possible to benefit from a bonus defined according to the type of work. However, the amount of aid still depends on the household’s reference tax income. Thus, a color (blue, yellow, purple and pink) is associated with an income category. For example, for an energy audit, a blue household benefits from a 500 euro bonus, 400 for a yellow and 300 for a purple. As for pink households, the wealthiest, they do not receive aid for this type of expense.
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(1) For this study, Effy relied on data from the National Observatory for Energy Renovation (ONRE) report based on the housing stock by energy consumption class as of January 1, 2018