Sebastian Züger from Cologne now prepares his coffee on an induction plate. Once to save gas. In addition, the coffee is ready so much faster. But the solution is not always so simple in view of the rapidly increasing energy prices. Gas and oil prices have been hitting new record highs for months. There are many reasons for this: higher demand after the corona slump, higher prices for CO2 emissions and the effects of the Russian war against Ukraine are among them. “The rising prices are one thing. The other thing, of course, is that you’re suddenly starting to think about where does the stuff come from, where does the gas actually come from. And think about whether you can’t do something differently “Whether you can’t save something. Or just use another form of energy to get things hot. Should you replace the still new gas heater or install a heat exchanger? And where can you save energy? These are questions that don’t come up now only Sebastian Züger provides. Paolo Alimonta, who also lives in Cologne and is cooking here at the moment, is not happy about rising gas and electricity bills. But he doesn’t want to panic. “I see it more as an opportunity. So we’ve always talked and babbled about the energy transition. And I was afraid that it would be similar to many other topics. That this is exploited in party politics and then ultimately nothing gets around it. It’s like that now, the pressure is on, it can’t be any greater, because the majority of the population are car drivers. And the energy prices for people who live in apartments in the city have just really risen sharply, I simply believe that the federal government is now forced to spend a lot of money to get a lot of renewable energy very quickly and unbureaucratically to bring into the country.” Nevertheless – first of all the high energy prices are hurting many in Germany. The price increases will probably only be clearly noticeable for most in the coming year. Then when they get the utility bill for 2022.
Source: Stern
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
