Saving energy was a big topic in Upper Austria’s towns and communities long before the current wave of inflation. However, the exploding energy prices and the government’s call for savings are now accelerating the will to save.
In Linz For example, the time interval for the so-called effect lighting – currently 31 buildings such as the Old Town Hall or the New Cathedral are illuminated by the city at night – is reduced. The group of companies of the city of Linz (which includes the Lentos) is also required to reduce their decorative lighting.
Specifically, from the onset of dusk, the buildings are only illuminated until 11 p.m. (previously in some cases until midnight), in the morning the headlights remain dark from now on, previously they were illuminated from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. In steyr on the other hand, it is being considered whether the town hall should be further illuminated, in gmunden the Seeschloss Ort will no longer be illuminated in the future. And according to Mayor Stefan Krapf, the Christmas lights are also no longer fixed.
The temperature in the official buildings should also be saved in the future – around Bad Ischlwhere the room temperature is lowered, same will be in Ried im Innkreis and in freetown considered. In perg on the other hand, you want to check whether the water temperature in the outdoor pool and in the indoor pool can be reduced a little.
However, many communities have long since begun to leverage energy saving potential, for example in street lighting, which, for example Bad Hall and Church Village have already switched to LED to a significant extent, in alcove All lights in the community are currently being converted to LEDs. Voecklabruck already spends 30,000 euros a year to gradually replace the old street lamps with LED lamps. In Tumeltsham on the other hand, it was decided to leave the street lighting switched off in general.
And the expansion of photovoltaic systems is currently being discussed in many cities and communities, for example in Grieskirchen. In Schärding one even checks whether one can install PV systems on the flood protection walls.
Source: Nachrichten
