Hanoverin northwestern Germany, pioneered the announcement of safety measures energy saving and, last week, there is no longer hot water in the showers and toilets of the buildings and leisure centers run by the city.
In addition, heating in municipal buildings in the capital of lower saxony It will only work at a maximum of 20°C and only between October 1 and March 31, while employees will not be able to use portable heaters and air conditioners.
“The situation is unpredictable,” said Hanover Mayor Belit Onay of The Greens. “Every kilowatt hour counts,” he stressed, The Guardian reported.
In the capital of Germany, berlin, 200 historical monuments and municipal buildings were plunged into darkness after the local government decided to turn off the lights for the night. The measure left the Victory Column in the dark in the tiergarten parkthe Memorial Church on Breitscheidplatz and the jewish museumamong others.
Munichin southern Germany, will turn off the lights in its town hall on Marienplatz square and will only have cold water in municipal offices.
Nuremberg is closing three of its four city-run indoor pools and will keep its outdoor pools open until September 25, The Guardian added.
back to coal
The energy saving measures are in accordance with the request of the European Comission (executive body of the European Union) to all member countries to reduce consumption by 15% in order to face an eventual total gas cut by Russia.
In addition to industry, Germany uses most of its gas imports for home heating, but it also covers about 15% of its electricity needs.
The measures implemented by Germany to reduce its energy dependency on Russia also include a return to polluting energies like coal, something that moves the coalition government, made up of the Social Democrats, the Liberals and the Greens, away from its environmental goals.
The Parliament approved, weeks ago, an emergency law for the reactivation of coal-fired power plants, a decision described as painful but necessary by the executive.
The European Commission itself, in its plan to reduce energy consumption, encouraged European governments to reconsider the closure of this type of plant and those based on nuclear energy.
In Germany, gas bills have doubled since the start of the war in Ukraine and could even quadruple during the winter, reaching increases equivalent to one month’s salary.
Source: Ambito
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