Warm Socks Campaign - Federal Government prescribes short-term energy saving measures
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:31 am
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, which violates international law, has threatened the secure energy supply of Europe and Germany since it began. In recent years, an average of around 3.2 billion m³ of natural gas per week have been imported from Russia into the EU at this time of year. Most recently, around 600 million m³ were imported in calendar week 36 – around 80 percent less. In Germany itself, the gas flow from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has fallen to zero since the end of August. Accordingly, energy security has been a constant issue for many weeks, and politicians are working hard to find solutions. One of these solutions is the Ordinance on Short-Term Energy Saving Measures ( EnSikuMaV ). The purpose of the ordinance is to implement short-term energy saving measures, particularly in residential and non-residential buildings. The regulations affect public companies, the energy, real estate and tourism industries, and trade.
The main measures at a glance
Gas and district heating suppliers must implement a number of information obligations. They must inform their customers once by September 30th or at the latest by December 31st, 2022 about the energy costs poland consumer email list and energy consumption of the last and current billing period. They must also determine the savings potential from a room temperature reduction of one degree Celsius based on the expected prices of basic supplies and also inform their customers.
There are also regulations for public non-residential buildings . These include town halls, for example, but also companies that provide public services and are under the financial or political control of a local authority. Depending on the ownership structure, this can also affect municipal utilities. The most important regulations for public non-residential buildings are:
In principle, areas that are not used by people may no longer be heated. Exceptions to this are sensitive facilities such as schools or hospitals.
A maximum temperature of 12 to 19 degrees is prescribed for workrooms in public non-residential buildings, depending on the type of work carried out there.
Instantaneous water heaters or boilers, such as those typically found in tea kitchens or toilets, as well as other decentralized drinking water heating systems must be switched off.
Minimum temperatures of 12 to 19 degrees apply to work spaces in workplaces . Despite the occupational health and safety guidelines, companies are therefore permitted to heat their work spaces to no warmer than 19 degrees.
The main measures at a glance
Gas and district heating suppliers must implement a number of information obligations. They must inform their customers once by September 30th or at the latest by December 31st, 2022 about the energy costs poland consumer email list and energy consumption of the last and current billing period. They must also determine the savings potential from a room temperature reduction of one degree Celsius based on the expected prices of basic supplies and also inform their customers.
There are also regulations for public non-residential buildings . These include town halls, for example, but also companies that provide public services and are under the financial or political control of a local authority. Depending on the ownership structure, this can also affect municipal utilities. The most important regulations for public non-residential buildings are:
In principle, areas that are not used by people may no longer be heated. Exceptions to this are sensitive facilities such as schools or hospitals.
A maximum temperature of 12 to 19 degrees is prescribed for workrooms in public non-residential buildings, depending on the type of work carried out there.
Instantaneous water heaters or boilers, such as those typically found in tea kitchens or toilets, as well as other decentralized drinking water heating systems must be switched off.
Minimum temperatures of 12 to 19 degrees apply to work spaces in workplaces . Despite the occupational health and safety guidelines, companies are therefore permitted to heat their work spaces to no warmer than 19 degrees.