The European Commission also refers to the possibility of putting the air conditioning at a higher temperature, as well as turning off lights that are not necessary and improving the insulation of homes when possible.
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The European plan to save energy with a view to winter, in the context of the foreseeable total cut of gas supply to the Twenty-seven by Russia, encourages countries to make the public aware of the need to “contribute to savings”, with measures such as turning down the heat or drying clothes outside.
The proposal presented this Wednesday by the European Comission to reduce gas consumption in the EU by 15% between August 1 and March 31, 2023 does not propose rationing to households, which fall within the definition of “protected customers”, according to the security regulation of EU supply.
It makes it clear that private households “would be the last to be affected by shortages and, in the absence of other unforeseen events, would not be directly affected by large-scale disruptions by Russia.”
However, the Community Executive “encourages households throughout the EU to contribute to this social exercise of energy saving”.
Timmermans: “Do we need to have the air conditioning at 20 degrees?”
As example measures, Brussels refers to the possibility of lowering the heating or setting the air conditioning to a higher temperature, as well as drying clothes in the air, turning off lights that are not necessary and improving the insulation of homes when necessary. possible.
“Do we need to have the lights on in empty office buildings or shops all night? Do we need to have the air conditioning at 20 degrees? It could be higher. Of course, this is going to reduce our comfort, but it can also reduce our consumption”, said the community’s first vice-president, Frans Timmermans, at the press conference to present the proposal.
“The individual steps, when taken together, add up to significant savings: a lower thermostat temperature for heating alone can save up to 10 bcm of gas per year“, the Commission said in a statement.
“The Commission urges all Member States to launch public awareness campaigns to promote the reduction of heating and cooling on a large scale, and to implement the EU ‘Communication on saving energy’, which contains numerous saving options to short term,” he said in a statement.
Source: Eitb
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