The European Commission also refers to the possibility of turning the air conditioning to a higher temperature, as well as turning off lights that are not needed and improving the insulation of homes where possible.
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The European plan to save energy for the winter, in the context of Russia’s foreseeable total cessation of gas supplies to the Twenty-seven, encourages countries to raise public awareness of the need to “contribute in savings”, with measures such as turning down the heating or drying clothes outside.
The proposal presented this Wednesday by the European Commission to reduce gas consumption in the EU by 15% between 1 August and 31 March 2023, does not propose rationing to households, which fall under the definition of “protected customers”, according to the EU supply security regulation.
It makes clear that private households “will be the last to be hit by shortages and, in the absence of other unforeseen events, not directly affected by large-scale disruptions by Russia.”
However, the Community Executive “encourages households across the EU to contribute to this social exercise of energy conservation”.
Timmermans: “Should we have the air conditioning at 20 degrees?”
As exemplary measures, Brussels mentions the possibility of lowering the heating or increasing the air conditioning temperature, as well as drying clothes in the air, turning off lights that are not needed and improving the insulation of homes where necessary.
“Do we have to have the lights on all night in empty office buildings or shops? Do we have to have the air conditioning at 20 degrees? It could be higher. This is of course at the expense of our comfort, but it can also reduce our consumption,” said the first Vice-President of the Community, Frans Timmermans, at the press conference to present the proposal.
“The individual steps, taken together, lead to significant savings: a lower thermostat temperature for heating only can lead to 10 bcm of gas per yearthe Commission said in a statement.
“The Commission is urging all Member States to launch awareness campaigns to promote the reduction of heating and cooling on a large scale, and to implement the EU Energy Savings Communication, which contains many short-term savings options,” it said. he in a statement. a statement.
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