{"id":1582868,"date":"2022-08-01T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T17:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582868"},"modified":"2022-08-01T13:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T17:48:07","slug":"germany-prepares-for-massive-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-prepares-for-massive-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Prepares for Massive Energy Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-prepares-for-massive-energy-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1582868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Germany\u2019s biggest cities are preparing for a massive energy crisis this winter as the country prepares to limit heat, shut off warm water and lighting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The German city of Hanover is now scrambling to reduce its energy consumption by 15 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The German government will prevent Hanover\u2019s municipal buildings from using heating that exceeds a temperature of 68F.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the city has also banned mobile air conditioning units and fan heaters as the energy crisis looms. <\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s residents will also need to adapt by taking cold showers at city-run facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Hanover will also shut off hot water in public buildings, swimming pools, and gyms.<\/p>\n<p>Hanover Mayor and Green party member Belit Onay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jul\/28\/german-cities-impose-cold-showers-and-turn-off-fountains-in-face-of-russian-gas-crisis\">said<\/a>, \u201cThe situation is unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery kilowatt hour counts, and protecting critical infrastructure has to be a priority,\u201d Onay said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are facing hard times due to the Russian aggression on Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as we see that there\u2019s a looming gas shortage, this is a major challenge for municipalities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone, not only the municipalities \u2014 the federal government also, and also every single person in Germany \u2014 is needed for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has to save energy as much as possible so we can get through the winter,\u201d Onsay said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise \u2026 in December or January, we will have much bigger problems than lighting or the showers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The energy shutdown is not just happening in Hanover<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, the German city of Munich announced plans to shut off spotlights on its town hall.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, warm water was also shut off in the city\u2019s municipal offices.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, fountains in Germany\u2019s third-largest city are to be shut off at night.<\/p>\n<p>In Nuremberg, three of its four public indoor swimming pools were also closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d0c5815f-f0a2-49ad-8772-f4b0fbbd2c94\">The Financial Times<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Vonovia, the country\u2019s largest residential landlord, said it would lower the temperature of its tenants\u2019 gas central heating to 17C (62F) between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A housing association in the Saxon town of Dippoldiswalde, near the Czech border, went a step further this week, saying it was rationing hot water supply to tenants. From now on, they can only take hot showers between 4 a.m. \u2013 8 a.m., 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. \u2013 9 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The district of Lahn-Dill also shut off hot water in its 86 schools and 60 gyms until mid-September.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, Berlin\u2019s senate voted to switch off lighting that illuminates 200 buildings, monuments, and landmarks in the German capital to save energy.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jul\/28\/german-cities-impose-cold-showers-and-turn-off-fountains-in-face-of-russian-gas-crisis\">The Guardian<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>In April, Berlin announced measures to keep its outdoor swimming pools at two degrees below the weather-dependent standard temperature throughout the summer.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Berlin\u2019s senator for the environment, Bettina Jarasch, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of the war against Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/putin-the-main-threat-to-russia-is-the-united-states\/\">Russia\u2019s energy threats<\/a> it is vital that we handle our energy as carefully as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Germany is heavily dependent on Russian energy.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-01\/germany-heading-to-gas-emergency-with-russia-keeping-nord-stream-flows-reduced\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Kremlin is likely to keep vital gas flows to Europe at minimal levels as long as the standoff over Ukraine continues, according to people familiar with the leadership\u2019s thinking.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s biggest cities are preparing for a massive energy crisis this winter as the country prepares to limit heat, shut off warm water and lighting. 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