{"id":1636765,"date":"2022-09-08T16:08:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1636765"},"modified":"2022-09-08T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:13:29","slug":"switzerland-may-jail-people-who-turn-heat-above-66-degrees-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/switzerland-may-jail-people-who-turn-heat-above-66-degrees-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland May Jail People Who Turn Heat Above 66 Degrees This Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fswitzerland-may-jail-people-who-turn-heat-above-66-degrees-this-winter%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=1636765&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--><p>Citizens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/switzerland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland<\/a> who dare to turn their <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thermostats<\/a> above a balmy 19 degrees Celsius \u2014 66 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 over the winter may instead find themselves shivering in a prison cell.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of natural gas in <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a> has increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/back-to-the-dark-ages-tucker-carlson-details-europes-self-induced-energy-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than tenfold<\/a> amid the fallout from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine-russia-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, while Russia severed natural gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline last week. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blick.ch\/politik\/gfroerlis-muessen-im-ernstfall-bibbern-heiz-suendern-droht-der-knast-id17851055.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Swiss news outlet Blick, the nation\u2019s Federal Law on National Economic Supply permits authorities to fine and imprison residents who consume too much gas if energy rationing becomes necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Those who fail to comply with the temperature mandates could receive sanctions between 30 and 3,000 Swiss francs, the equivalent of $31 and $3,090, Federal Department of Finance spokesman Markus Sp\u00f6rndli told the outlet. Those found intentionally violating the statute would receive up to three years in prison, and those found with negligent violations could be forced to pay 180 days\u2019 worth of fines.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the temperature controls, residents will be unable to heat swimming pools, saunas, radiant heaters, or warm air tents, while hot water will not be allowed to reach temperatures above 60 degrees Celsius, or 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The member states of the Swiss Confederacy have until September 22 to voice concerns over the law.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, a heatwave that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-democrat-made-fun-of-texas-for-power-issues-now-hes-reminding-his-state-to-brace-for-blackouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened<\/a> power supplies in California led utility company Xcel Energy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/colorado-residents-find-thermostats-locked-at-78-degrees-due-to-energy-emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lock the thermostats<\/a> of 22,000 people in Colorado at 78 degrees Fahrenheit in the interest of protecting grid capacity. The residents had previously opted into an incentive program that let the firm \u201cease the strain on the electrical grid\u201d during the \u201chottest summer days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland produces 30% of its electricity from three nuclear plants. However, in reaction to the 2011 nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, the nation elected to phase out nuclear power by 2034 \u2014 a deadline that was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/swiss-nuclear-power-plant-cuts-production-in-middle-of-energy-crisis-to-protect-local-fish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nixed<\/a> in light of uncertainty about future energy supply. Germany likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/germany-reverts-to-burning-coal-will-keep-two-nuclear-plants-open-ahead-of-winter-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that the country will keep two of its three nuclear facilities open as reserves through the winter while coal power plants resume operations to generate additional electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, several European countries have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/french-president-calls-for-10-cut-in-energy-use-will-ration-power-as-a-last-resort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">implemented<\/a> energy usage restrictions or warned that such policies could be necessary for the coming months. While the legislature of Spain mandated that public air conditioning be set no lower than 27 degrees Celsius \u2014 roughly 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 through the summer, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a 10% voluntary reduction in the nation\u2019s power usage to avoid \u201clast resort\u201d consumption limits.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union has adopted the official <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/clima\/eu-action\/climate-strategies-targets\/2050-long-term-strategy_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> of becoming \u201ca climate-neutral society\u201d by 2050 in accordance with the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement. Citing the failure of hydropower facilities amid drought conditions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/european-union-intends-to-flatten-the-curve-for-electricity-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a> a \u201cmandatory target\u201d for reducing usage in the European Union, of which Switzerland is not a member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the costs of electricity, there are peak demands. And this is what is expensive, because, in these peak demands, the expensive gas comes into the market,\u201d she commented on Wednesday. \u201cSo what we have to do is to flatten the curve and avoid the peak demands. We will propose a mandatory target for reducing electricity use at peak hours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens of Switzerland who dare to turn their thermostats above a balmy 19 degrees Celsius \u2014 66 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 over the winter may instead find themselves shivering in a prison cell. The cost of natural gas in Europe has increased more than tenfold amid the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Russia &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1636772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1636765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1636772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1636765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1636765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1636765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}