Posted on 05/28/2022 8:22:12 AM PDT by dynachrome
Spain passed a decree this week limiting the use of air conditioning in public buildings as part of a strategy to conserve energy and reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
Spain itself does not depend on gas from Russia, but its government is working to increase energy efficiency as the European Union looks to reduce reliance on Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of this year alone.
“Energy savings are the quickest and cheapest way to address the current energy crisis, and reduce bills,” the European Commission said last week when it unveiled details of its REPowerEU plan “to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition.”
As part of the goal to reduce consumption and bills, Spain is now limiting the use of air conditioning in public buildings. During the summer—when temperatures often rise to over 40 degrees Celsius (104 F)—air conditioning in public buildings should be set at no lower than 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 F), according to the government’s newly-passed decree on energy efficiency.
In the winter, offices and buildings where public workers work will not be heated above 19 degrees Celsius (66 F).
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You will get no electricity and you will be happy.
They won’t save anything.
Utilities will just raise the price on what you do use.
Pay the same (or more) while sweating without air conditioning.
The governments of the world blew trillions on COVID now they want to all help Ukraine don’t have money left to air condition their buildings?
I think “Climate Change” is a blanket for Big Business and Big Government to throw over everything so they can get their way in this world and push aside any objections to anything they want to get done.
its government is working to increase energy efficiency
Using less to do less is not efficiency, it is just using less. And I'm fine with using less, just call it what it is. What the government is doing is rationing, not efficiency.
Yes they will. During the last “water crisis” here in Kali the water districts made it plain and clear prices will go up to cover the cost of lower usage.
I guess that’s why housing projects here are rubber stamped. As people cut back their water usage, cities keep building thousands of homes.
They did it in CA. Told everyone to reduce power consumption, and they did up to 10%, which is significant. Everyone was conserving.
And what did CA state do? They immediately raised the rates state wide.
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