This morning, I watched the AM public TV news of Germany (ARD). Big topic? On the emergency checklist for energy....the government moved to step 2 (we've been at step 1 for about 90 days).
In case you were interested....there are only three steps in this process.....so we are getting to a pretty serious level right now.
This step requires the government to go back to the closed coal-powered power plants....and reopen them (at whatever the cost). Requiring the Bundestag's permission? Yes, and that vote is around two weeks away.
The 3rd step, just for FYI, is where natural gas flow is prioritized and industry is hurt by this step in a massive way.
Where all of this is heading? I would suggest that step 3 will be ordered around early September (if not before) and things get a bit 'iffy' on regulations.
Yeah, I do expect to be told of a home-temperature and some fine on excess use of natural gas (although the whole way of knowing this and punishing people is not obvious or transparent). My humble view is that the home day-time/night-time temperature will be 18 C (64.5 F).
This being a one-winter thing? NO......I'm one of those people who think this is a three to five year thing, with heating cost (even at the 18 C setting) getting silly in nature. I also think people will get to a point where solar panels will be put up....to power some conventional heaters in the house.
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