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Title: Hanover becomes first big city to ban hot water in public buildings in response to Russian gas crisi
Post by: rebewranger on August 03, 2022, 02:55:52 pm

Hanover becomes first big city to ban hot water in public buildings in response to Russian gas crisis

Hanover first big city to ban hot water and central heating in public buildings

Lights to be switched off at night on major buildings like museums and town hall

Germans told to expect higher electricity bills and sweeping gas rationing

Move is a response to Vladimir Putin's gas squeeze which has Europe panicking

Russian state energy giant Gazprom cut gas supplies to Germany to 20 per cent
By WALTER FINCH FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 10:24 EDT, 28 July 2022 | UPDATED: 03:28 EDT, 29 July 2022
 
The Germany city of Hanover has become the first big city in Europe to ban hot water and central heating in public buildings in response to Vladimir Putin's weaponizing of gas supplies.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11058375/Germany-turns-hot-water-Hanover-ban-hot-water-response-Russian-gas-crisis.html

Title: Re: Hanover becomes first big city to ban hot water in public buildings in response to Russian gas c
Post by: Kamaji on August 03, 2022, 02:58:28 pm

I'll say it again:  shouldn't have turned off those nuclear power plants.