Spain limits air conditioning and heating in public buildings to save energy

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Spain has announced new energy-saving measures as it becomes the latest European country to seek to reduce its energy consumption and its dependence on Russian oil and gas.

Spanish environment minister Teresa Ribera has suggested public administrations and big companies could encourage people to work from home to save energy on transport and in buildings. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPASpain has announced new energy-saving measures, including limits on air conditioning and heating temperatures in public and large commercial buildings, as it becomes the latest European country to seek to reduce its energy consumption and its dependence on Russian oil and gas.

Although Spain is not as dependent on Russian energy supplies as many other EU countries, it has agreed to a 7-8 per cent reduction in gas use. Spain’s environment minister, Teresa Ribera, has also suggested public administrations and big companies could encourage people to work from home to save energy on transport and in buildings.

The regional government of Madrid blames the continuing lack of power on illegal cannabis plantations in the Cañada, which it says place the electricity network under such huge strain that it shuts itself down for safety reasons.

 

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Is that 'person' on Meth

Not wearing a tie should sort it 🤣🤣🤣

That’s 80 degrees! In a 100 plus heat wave. Real dumb. They will get zero tourism which is bad for their economy. How communist of them.

Spain is practically independent of Russian hydrocarbons. Russia supplies just 2% of its oil and 6% of its gas imports.

While Portugal didn't make any plans yet First holidays! August we don't work! After August maybe Portugal will make an energy - saving plan

A 100% self-inflicted wound but they are from the only ones.

Elect low iq socialists and liberals and this is what you get

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