ᐅ Ban on Gas Heating Lifted Starting in 2025

Created on: 19 Jul 2022 12:01
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A complete ban on gas heating starting in 2024 is no longer planned. Instead, homeowners will be allowed to install gas heat pump hybrid systems or other fuel-based central heating systems in the future. Additionally, hardship exemptions and extended deadlines for replacement will be introduced. This is outlined in a concept paper by the federal government.

The previously favored obligation for homeowners will also be relaxed; going forward, both in new construction and existing buildings, only heating systems that use at least 65 percent renewable energy should "preferably" be installed. The coalition agreement had initially planned to introduce this requirement in 2025, but it is now being brought forward by one year to 2024.

The government intends to offer homeowners six options to meet the 65 percent target: heat pumps, biomass, green gas, hybrid systems, electric direct heating, or connection to a district heating network.
Tolentino21 Jul 2022 11:31
Yes, they do, but apparently you don’t.
To function does not mean to be, but as you correctly wrote above, to operate or have an effect.
This means that in a sufficiently large network, increased demand or reduced available capacity at one point can be balanced by lower demand or increased available capacity at another point.
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MayrCh
21 Jul 2022 11:36
Steven schrieb:

How else could Ms. Baerbock have meant this other than that the grid serves as a storage?

I suspect the foreign minister was referring to regulatory solutions that balance local fluctuations and differences between supplied and requested power across the grid and the various grid levels. This balancing act between locally supplied and locally demanded power could be described as local storage capacity, if you want to call it that.

To stay with the concept of the “gray lull”: it may be gray and sluggish, but not everywhere at the same time. The larger the area considered and the grid spanning it, the lower the fluctuation in the aggregate.
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Steven
21 Jul 2022 11:39
Tolentino schrieb:

That means,

Hello Tolentino

Okay, just rambling.
The phenomenon of the "Greens" has been well illustrated by Ms. Baerbock and Mr. Habeck. With little knowledge and skill, but strong media support, they are destroying Germany’s economic strength, and the population cheers “Yes, indeed.” We’ve seen something similar before. It didn’t end well.
Just take some time to learn how the European power grid is structured. The term “baseload” is very interesting in this context.
Of course, widespread power outages will soon occur. You cannot simply shut down all reliable power plants and rely only on wind and solar energy. Nature is unpredictable, and believe it or not: sometimes the sun doesn’t shine (especially at night) and the wind isn’t always blowing.
Oh yes, one thing I forgot: Ms. Ricarda Lang called on Germans to “tighten their belts.” What level of education does she have again?

Steven
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MayrCh
21 Jul 2022 11:56
Steven schrieb:

Just do some research,

Please be specific. You keep throwing out snippets of arguments and vague statements without backing them up with any substantial evidence.
And when the rubbish you post here is clearly and verifiably disproven, you just throw out the next buzzword without getting concrete.
Steven schrieb:

The term "base load" is very interesting.

Equally interesting is the term "regulation energy." The problem is that those who focus on base load often don’t understand or don’t want to acknowledge regulation energy.
Tolentino21 Jul 2022 11:59
No, unlike politicians of other stripes, the Greens (generally speaking, there may be exceptions) rely on scientific statements and do not engage in opportunistic polemics.
No one said that it would already be feasible today, but that the goal is to get there and therefore focus on grid expansion (in addition to expanding renewable energy itself). This is precisely to make the grid suitable for load management.
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Steven
21 Jul 2022 13:06
MayrCh schrieb:

The term "balancing energy" is equally interesting. However, those who focus heavily on baseload power often struggle to understand balancing energy.

Hello,

I just looked it up quickly.

This isn’t really my area. My focus is internal security, which already gives me plenty to worry about.

But to explain "balancing energy" briefly: when there’s no sun and no wind, backup power plants capable of quickly ramping up electricity generation have to step in. Let’s say it’s mid-winter, very dark, and there’s very little wind. In that case, gas-fired power plants need to produce the energy. It’s unfortunate that your prima ballerina kicked Mr. Putin in the leg at the start, and Mr. Habeck called for a gas purchase boycott.

To summarize: renewable energy relies on having enough other power plants available to take over when renewables aren’t generating. It’s like an electric car parked in the garage, but when you need to keep going, the diesel engine kicks in.

I’m telling you: the Green Party’s experiment is ruining this country, Germany. Other countries are already watching with a smirk.

Steven