Prague – energy: Heating buildings to only 22 °C, schools to 19 °C
In the Czech Republic, gas is mostly used in industry and energy, then in households, in the so-called non-manufacturing sphere, and the rest in transport and agriculture. “In Prague, the structure of gas consumption is different due to the small representation of industry, the most gas is consumed by organizations and institutions from the non-production spherethen households, and then industry and energy,” the document reads.
General limit of internal temperature in buildings, in which people are present, it will be set to 22 degrees Celsius for the sake of saving. “In the premises of buildings in which the presence of people is regular only for a certain part of the day, the internal temperature will be reduced outside official official or opening hours, taking into account the thermal inertia of the building, to the highest 19 degrees Celsius,” the document reads.
In the common and other internal spaces of administrative, school and buildings, the internal temperature will be maintained at 19 degrees on working days from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The temperature will only increase if people have to stay in the building longerfor example, overtime.
“In sports areas near indoor swimming pools, the internal temperature is maintained at a maximum of 24 degrees Celsius during opening hours, 19 degrees Celsius in sports halls, and three degrees less outside of operating hours,” the material reads.
Warm water
“The temperature of the hot water in the system will be maintained in a way that will prevent the occurrence of legionella, i.e the hot water temperature will maintain at least 50 to 55 degrees Celsius,” is written in the material. According to the document, there will also be a requirement to consistently switch off electrical appliances when people are not using them.
This is not the first limitation
In order to save energy, at the beginning of September, Prague limited the lighting of monuments in the metropolis, which are now lit only until 9:30 p.m. instead of 11:00 p.m. The city also selects those monuments where it would be appropriate to turn off the lights completely in order to save money. About 140 monuments in Prague are equipped with ceremonial lighting. For the first time, Prague authorities reduced the lighting time of monuments by two hours in June.
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Prague will limit the heating of city buildings to a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius (illustrative photo)
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