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Ireland to turn heat down in public buildings, shut empty office floors

by Uma Rajagopal
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2022 09 06T224728Z 1 LYNXMPEI850ZY RTROPTP 4 IRELAND ENERGY

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will turn the heating down in public buildings and ask public sector office employees to work on the same floor under energy-saving measures set to be approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, Energy Minister Eamon Ryan said.

Public buildings – with the exception of social institutions such as hospitals – are to be heated to a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius (66°F) with the unnecessary heating of low occupancy spaces also targeted, Ryan said following a meeting of senior ministers.

Germany introduced similar measures last week..

“It is critical that we reduce our use to help save money. It’s very practical and we will lead off in the public sector. Not that we go short, but be careful how we heat our spaces,” Ryan told national broadcaster RTE on Tuesday.

Energy costs in Ireland and much of Europe have surged since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, in part due to Russia’s retaliation for a raft of Western sanctions.

Ryan said the measures, including encouraging consumers to avoid washing their clothes or dishes between 5 pm and 7 pm, the most expensive peak time of the day, were aimed at preserving particularly tight supply in Ireland as well as cutting bills.

The government also intends to provide financial support to consumers and businesses in its Sept. 27 budget.

Ryan said he would also support proposals from the European Commission at a meeting of EU energy ministers on Friday to put a price cap for certain power generators that do not run on gas and use some of the excess revenue to reduce people’s bills.

“I believe we’ll be able to get agreement,” Ryan said.

 

(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

 

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