Winfried Kretschman. File photoBERLIN, Sep 14The Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann (Green Party), who earlier suggested that the residents of Germany wipe themselves with a rag instead of showering in order to save energy, launched the Cleverländ campaign, in which he gave new tips on energy saving, the portal of the federal state reported.Prime Minister The German federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Kretschmann, as part of saving electricity and gas, had previously proposed heating only one room in a residential building and wiping himself with a damp cloth instead of a shower. which will organize field trips of experts throughout the federal state, they will give everyone advice on how to save energy «intelligently and efficiently.» With the energy saving campaign «Cleverländ — Save Energy Together» we will show how everyone can contribute our contribution to the best of our ability… if we, the eleven million inhabitants of B Aden-Württemberg, join forces, we will not only cope with the crisis, but together we will take a big step towards independence and climate protection,” the message says. The publication is accompanied by a video in which Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann gives one of the “effective” advice on energy saving: «Just before you go to bed, you need to turn down the temperature of the thermostat.» The prime minister in the video sits down in front of a heating radiator and shows viewers how he turns the thermostat to a minimum. “Reducing heating by one degree saves six percent of energy; reducing by two degrees is twelve percent; four degrees is already a quarter of heating costs. So it’s worth it,” Kretschman comments. In particular, it is noted that «too high temperature» in the room is unhealthy, increases the risk of colds and «requires unnecessary expenditure of energy and money.» It is specified that about 20 degrees is enough for living and working rooms, 18 degrees for the kitchen, 17 degrees for the bedroom and 16 degrees for the toilet. Each degree of decrease in indoor temperature saves about 1.8 euros per square meter of living space per year, the authorities note. In addition, «recommendations» are given for energy saving when cooking: choosing the right lid for each of the pots, this, according to the authors of the measures , save 76 euros per year; bake buns not in the oven, but in the toaster to save 40 cents for one breakfast; and also use the residual heat of the electric stove and oven and turn them off five to ten minutes before the end of the cooking time. saunas to save electricity
