Go to mediabankUniper logo. File photoBERLIN, Oct 24Germany's Uniper will put about half of its office space at the group's headquarters in Düsseldorf into «winter sleep» from early November to save energy this coming winter, and energy company Eon is also planning drastic savings, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine reported. will transfer about half of its office space at its headquarters in Düsseldorf to «winter sleep», a company spokesman said on Monday. According to her, the premises that will be affected by these measures will no longer be used by employees, and will be heated only up to plus 14 degrees. All electrical appliances in these parts of the building will also be turned off.The German authorities fear the closure of hospitals due to the energy crisisThe company's employees will be distributed among the remaining offices. As the representative of the company explained, this was done without any problems, due to the fact that 2,500 employees of the group of companies in Düsseldorf did not have fixed jobs — they booked a table in the office as needed in a special system. According to Uniper, the company expects that in this way it will be possible to reduce energy consumption by at least 25%. The German Eon also announced its plans to turn off some sections of its buildings for the entire heating period until mid-April. It is clarified that employees of various departments of the company from the parts affected by the new measures have either already moved to a new workplace, or will do so in the near future. It is assumed that the sections of Eon premises affected by the measures will be heated only in such a way as not to harm the building and its infrastructure . The company's goal is to reduce the energy consumption of its own buildings by at least 20% on average, to this end, all light sources that are not necessary, such as logos and outdoor lighting, will either be completely turned off or used less frequently, the publication clarified, citing the data. Eon.
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