(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 6 - The Ecological Transition Ministry on
Tuesday published new regulations aimed at saving energy in view
of the possibility that Russia could shut off gas supplies
permanently.
The regulations foresee the maximum temperature of heating this
winter being cut by 1°C, to 17° for residential and industrial
buildings, with a 2° tolerance margin, and 19° for other
buildings.
Certain buildings, such as hospitals and care homes, are exempt.
The period which buildings are allowed to use heating has also
been cut by 15 days - they will be turned on eight days later
and turned off seven days earlier.
The ministry said the measures should save around 5.3 billion
cubic metres of gas. (ANSA).
Heating down by 1° under govt gas-saving regulations
Period heating can by used also cut by 15 days