Kurzfristenenergieversorgungssicherungsmassnahmenverordnung

 

We really enjoyed seeing Harry Baker last week as he's another enthusiast for maths and German. He comments on the way words are put together to make long compound words, and my friend sent me this from a letter sent out whilst such advice was frowned upon here. The very long word means "short-term energy supply security regulation" and suggests that reducing the thermostat temperature by 1oC will reduce your energy consumption by 6%. This thread explains that the 6% depends on the temperature outside. I like the idea that if the thermostat is 21oC but outside is 20oC then reducing by 1oC will basically save 100%! the 6% must be based on local averages.