Stadtwerke Gießen informs those responsible from the municipalities in the district about everything important relating to the energy transition.
The decarbonisation of the energy supply is gathering pace. Increasingly frequent extreme weather events and, in particular, the realisation that geopolitical developments could cause the usual supply of fossil fuels to dry up have significantly accelerated the process in this country. This poses enormous challenges not only for energy supply companies such as Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG). Cities and municipalities are also in demand now. After all, they can play a key role in shaping the energy transition and actively contribute to it.
At the Municipal Energy Day, SWG will be explaining the concrete possibilities for this. "Our aim is to show representatives from the town halls what measures local authorities can use to drive the energy transition forward locally," says Andreas Fuchs, Head of Sales at SWG, explaining the background to the information event, which is clearly attracting a great deal of interest: At the first event at the beginning of October, the experts spoke to a full house. The two remaining events on 7 and 13 November are almost fully booked. SWG's Municipal Energy Day is aimed in particular at municipal managers from the areas of climate protection management, building and maintenance depots, building administration and water and wastewater management.
What exactly is it about?
The first block of the information event is all about solutions with which SWG can effectively support municipalities on their way to aCO2-neutral future. "Specifically, we will be looking at the topics of photovoltaics, tenant electricity and e-mobility," says Andreas Fuchs, providing an insight into the agenda. In the second part, the experts from SWG will provide their audience with all the important facts about municipal heat planning. The programme includes the sub-items platform, green district heating, heat transformation and SWG's heating and neighbourhood solutions. "I assume that the transformation of the heating sector will play a central role in local authorities and that we can provide useful food for thought here," predicts Andreas Fuchs.
Last but not least, the important topic of drinking water will also be discussed. Smaller municipalities in particular are finding it increasingly difficult to fulfil the ever stricter requirements for drinking water networks. This is why SWG also offers its help when it comes to the number one foodstuff. "On request, SWG can take over the operational management of water networks as a service," summarises Andreas Fuchs.
Of course, there is also the opportunity to ask questions. "We have organised the whole event in such a way that we provide impetus with various presentations so that we can then talk to the participants and discuss the complex issues," says Andreas Fuchs, explaining the concept.