2023-05-27 13:18:19
After severe criticism of his heating law, Economics Minister Habeck wants to improve the plans. The housing industry praises the announcement, but calls for a feasibility review.
The housing industry has welcomed the improvements to the heating law announced by Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens).
“That’s exactly what we demanded from the start: to check the feasibility of the law and to flank it socially so that nobody is disproportionately overwhelmed,” said the President of the Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies (GdW), Axel Gedaschko, to the newspapers of the Funk media group. In view of the serious shortage of craftsmen, the proposal to extend the time frame for existing buildings should also be rated positively.
“I want to make the law better”
After a fierce coalition dispute, Habeck had promised to revise the plans for a switch to heating with renewable energies at some points. “I want to make the law better,” he told the Funke newspapers. He announced joint talks with his new State Secretary Philipp Nimmermann in the coming week. Accordingly, a meeting between Habeck and MPs from the traffic light groups SPD, Greens and FDP is planned for this Tuesday.
Habeck identified four areas for improvement. In this way, the planned start on January 1, 2024 can be rectified by initially only applying the law to new buildings that are then planned. In a video distributed by the Ministry, he made it clear that more time could be given to the old building stock. With the various technologies planned, even more could be achieved, for example with the use of wood pellets. “A major district heating offensive” should be started, especially with a view to cities. There are already many exceptions to hardship rules. But you can “take a closer look and be more generous”.
The law stipulates that from next year every newly installed heating system must be operated with at least 65 percent green energy. Alternatively, you can also switch to climate-neutral heat from a heating network. The changeover should be socially cushioned, and there should also be transitional periods and hardship regulations – the details of this, however, are controversial. (dpa)
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