Outdoor pool in Nuremberg: swimming outside saves electricity and heat
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Daniel Karmann/ DPA
In order to save energy, the city of Nuremberg temporarily closes three of its four indoor swimming pools in the summer months.
This was announced by the municipal company NürnbergBad.
At the same time, the bathing season in Nuremberg's outdoor pools will be extended until September 25th, a statement said.
According to the reasoning, the energy crisis caused by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine calls for significant austerity measures.
"We have to prepare for possible restrictions in the gas supply in good time," said Nuremberg's Mayor Marcus König (CSU).
Nuremberg's indoor and outdoor pools need 9.4 million kilowatt hours of district heating and around 800,000 kilowatt hours of gas each year.
By closing the baths for 72 days, the operating company frees up heat energy for 383 households or around 1,500 people in the city.
At the same time, electricity is saved for 789 households or 3,100 people.
Since the outdoor pools are also currently running without additional pool heating, a total energy saving of 1.3 gigawatt hours is possible.
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