The dispute over the new Building Energy Act (GEG) with the controversial heating requirements continues to escalate. Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) has presented another law for the heat transition.

All consumers are to be examined down to the smallest detail to see exactly how much energy each individual consumes in his or her own four walls. The opposition criticized the traffic light plan as unrealistic. "After the hammer heater comes the green heating pillory," said CSU General Secretary Martin Huber.