The Building Energy Act (GEG) in particular has caused controversial discussions. Municipal utilities are faced with the challenge of rethinking their gas networks.
Biomethane, which is chemically identical to natural gas but produced from biological waste, is often cited as a possible solution. However, 200 associations have written a warning letter warning the 10,753 municipalities in the country against using hydrogen to supply heat. If no one wants to buy gas anymore, it will become unprofitable to continue operating the networks, experts say. The federal government has long seen hydrogen as the key to the energy transition. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is suggesting that companies should deal with the question in order to be able to deal in the future with the gas network. For regional gas networks to work efficiently, Germany needs good and forward-looking risk management, says the Ministry of economic affairs. The traffic light coalition has initiated the debate about the future of energy supply in Germany. The debate has become more intense than ever before thanks to the Traffic light coalition.