In the course of the Ukraine war, there are repeated warnings of gas shortages and blackouts.
The Peißenberg market wants to be prepared for emergencies and has therefore set up an internal working group.
The topic of “saving energy” also plays a role here.
Peißenberg – One or the other will have noticed it during the evening walk: The St. Johann church is no longer illuminated at night.
The spotlights remain off - as do the lights in the underground tunnel hall and in the miners' memorial chapel.
The market administration has thus reacted to the Federal Government's Energy Saving Ordinance.
The new regulations have already been implemented in the town hall itself.
The heating in the corridors has been reduced to zero, in the offices to 19 degrees - as in all municipal and public buildings.
The only exceptions to this are schools and kindergartens.
Warm water is also kept available in the sanitary rooms for the building yard employees: "I think that's appropriate - if only because of the hygiene after the operations," explains Mayor Frank Zellner.
The topic of "saving energy" is on the agenda of an internal working group that was launched in June - but not only: The group of participants made up of city hall employees (main office, building management and regulatory office) as well as representatives of the building yard, fire brigade and municipal utilities are also dealing with the Topics "Gas shortage" and "Blackout".
"We're preparing for something that hopefully won't happen," says Zellner, "but doing nothing wouldn't be an option." "rather unlikely".
But the municipality still wants to be prepared for the “worst case”.
The group of participants made up of city hall employees (main office, building management and regulatory office) as well as representatives from the building yard, fire brigade and municipal utilities also dealt with the topics of "gas shortage" and "blackout".
"We're preparing for something that hopefully won't happen," says Zellner, "but doing nothing wouldn't be an option." "rather unlikely".
But the municipality still wants to be prepared for the “worst case”.
The group of participants made up of city hall employees (main office, building management and regulatory office) as well as representatives from the building yard, fire brigade and municipal utilities also dealt with the topics of "gas shortage" and "blackout".
"We're preparing for something that hopefully won't happen," says Zellner, "but doing nothing wouldn't be an option." "rather unlikely".
But the municipality still wants to be prepared for the “worst case”.
which hopefully won't happen," says Zellner, "but doing nothing wouldn't be an option." The experts at the municipal utilities consider a blackout, i.e. a power failure lasting several days, to be "rather unlikely", as Andreas Fischer reports.
But the municipality still wants to be prepared for the “worst case”.
which hopefully won't happen," says Zellner, "but doing nothing wouldn't be an option." The experts at the municipal utilities consider a blackout, i.e. a power failure lasting several days, to be "rather unlikely", as Andreas Fischer reports.
But the municipality still wants to be prepared for the “worst case”.
Be prepared for the "worst case".
The respective scenarios are played out in the working group, with the focus on protecting the population - especially that of the older generation.
It is not for nothing that the welfare office is regularly present at the working group meetings.
She has contact details of people who depend on electrically powered medical devices such as oxygen compressors.
The drinking water supply would be less problematic in the event of a blackout.
From the elevated tank at the "Schweiber", the water flows down a natural gradient to Peißenberg.
According to Fischer, the line system is filled up to 80 percent by the pressure alone: "We're in a good position there." In addition, the municipal utilities have diesel-powered generators.
“And the tanks are full.
They last up to ten days,” emphasizes Zellner.
The sewage treatment plant is already more or less self-sufficient in terms of energy.
Even in the town hall, operations would not collapse in the event of a power failure.
A separate generator was purchased for this purpose.
The communication technology and the server remain functional even in an emergency.
The crisis team would also be set up in the town hall.
It would only get uncomfortable if there were no gas deliveries:
heat islands for the population
"Islands of heat" would be created for the population - for example in the underground hall equipped with wood chip heating or the Glückauf gymnasium operated with a heat pump.
The food supply, on the other hand, is the responsibility of the population: "We can't provide food for 13,000 people," says Zellner.
A guide booklet is available in the town hall that provides tips for self-care.
The working group is in contact with the specialist authorities of the district office, which is basically responsible for civil protection.
