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From BZ/dpa
The Berlin Chancellery is to have more climate-friendly heating in the coming year – the building is currently heated with oil.
By September 2024, however, it should be connected to the capital’s district heating network, the federal government said in response to a request from the left-wing faction.
Which energy source is then primarily used is in the hands of the network operator Vattenfall. This currently still uses natural gas to a large extent, but plans to gradually phase out gas and coal by 2040. Instead, Vattenfall relies on large heat pumps and biomass power plants, among other things.
According to the information, the federal ministries based in Berlin and Bonn are already using district heating.
The answer also shows that the photovoltaic systems in the Chancellery generated 197,000 kilowatt hours of electricity last year. All suitable roof areas would be used, the federal government emphasized.