In a new podcast episode of “Die Lage in Karlsruhe”, the city council group Freie Wähler and the voter group “FÜR Karlsruhe” talk about “Gas heating, hydrogen and the heating transition”. Afterwards, City Councillor Petra Lorenz and group executive Micha Schlittenhardt discuss the importance of hydrogen as a building block for the energy transition and the City of Karlsruhe’s energy master plan with guest Andreas Schick from Netzen Südwest. The city council group emphasizes the relevance of this discussion for the municipal council, which will decide on the energy master plan today. According to the city council group, it is important that hydrogen is considered as part of a roadmap for the energy master plan. If the municipal council were to reject this option, it could have fatal consequences for the city’s future energy supply. “Hydrogen plays a crucial role in the transformation of the energy sector,” says the city council group. “By allowing hydrogen as a building block for the energy master plan, the municipal council is enabling a versatile and sustainable energy supply for the citizens of Karlsruhe. Otherwise, we could miss an opportunity to effectively implement the energy transition and strengthen the business location.” The city council group therefore appeals to the local council to recognize the importance of hydrogen and to include it in the energy master plan. Hydrogen network expansion areas or test areas must be registered by 2025 at the latest, and the city can expect a hydrogen connection as early as 2032. This is essential to ensure a sustainable energy supply for Karlsruhe and to avoid potential negative effects in the long term. These aspects are particularly important for owners when it comes to replacing their heating system.
The podcast episode “Gas heating, hydrogen and the heating transition” can be viewed on the city council group’s website and on YouTube with video. The city council group hopes that the discussion and findings from the podcast episode will positively shape the municipal council’s decision-making process and lead to a roadmap for the energy master plan that also takes hydrogen into account as an important building block.
