To save energy, the federal administration will keep it at 20°C indoors and turn off the hot water

After the cantons of Valais and Neuchâtel, the federal administration is starting to save energy. “The Confederation thus assumes its responsibilities and contributes largely to the efforts” of the country, writes the Federal Council in a press release on Friday. The context is known. The Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin is reducing his gas deliveries in retaliation for the sanctions imposed by the West following his invasion of Ukraine, the French nuclear fleet is largely under review, and the hypothesis of a cold winter makes fear a strong recourse to the heating. Switzerland is not currently experiencing a shortage, but it is preparing for this scenario. Some cantonal, municipal or economic officials would like the Federal Council to move faster.