Energy Saving Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on saving energy in buildings |
| Short title: | Energy Saving Act |
| Abbreviation: | EnEG |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: |
Commercial administrative law , construction law , environmental law |
| References : | 754-4 |
| Original version from: | July 22, 1976 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1873 ) |
| Entry into force on: | July 29, 1976 |
| New announcement from: | September 1, 2005 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2684 ) |
| Last change by: |
Art. 1 G of July 4, 2013 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2197 ) |
| Expiry: | November 1, 2020 Art. 10 G of August 8, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1728, 1794 ) |
| GESTA : | J039 |
| Weblink: | Text of the law |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Energy Saving Act ( EnEG ) is part of German commercial administrative law. Its full title is Energy Conservation Law in Buildings .
It was adopted in the course of the first oil crisis in 1976, and was last published in 2005. The aim is to save energy in buildings . The law authorizes the federal government to regulate the details of thermal insulation through the Energy Saving Ordinance in such a way that avoidable energy losses are avoided during heating and cooling ( Section 1 (1) EnEG).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Law on the Saving of Energy in Buildings (Energy Saving Law - EnEG). Current version. July 4, 2013, accessed July 8, 2014 .
