Chemnitz is Energy Municipality of the Year 2024. The digital award ceremony took place today with representatives of the three finalists. Chemnitz came out on top against the two co-finalists Tübingen and Bundorf. All citizens were able to take part in the voting, which was initiated by the Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien e. V. (AEE). The Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Michael Kellner, opened the event with a laudatory speech and announced the result of the vote.
Environmental Mayor Knut Kunze: "We are grateful for this award as Energy Community of the Year. It joins the other prizes and certifications that have already been awarded, such as the European Energy Award (eea) in Gold. It shows once again that the commitment of the entire city of Chemnitz, its citizens and the energy supplier eins is bearing fruit and driving Chemnitz forward on its way to becoming a greenhouse gas-neutral municipality by 2040."
Carina Kühnel, Head of the Environmental Office: "Chemnitz has returned to the path of CO2 savings since 2023. Combined with the reduction in electricity consumption, the ongoing expansion of renewable energies and the establishment of the hydrogen centre, Chemnitz is doing justice to the award."
Further information can be found at: www.unendlich-viel-energie.de/finalisten
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