The Brandenburg town of Treuenbrietzen wants to significantly increase its contribution to climate protection in the coming years. The energy and climate protection concept developed by EBP over a period of more than a year serves as the strategic basis for this.

The small town of Treuenbrietzen, located in the southwestern part of the state of Brandenburg with around 7,400 inhabitants, is situated in a region that is already visibly shaped by the energy transition. For the first time, EBP, in cooperation with complan Kommunalberatung GmbH, has developed a comprehensive concept for the town and its districts that sets out the further climate protection path to be taken locally. This is intended to make an important contribution to the ambitious climate policy goals of the federal and state governments in the future.

In addition to a detailed energy and CO2 balance, the Municipal Energy and Climate Protection Concept (KEK) contains a comprehensive energy potential analysis. The focus was on areas where the city has direct influence, such as public buildings and street lighting. Another focus was on the potential of energy generation from renewable sources and energy efficiency in public buildings and housing.

Based on the potential analysis, the KEK's most important core element is a catalog of around 40 measures that are suitable for achieving local effects in terms of energy and cost savings and CO2 reduction.

During the development process, close cooperation with the municipal climate protection manager made it possible to network important stakeholders, organize various events, and launch initial measures. This laid important milestones for future activities in the implementation phase of the KEK.

The KEK was approved by the city council in July 2015 with a clear majority (Press: Guide to municipal climate protection). The city of Treuenbrietzen is now well equipped to further intensify its climate protection efforts on the basis of the KEK, apply for funding for measures, implement concrete climate protection projects, and update the data bases that have been developed.