German Official Suggests People Use Washcloths Instead of Taking Showers to Save Electricity

German Official Suggests People Use Washcloths Instead of Taking Showers to Save Electricity
Winfried Kretschmann (L), minister-president of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and Martin Jetter, CEO of IBM Europe, attend the official inauguration of the first commercially used quantum computer in Europe in Ehningen, Germany, on June 15, 2021. Bernd Weissbrod/dpa via AP
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A German state premier has suggested that people use washcloths to clean themselves instead of taking so many showers amid the country’s energy crisis caused by the Russia–Ukraine war.

Winfried Kretschmann, governor of Baden-Württemberg and member of the German Greens Party, talked about the energy crisis in Germany and how he conserves electricity in an interview with Südwest Presse on Aug. 18.