Expensive energy should teach us to take even better care of our resources

Here in the winter of 21-22, we are learning the hard way that resources we take for granted and cannot do without can suddenly become unusually expensive at short notice. This shows how vulnerable we are and how important it is that we have maximum control over our consumption of energy resources and raw materials. Natural water is part of responsible energy consumption, and with LAGUR you can get the same benefits as with classic water softening of water without having to worry about rising energy prices!

The price of oil may fluctuate a bit from time to time, but other than that, we have been used to the fact that the prices of the energy we consume are fairly stable for many years. To put it mildly, that is no longer the case!

Since the fall – and exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine – the prices of gas, electricity and oil in particular have exploded to a degree and at a pace that no one could have imagined.

AN ABNORMAL RISE

Alone since we LAGUR In January, we talked about our view on natural water as a necessary part of responsible energy consumption in the Berlingske supplement Construction & Civil Engineering . A lot has happened with energy prices and on the energy policy front.

The spot price of gas this winter has been up to over DKK 13/m3 compared to a normal price before the crisis of DKK 1-3/m3. At the time of writing in March 2022, electricity prices are also up to DKK 9 per kWh including transport and taxes. This is an abnormal increase compared to the average price of DKK 2.50/kWh that was normal before energy prices exploded.

WE ARE DEEPLY DEPENDENT

Danish energy customers have not experienced such dramatic price increases since the oil crisis in 1970, when the price of a barrel of oil increased sixfold.

But whether the reason for the increase in energy prices is a halt in some countries to export oil (in the 1970s) or an unfortunate coincidence of limited solar and wind energy, the shutdown of nuclear power plants, war in Ukraine and exposure of Western Europe's dependence on gas imports (today), we can learn something when the price of the energy we deeply depend on suddenly increases unheard of, without us being able to do anything.

WE MUST TAKE CARE OF ENERGY RESOURCES

Right now, we are experiencing a serious example of how resources we take for granted and always use can suddenly become unimaginably expensive overnight.

It should remind us all of how important it is that we have as much control as possible over our consumption of energy resources and raw materials. It shows how vulnerable we are and why we must take good care of our energy resources.

If we generally use fewer resources, we will also be less affected when energy prices occasionally rise. And natural water is part of responsible energy consumption.

LAGUR USES VERY LITTLE POWER

As LAGUR was founded, it was with a philosophy of offering customers a system that lasts as long as possible and requires the fewest resources possible in operation.

Therefore, our water treatment plant for detached houses produced to use only 12 watts. Then it becomes less significant whether a kWh costs 2.50 kroner or over 8 kroner.

LAGUR 's systems are service and maintenance-free, and we have continuously extended our warranty, most recently to 5 years on HOME model for private customers and to 10 years on PRO version for companies.

RESPONSIBLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Unlike conventional water softening plants requires LAGUR not adding the raw material salt, which among other things increases the water's sodium content, which affects conductivity and can accelerate corrosion. Still, you get LAGUR same advantages as with classic water softening of water.

IN LAGUR We work to ensure that healthy Danish tap water maintains its status and quality as an easily accessible, top-class food product for the benefit of everyone's health.

When we do not change the water chemistry itself, we also do not make the domestic water and wastewater unnecessarily more complicated to handle for the sewer network and treatment plant, as well as the property's water pipes and installations, which are supposed to contribute to our precious energy resources being used as responsibly as possible.

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