Ted: Responding to the ongoing energy crisis, some lights will be kept off at night: the German city of Augsburg wants to prevent the energy costs for the current year from getting out of hand, “verhindern, dass die Energiekosten für das laufende Jahr aus dem Ruder laufen”. You’ll hear two passers-by who think the measures are timely, “zeitgemäß”, at least for sending a signal. And indeed, Augsburg’s mayor is counting on sending a signal, “setzt […] auf die Signalwirkung”, but it’s also about money. For this year, she says ‘we have been given a forecast by the municipal utility company that we’ll have to spend an additional 12 million euros on energy’, “dass wir […] 12 Millionen Euro mehr für Energie aufwenden müssen”. To curb energy use, the city is taking a range of measures, including already making provisions for the heating season, “für die Heizperiode vorsorgen”. Let’s hear what other actions they’re taking.