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Energieeffizienz in Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen des Handwerks

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  • Runst, Petrik
  • Bettendorf, Axel

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Die vorliegende Kurzstudie zur betrieblichen Energieeffizienz greift auf Daten zurück, welche in einer gemeinsamen Umfrage der Handwerkskammern Trier, Düsseldorf, Saarbrücken, Koblenz, Hamburg und Münster erhoben worden sind. Sie basiert auf Antworten von 203 Handwerksunternehmen. Es wurde gezeigt, dass für das Thema Energieeffizienz vorrangig der/die Inhaber/in verantwortlich ist. Über die Hälfte der Befragten kennen ihre Energiekosten; bei größeren Unternehmen steigt der Anteil auf über 75 %. Die Verantwortlichen informieren sich hauptsächlich über niedrigschwellige Angebote, wie Energieversorger, Herstellerangaben oder das Internet. Gebäudesanierungen stellen die häufigste Energieeffizienzmaßnahme (EEM) dar. Das Wissen über die eigenen Energiekosten hat einen Einfluss darauf, ob das Unternehmen überhaupt im EEM-Bereich aktiv wird. Es gibt außerdem einen Zusammenhang zwischen Immobilienbesitz und der Durchführung von EEMs, welcher auf die Existenz eines Mieter- Vermieter-Dilemmas hindeutet. Die Gründe für eine Nicht-Durchführung von EEMs sind hauptsächlich wirtschaftlicher Natur (mangelnde Rentabilität bzw. lange Amortisationszeiten). Es scheint hier auch ein Zusammenhang mit dem demografischen Wandel zu bestehen; Betriebsnachfolgeprobleme werden häufig als Grund für die Nicht-Umsetzung von EEMs angegeben. Außerdem geben die Unternehmen an, dass das Thema Energieeffizienz für sie wenig relevant ist, was sich durch den geringen Energiekostenanteil an den Gesamtkosten erklären könnte. Wenn EEMs durchgeführt werden, geschieht dies häufig im Zusammenhang mit Ersatz-Investitionen oder durch den Wunsch nach Werterhalt, selten aber durch betriebswirtschaftliches Kalkül oder eine ökologische Ausrichtung des Unternehmens. Die Nutzung von Fördermitteln, Energieberatern und Energiemanagement-Systemen sind stark von der Unternehmensgröße abhängig. Für die beiden erstgenannten Themen kann vermutet werden, dass der bürokratische Aufwand den Nutzen oft übersteigt.

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  • Runst, Petrik & Bettendorf, Axel, 2017. "Energieeffizienz in Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen des Handwerks," Göttinger Beiträge zur Handwerksforschung 16, Volkswirtschaftliches Institut für Mittelstand und Handwerk an der Universität Göttingen (ifh).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ifhgbh:16
    DOI: 10.3249/2364-3897-gbh-16
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