Does it make sense to reduce energy consumption as a precaution? The federal government is called upon to start an energy-saving campaign. What happens if there is a sudden gas supply stop?
Against the background of falling energy imports from Russia, the energy industry has asked the federal government to start an energy-saving campaign.
Together you should “set every lever in motion to save energy as a precautionary measure – in households and in industry,” said general manager Kerstin Andreae from the Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) on Monday in Berlin. “The federal government must quickly initiate a campaign together with associations from business and consumer protection for effective energy saving.” A gas supply stop would result in bottleneck situations, the effects of which also depend on how much consumption is reduced.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) had already appealed to consumers at the end of March to save gas. Every kilowatt hour of energy saved helps, he said. The Federal Network Agency had also asked consumers and industry to counteract a gas emergency through savings.
Source: Stern
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