> Germany isn't heating with electricity and their won't be, realistically, any rolling black-outs. This would be the case during normal times. We're not in no

> Germany isn't heating with electricity and their won't be, realistically, any rolling black-outs. This would be the case during normal times. We're not in normal times though. There has been widespread panic buying of portable electric heaters all throughout summer. Owners of single-family homes are also increasingly switching to heat pumps as the main source of heating (as is strongly encouraged by the government). If we actually run into a gas crunch this winter, blackouts could ironically be a knock-on effect if everyone turns on their electric heater at the same time.