Reducing energy consumption: Cutting production because it's no longer economically viable with the increased energy prices, and maybe to a much smaller extent

Reducing energy consumption: Cutting production because it's no longer economically viable with the increased energy prices, and maybe to a much smaller extent switching to more efficient methods If you're only looking at one energy source: Switching to another. For example, gas was scarce and expensive while oil was less affected, so some factories switched from gas to oil (some systems can be switched relatively easily).